Features

Why Bristol Uni is taking a more progressive stance on drugs

The uni is going to focus on harm reduction and not punishment when dealing with drugs on campus.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

West of England leaders vote to oppose Bristol Airport expansion, but Bristol abstains

Standing in for Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees was his deputy Craig Cheney, who did not contribute to the discussion and abstained from the vote.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Bristol has committed to tough green standards for new housing. But old homes are the biggest challenge.

A motion passed by Bristol councillors means new developments will have to adhere to strict power and energy standards, but it leaves existing homes in the cold.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

‘Airport expansion in an age of climate crisis is a moral decision. Anything else is greenwashing’

Steve Clarke, an anti-expansion campaigner, takes on the airport's arguments from the week when the inquiry focused on the climate crisis.

Stephen Clarke
Stephen Clarke

Callouts

Have your say: Should Bristol ban strips clubs?

Bristol is considering a ban on strip clubs, officially known as sexual entertainement venues, which has sparked a divisive debate in the city. This week, the...

Have your say
The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Tory Police and Crime commissioner Mark Shelford, on crime, riots and institutional racism in policing

The new PCC on the Police and Crime Bill, the riot and protests in Bristol and how policing can be just and effective.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Rosa Eaton Adam Cantwell-Corn
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Rosa Eaton and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Features

Battle over Bristol’s strip clubs reignited as licenses renewed for now

Bristol’s two sexual entertainment venues have their licenses renewed, but council plans could see them banned next year.

Matty Edwards Aphra Evans
Matty Edwards and Aphra Evans

Police and Crime bill

‘That’s not the way to legislate’: Lords slam the Police and Crime Bill for being too big, wide-ranging and draconian

This week the government’s controversial proposed legislation was debated in the House of Lords, with peers joining a chorus of voices who have criticised its measures to quash protest and criminalise trespass.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Reports

Image of young girl looking sad

More children in care are being housed outside Bristol as Covid fallout bites

The number of children in the care of Bristol City Council being housed in children's homes outside the city has nearly doubled since early in the pandemic.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Photography

St Anne’s: in the block and woods

A series of photos showing a community group in St Anne's learning photography, in a free workshop run by two UWE Bristol volunteers.

Josh Adam Jones

Cable Community News

Why investigative local journalism needs your support

Traditional local news is in decline. People power is the way to dig into the stories that really matter.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Interviews

Grief, violence and faith: Bristol filmmaker’s award-winning new short film

Hartcliffe's Paul Holbrook talks about his new film set in Bristol and the importance of telling working class stories.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon
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