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Bristol nurseries ‘are being asked to run a bankruptcy model’ during coronavirus

We talk to a nursery manager about the financial impact of coronavirus and the future of early years provision in Bristol.

Hannah Vickers

City

‘I have never experienced such intense stress’: Social workers on the strain of cuts

Soaring workloads and the impact of austerity can make a tough job unbearable, say children’s social workers

Alex Turner

Edition 17

Photoessay: Feeding the people we love

Be it bottle, breast or both, photographer Esther May Campbells’ arresting portraits shatter the stigma to show the beauty of parents feeding their loved ones in Bristol.

Esther May Campbell

Reports

Felix Rd celebrates 75 years of adventure play

But playworkers warn that the future of play in Bristol is at risk, with adventure playgrounds struggling to stay open without council funding.

Hannah Vickers

City

Hartcliffe Children’s Centre: staff numbers halved, parents worried

Staff cuts have hit children’s centres across Bristol under the council’s new model. Hartcliffe, one of the most deprived parts of the city, is no different.

Matty Edwards

City

Council awards new youth services contracts two months late

After months of delays, Bristol's reduced youth services will finally launch in June.

Hannah Vickers

City

Anti-FGM investigations ‘discriminatory and undermining’, say parents

Bristol Somali parents feel they are being unfairly targeted and questioned by authorities over FGM.

Alon Aviram

Reports

Staff losses imminent after ‘massive’ cuts to children’s centre funding

Bristol City Council may have prevented children's centres from closing, but services for parents with young children are to be stretched even further

Matty Edwards

Reports