Police and Crime bill

Police violently shut down peaceful sit down occupation of College Green

The protest was peaceful before police arrived, with participants sitting down listening to speeches and singing.

Hannah Vickers Adam Cantwell-Corn Alon Aviram
Hannah Vickers, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram

Police and Crime bill

Bristol and the Police and Crime bill: A day and night of protest and unrest

As videos gripped the world from the clashes on Sunday night, a report on the day’s events and how thousands protested against the Police and Crime Bill.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Police and Crime bill

PHOTOESSAY: Scenes from a protest, scenes from a riot

A day and night of protest.

Guy Peterson
Guy Peterson

Reports

Watch: How the Police and Crime Bill riot in Bristol unfolded

Bristol is reeling after some of the most serious clashes between protestors and police seen in Britain for years.

Adam Cantwell-Corn Alon Aviram
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram

Callouts

Shape the Bristol Citizens’ Agenda

Have your say on what matters to you this election, and shape the Bristol Citizens' Agenda.

Have your say
The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked on media, Meghan, racism and the Bristol History Commission facing up to the city’s past with Dr Shawn Sobers

Shawn has been at the forefront on conversations on history, race and media in the city.

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

Reports

Bristol councillor launches attack on the Labour group after quitting party

A Bristol councillor describes the Labour party as being “focused on power for power’s sake and beset with a culture of fear and bullying”

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

City

Bristol becomes first UK city to ban ads for junk food, payday loans and gambling

Campaigners want the council to go further, and ban ads for ‘climate wrecking products’ like cars and airlines.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Can community energy projects help Bristol get to net zero?

A community organisation in Lawrence Weston has got permission to build England’s biggest onshore wind turbine, but other communities in Bristol are helping us transition to green energy. Here are some of their stories.

Nick Dowson

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

An experiment in democracy: Inside Bristol’s first ever citizens’ assembly

60 Bristol citizens have released their recommendations on climate, health and transport. Participants share their insights from this pioneering process of public participation.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Cable Community News

Share your tributes: Help us remember the Bristolians lost to Covid-19

We want to tell the stories of people in the city whose lives were lost to Covid. Share your tributes to help us remember them.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Cable Community News

Why the Cable is boycotting the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards 2021

The Bristol Cable will be withdrawing our submissions to the Society of Editors (SOE) Regional Press Awards 2021, in protest at the statement made by the SOE claiming that there is no racism in the British media.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable
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