Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with new Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer on taking the fight to Labour and if the Greens are a party of government as well as protest

With Labour shifting to the right, and concern about the climate crisis starting to become mainstream, Denyer thinks this is the moment for Greens.

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

Reports

‘It’s been a nightmare’: Bristol’s foodbanks sound warning over food and fuel shortages

While the government calls in the army to deliver fuel and tries to lure overseas HGV drivers to the UK, some of the city's most vital support services have been facing disruption just as a benefit boost and the furlough scheme end.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

Two men suspected of spiking woman’s drink in Pryzm nightclub

The alleged incident was captured on video which circulated widely on social media.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

‘Don’t let them tell you protecting urban trees isn’t essential for a sustainable and liveable Bristol’

It has been suggested that people trying to save urban trees are misguided. But with the effects of climate change being so much more intense in city centres, we need all the trees we can get.

John Tarlton
John Tarlton

Opinion

‘Bristol Energy has gone, will it pull the mayoral system down with it?’

Former councillor and vice chair of the Audit Committee Clive Stevens argues the lessons learned from the Bristol Energy saga is another example of how the mayoral system isn’t working for Bristol.

Clive Stevens
Clive Stevens

Reports

Police denied autistic woman access to appropriate adult after suicide attempt

A second complaint has been upheld against Avon and Somerset Police over their treatment of a woman who says she has suffered years of hate crime.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Bristol City Council asks government to help with £24m schools deficit

The council's finance director Denise Murray said there were risks of further increases in the deficit.

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Cable Community News

The Cable is fighting back against tech giants and corporate publishers. But now we need you.

We're facing a very uncertain future, and need your support to keep going

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with actor Joe Sims on making it in the industry, and learning to be proud as a big, bald Bristolian

Joe Sims is a well known actor from Bristol. Having made it through the ranks of a notoriously elitist industry with a working class background, Joe has a lot to say on and off screen.

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

People's History

From factory boss’s daughter to community organiser – meet Bristol’s first woman councillor

Mabel Tothill was a champion of the labour movement and women's rights in East Bristol.

June Hannam

Callouts

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Tell us your experiences of struggling to rent in Bristol

After publishing an investigation into evictions since the government ban introduced during the pandemic was lifted, we want to hear about the experiences of people in Bristol struggling to find somewhere to rent.

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The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Watch: How a new approach to food production can make humans and the planet healthier

Farmer Humphrey Lloyd charts Bristol's food system, from its rich agricultural past to the carbon-heavy, supermarket-dominated picture of today.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans
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