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Inside the Hartcliffe theatre and creative arts organisation giving a lifeline to south Bristol families

Brave Bold Drama breaks down the financial and geographical barriers south Bristolians face in accessing theatre and the creative arts. But its stability is under threat as one of its founders faces eviction.

Emma Blackmore

Features

Tenants facing eviction at Hartcliffe allotments fight to save a decade of growing

Eliz Mizon

Voices

‘Children are being deprived of feeling part of their city’

Lorna Stephenson

Features

In Hartcliffe antisocial behaviour is about more than young people acting up

The common media portrayal of Hartcliffe as being closer to Baghdad than Bedminster is clearly nonsense. But the issue is raw and touches on deeper questions.

Adam Cantwell-Corn

Edition 19

Meet Kerry, the Hartcliffe community activist on a mission

Sandi Dheensa

Video

Watch: Hartcliffe Aspirations, a short doc with Paul Holbrook

Neil Maggs, Matt Buckner and Adam Cantwell-Corn

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

Reports

The disillusioned voters in Labour’s South Bristol stronghold

We headed to South Bristol to hear what voters are thinking about the upcoming election and find out which issues are important to them. We could have spent...

Sid Ryan and Koel Mukherjee

City

Burning into national consciousness: looking back on the Hartcliffe riots

Hartcliffe rioted twenty-three years ago, soon after the last Conservative government was elected. We cast an eye back to dark times and the seeds of...