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‘South Bristol loses again’: New race to save athletics track

The former Whitchurch Athletics Track risks being bulldozed to make way for a planned housing development. Can local campaigners save it?

Matty Edwards

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with former Lord Mayor Paul Goggin on homelessness, mental health and the struggle for south Bristol votes

Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Amanda Sharman on leading the charge for boat-dwellers’ rights

Alex Turner, George Colwey and Neil Maggs

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Reports

One of Bristol’s worst ‘eyesore’ buildings has partially collapsed. What is the council doing about it?

The roof of a building owned by a notorious Bristol landlord has caved in, after years of attempts to force him to clean it up.

Alex King

Two adults and a young child stand on a high-rise walkway with a twilight sky in the background. Both adults are wearing colourful headscarves.

The Big Story

Enduring trauma, and a struggle for justice: one year on from the Barton House high-rise evacuation

Priyanka Raval

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Reports

Council still hounding people with bailiffs after ‘ethical’ approach promise

Matty Edwards

Opinion

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‘Bristol’s council housing failings are shocking – but are just the tip of a massive national iceberg’

Decades of underinvestment in council homes by central government have led to unacceptable living standards for tenants, in our city and across the country. A national solution is needed.

Paul Smith (Elim Housing Association)

Reports

Watchdog finds ‘serious failings’ after concluding council does not know what state its housing is in

Bristol City Council has been called out by a government regulator for not meeting new quality standards, with thousands of repairs and damp and mould cases long overdue for action and many safety check records missing.

Alex Turner

Cable Community News

#Cable10Years: three campaigns the Cable fought and won

For our 10th birthday we're collecting some of our best work. Here we highlight some campaigns the Cable has run to improve people's lives in the city, and how you can help us continue by supporting our work.

Eliz Mizon

Reports

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‘This is long overdue’: campaigning high-rise residents promised action to improve their homes

After years of living in crumbling, leaking housing, and putting pressure on the council to take action, people in neglected blocks of flats at St Jude's hope change is finally coming.

Alex Turner

Features

‘Prison felt safer than the streets’: why women’s homelessness needs to be better understood

From rough sleeping to overstretched waiting lists for a social home, women in Bristol and beyond are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis – but their needs are often not recognised.

Jasmine Tyagi

Investigations

Revealed: Building owner ‘abandons’ leaseholders trapped in unsafe Brislington flats

Orchard House residents took matters into their own hands to force the building owner to carry out remediation works, under powers brought in after the Grenfell tragedy. But as the legal deadline nears, little progress has been made.

Matty Edwards

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