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THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The Avonmouth explosion was horrific. But it wasn’t unprecedented. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrialaccident
THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
POLICE INTELLIGENCE LINKS DISAPPEARANCE OF LINDA MILLARD But a police intelligence report links the mother’s disappearance to a notorious gangland slaying. The family of a woman who disappeared 24 years ago in the Bristol area have appealed for witnesses after a police intelligence document revealed a disturbing link to organised drug crime and murder in Essex. This is a story of two cars. NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTERAUTHOR: MATTYEDWARDS
A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 In this case 311 times more than the debt she owed, £310 of which goes to the bailiffs and £1 to the council who instructed them. Jade’s letter from the bailiffs. The Cable asked the bailiff company, Marstons Holdings, whether the application of £310 fees to a debt of £1 was appropriate, and on what basis payment plans would beoffered.
BANJO ISLAND: THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY BEHIND THE Soft in the middle. So, to the outside world, Banjo put on a tough face. But on the inside there was a loving, close-knit community that would be the envy of most Bristolians. Kerry remembers moving to Banjo in the ’90s: “It was like a Butlins holiday camp! Everyone knew everyone, you walk past people and they would say ‘Good Morning!’. THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS The Bristol Blitz. 2020 marked the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Blitz, which saw 77 Nazi air raids on the city, with six major raids taking place in the winter of 1940-41. I spoke with Eugene Byrne of the Bristol Post to discuss the origins of the Blitz and how Bristolians coped with being bombed. ‘MY FAMILY CAUGHT COVID IN AN OUTBREAK AT OUR SON’S SCHOOL Like most people, I was cautiously looking forward to June – marking a bit of a turning point after the longest of winters. It had been a challenging first half of the year juggling family and work life with ever-changing lockdown restrictions, but things were starting to get easier. My NHS worker LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR Rees, who won last week’s mayoral elections, announced he had re-appointed both former deputies, Craig Cheney and Asher Craig, and two former cabinet members, Helen Holland and Helen Godwin, to the nine-strong ruling group of councillors. There has been speculation around whether he will revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-partycouncillors
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The Avonmouth explosion was horrific. But it wasn’t unprecedented. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrialaccident
THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
POLICE INTELLIGENCE LINKS DISAPPEARANCE OF LINDA MILLARD But a police intelligence report links the mother’s disappearance to a notorious gangland slaying. The family of a woman who disappeared 24 years ago in the Bristol area have appealed for witnesses after a police intelligence document revealed a disturbing link to organised drug crime and murder in Essex. This is a story of two cars. NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTERAUTHOR: MATTYEDWARDS
A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 In this case 311 times more than the debt she owed, £310 of which goes to the bailiffs and £1 to the council who instructed them. Jade’s letter from the bailiffs. The Cable asked the bailiff company, Marstons Holdings, whether the application of £310 fees to a debt of £1 was appropriate, and on what basis payment plans would beoffered.
BANJO ISLAND: THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY BEHIND THE Soft in the middle. So, to the outside world, Banjo put on a tough face. But on the inside there was a loving, close-knit community that would be the envy of most Bristolians. Kerry remembers moving to Banjo in the ’90s: “It was like a Butlins holiday camp! Everyone knew everyone, you walk past people and they would say ‘Good Morning!’. ‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG Stop and search is a controversial tactic. Hailed by the government as a ‘vital tool’ in reducing crime, it’s been heavily criticised for its racial bias – Black and Asian people are stopped far more often than white people, with Black men nearly 10 times more likely to be stopped and searched by Avon and Somerset Police than white men. Avon and Somerset Police conducted 629 stop and JOB: FRONTEND DEVELOPER WANTED TO HELP BUILD THE TECH TO Help build a pioneering Community Engagement System to drive sustainable public interest community journalism. As one of Europe’s largest membership run local newsrooms The Cable has experienced first hand the limitations of the tools and platforms that are available on RUN-INS WITH PUNTERS, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND FINANCIAL Customers have been relishing the opportunity to get back in their favourite boozers, but many pubs are finding post-Covid work practices tricky – and worry about surviving the next few months. Bristol pubs opened their doors on 17 May after 14 months of closures, restrictionsand false dawns. It
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa CABLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR This calendar is aimed at providing a platform that amplifies and supports positive community activity in Bristol by making events, training and other items of interest visible to as many people aspossible.
CARS TO BE BANNED FROM PARTS OF BRISTOL CITY CENTRE IN Bristol mayor Marvin Rees announced on Wednesday that proposals were being “accelerated” to pedestrianise the Old City, stop general traffic using Bristol Bridge and Baldwin Street and boost walking and cycling at high streets across the city.. The Mayor said the Old City pedestrianisation is expected to happen in late summer this year, but measures to widen pavements across the city would THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS AND Photos: David Griffiths The email in November from the firm that manages Steph Pike’s central Bristol apartment block came as a nasty shock. The results of a survey of the premises in the wake of regulatory changes made following the Grenfell Tower disaster were in. STOKES CROFT RIOTS: 10 YEARS ON The morning after the riots (Photo: Eliz Mizon). In early 2010, a nosy local chatting to a workman on the site of 138-142 Cheltenham Road, part of ‘Europe’s longest independent high street’, discovered he was fitting what would become Bristol’s 18th Tesco store. Word quickly spread around the local community, and over the following 12 months the ‘No Tesco In Stokes Croft’ campaign BRISTOL HISTORY PODCAST This week I met with Professor Madge Dresser to discuss the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963. The boycott against the Bristol Omnibus Company over its racist employment policy was the first black-led protest against racial discrimination in post-war Britain. REVEALED: PORNOGRAPHER MAYORAL CANDIDATE FACES ASSAULT AND Content warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Independent mayoral candidate, John Langley aka Johnny Rockard, has denied allegations that he assaulted and “pimped” a porn actress in his adult entertainment business. Speaking exclusively to the Cable, a 25-year-old woman, who goes by the name Charlie Ten,has
THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS The Bristol Blitz. 2020 marked the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Blitz, which saw 77 Nazi air raids on the city, with six major raids taking place in the winter of 1940-41. I spoke with Eugene Byrne of the Bristol Post to discuss the origins of the Blitz and how Bristolians coped with being bombed. LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR Rees, who won last week’s mayoral elections, announced he had re-appointed both former deputies, Craig Cheney and Asher Craig, and two former cabinet members, Helen Holland and Helen Godwin, to the nine-strong ruling group of councillors. There has been speculation around whether he will revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-partycouncillors
GREENS TAKE 12 SEATS OFF LABOUR TO BECOME JOINT BIGGEST During a shocking day of results, Labour lost votes to the Greens in traditional strongholds like Lawrence Hill and Lockleaze, and cabinet members were among the victims. The Greens have become the joint biggest party in Bristol City Council today, after THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTER A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. WATCH: BREAKING BREAD Watch:Breaking Bread – Communities tackling hunger and food injustice. Watch: A story of Bristol groups getting organised to fight hunger, and hoping to build a 'new normal' of sustainable, healthy and affordable food for all. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 In this case 311 times more than the debt she owed, £310 of which goes to the bailiffs and £1 to the council who instructed them. Jade’s letter from the bailiffs. The Cable asked the bailiff company, Marstons Holdings, whether the application of £310 fees to a debt of £1 was appropriate, and on what basis payment plans would beoffered.
THIRD MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN TWO YEARS AT STRACHAN & HENSHAW It follows a blackmail attempt on the landlord and a separate, violent assault on the ex-landlord. Speedwell residents will have heard the all too familiar sound of fire engines returning to the Strachan and Henshaw building, aka The Office, early on Thursday morning (9 July). It is the third fire in the bedevilled building since December 2018. BANJO ISLAND: THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY BEHIND THE Soft in the middle. So, to the outside world, Banjo put on a tough face. But on the inside there was a loving, close-knit community that would be the envy of most Bristolians. Kerry remembers moving to Banjo in the ’90s: “It was like a Butlins holiday camp! Everyone knew everyone, you walk past people and they would say ‘Good Morning!’. THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS The Bristol Blitz. 2020 marked the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Blitz, which saw 77 Nazi air raids on the city, with six major raids taking place in the winter of 1940-41. I spoke with Eugene Byrne of the Bristol Post to discuss the origins of the Blitz and how Bristolians coped with being bombed. LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR Rees, who won last week’s mayoral elections, announced he had re-appointed both former deputies, Craig Cheney and Asher Craig, and two former cabinet members, Helen Holland and Helen Godwin, to the nine-strong ruling group of councillors. There has been speculation around whether he will revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-partycouncillors
GREENS TAKE 12 SEATS OFF LABOUR TO BECOME JOINT BIGGEST During a shocking day of results, Labour lost votes to the Greens in traditional strongholds like Lawrence Hill and Lockleaze, and cabinet members were among the victims. The Greens have become the joint biggest party in Bristol City Council today, after THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTER A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. WATCH: BREAKING BREAD Watch:Breaking Bread – Communities tackling hunger and food injustice. Watch: A story of Bristol groups getting organised to fight hunger, and hoping to build a 'new normal' of sustainable, healthy and affordable food for all. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 In this case 311 times more than the debt she owed, £310 of which goes to the bailiffs and £1 to the council who instructed them. Jade’s letter from the bailiffs. The Cable asked the bailiff company, Marstons Holdings, whether the application of £310 fees to a debt of £1 was appropriate, and on what basis payment plans would beoffered.
THIRD MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN TWO YEARS AT STRACHAN & HENSHAW It follows a blackmail attempt on the landlord and a separate, violent assault on the ex-landlord. Speedwell residents will have heard the all too familiar sound of fire engines returning to the Strachan and Henshaw building, aka The Office, early on Thursday morning (9 July). It is the third fire in the bedevilled building since December 2018. BANJO ISLAND: THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY BEHIND THE Soft in the middle. So, to the outside world, Banjo put on a tough face. But on the inside there was a loving, close-knit community that would be the envy of most Bristolians. Kerry remembers moving to Banjo in the ’90s: “It was like a Butlins holiday camp! Everyone knew everyone, you walk past people and they would say ‘Good Morning!’. HOW VACCINE HESITANCY IS BEING TACKLED IN BRISTOL'S Part of a UK trend. Vaccination rates tend to be much lower in areas with greater deprivation. According to the ONS, 87.8% of adults aged 50+ have had at least one Covid jab in the most deprived areas, compared with 94.5% in the least deprived areas.However, ethnic group is a stronger predictor of whether someone has had a Covid vaccine, with 94% of White British people aged 50+ SEVEN MONTHS ON FROM DEADLY AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION, NO NEWS 1 day ago · Image: Tom Wren/SWNS. Seven months on since a blast at Wessex Water’s Avonmouth plant killed four people and Avon and Somerset Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are yet to release any findings.. On the 3 rd December 2020, a storage silo exploded containing biosolids – a waste treatment by-product which is recycled and sold as agricultural fertiliser. RUN-INS WITH PUNTERS, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND FINANCIAL 1 day ago · Customers have been relishing the opportunity to get back in their favourite boozers, but many pubs are finding post-Covid work practices tricky – and worry about surviving the next few months. Bristol pubs opened their doors on 17 May after 14 months of closures, restrictions and false dawns. It ‘DISABILITY CAN’T BE FORGOTTEN IN OUR TACKLING OF THE The BDEF will be one of six community groups to build plans for community-led action to tackle the climate crisis with local people. Others include Ambition Lawrence Weston, ACH, Heart of BS13, Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust, and Eastside Community Trust.. The consultation work will also feed into the city’s climate plans to prevent new barriers being created for Disabled people. JOB: FRONTEND DEVELOPER WANTED TO HELP BUILD THE TECH TO Help build a pioneering Community Engagement System to drive sustainable public interest community journalism. As one of Europe’s largest membership run local newsrooms The Cable has experienced first hand the limitations of the tools and platforms that are available on ‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG 1 day ago · Stop and search is a controversial tactic. Hailed by the government as a ‘vital tool’ in reducing crime, it’s been heavily criticised for its racial bias – Black and Asian people are stopped far more often than white people, with Black men nearly 10 times more likely to be stopped and searched by Avon and Somerset Police than white men. Avon and Somerset Police conducted 629 stop and ‘MY FAMILY CAUGHT COVID IN AN OUTBREAK AT OUR SON’S SCHOOL Like most people, I was cautiously looking forward to June – marking a bit of a turning point after the longest of winters. It had been a challenging first half of the year juggling family and work life with ever-changing lockdown restrictions, but things were starting to get easier. My NHS worker LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa CARS TO BE BANNED FROM PARTS OF BRISTOL CITY CENTRE IN Bristol mayor Marvin Rees announced on Wednesday that proposals were being “accelerated” to pedestrianise the Old City, stop general traffic using Bristol Bridge and Baldwin Street and boost walking and cycling at high streets across the city.. The Mayor said the Old City pedestrianisation is expected to happen in late summer this year, but measures to widen pavements across the city would CABLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR This calendar is aimed at providing a platform that amplifies and supports positive community activity in Bristol by making events, training and other items of interest visible to as many people aspossible.
THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS The Bristol Blitz. 2020 marked the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Blitz, which saw 77 Nazi air raids on the city, with six major raids taking place in the winter of 1940-41. I spoke with Eugene Byrne of the Bristol Post to discuss the origins of the Blitz and how Bristolians coped with being bombed. ‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG 11 hours ago · Stop and search is a controversial tactic. Hailed by the government as a ‘vital tool’ in reducing crime, it’s been heavily criticised for its racial bias – Black and Asian people are stopped far more often than white people, with Black men nearly 10 times more likely to be stopped and searched by Avon and Somerset Police than white men. Avon and Somerset Police conducted 629 stop and LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR Rees, who won last week’s mayoral elections, announced he had re-appointed both former deputies, Craig Cheney and Asher Craig, and two former cabinet members, Helen Holland and Helen Godwin, to the nine-strong ruling group of councillors. There has been speculation around whether he will revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-partycouncillors
GREENS TAKE 12 SEATS OFF LABOUR TO BECOME JOINT BIGGEST During a shocking day of results, Labour lost votes to the Greens in traditional strongholds like Lawrence Hill and Lockleaze, and cabinet members were among the victims. The Greens have become the joint biggest party in Bristol City Council today, after THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
REVEALED: PORNOGRAPHER MAYORAL CANDIDATE FACES ASSAULT AND Content warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Independent mayoral candidate, John Langley aka Johnny Rockard, has denied allegations that he assaulted and “pimped” a porn actress in his adult entertainment business. Speaking exclusively to the Cable, a 25-year-old woman, who goes by the name Charlie Ten,has
‘IF EVERYTHING WORKED YOU COULD GET RID OF CARS’: TRAVELAUTHOR:JESS CONNETT
Bishopston and Ashley Down is currently split between the Green Party and Labour. The Greens want a Residents’ Parking Zone, while Labour are pushing for low-traffic neighbourhoods. These stances on cars, pollution and transport may swing the vote. THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The Avonmouth explosion was horrific. But it wasn’t unprecedented. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrialaccident
NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTERAUTHOR: MATTYEDWARDS
A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS The Bristol Blitz. 2020 marked the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Blitz, which saw 77 Nazi air raids on the city, with six major raids taking place in the winter of 1940-41. I spoke with Eugene Byrne of the Bristol Post to discuss the origins of the Blitz and how Bristolians coped with being bombed. LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics. In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate. Neil Maggs, Rosa MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR Rees, who won last week’s mayoral elections, announced he had re-appointed both former deputies, Craig Cheney and Asher Craig, and two former cabinet members, Helen Holland and Helen Godwin, to the nine-strong ruling group of councillors. There has been speculation around whether he will revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-partycouncillors
GREENS TAKE 12 SEATS OFF LABOUR TO BECOME JOINT BIGGEST During a shocking day of results, Labour lost votes to the Greens in traditional strongholds like Lawrence Hill and Lockleaze, and cabinet members were among the victims. The Greens have become the joint biggest party in Bristol City Council today, after THE BRISTOL RESIDENTS CAUGHT UP IN THE CLADDING CRISIS ANDSEE MORE ONTHEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
THE HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AT AVONMOUTH DOCKS 1923 Wildcat Strike. In September 1923 around 67,000 dockers around the UK went on strike, including 5,000 workers from Avonmouth and Bristol 1. The strike was started because of cuts to wages and an increase in the cost of living, and was taken without official union approval 2. The National Committee of the Transport and GeneralWorkers Union
‘IF EVERYTHING WORKED YOU COULD GET RID OF CARS’: TRAVELAUTHOR:JESS CONNETT
Bishopston and Ashley Down is currently split between the Green Party and Labour. The Greens want a Residents’ Parking Zone, while Labour are pushing for low-traffic neighbourhoods. These stances on cars, pollution and transport may swing the vote. REVEALED: PORNOGRAPHER MAYORAL CANDIDATE FACES ASSAULT AND Content warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Independent mayoral candidate, John Langley aka Johnny Rockard, has denied allegations that he assaulted and “pimped” a porn actress in his adult entertainment business. Speaking exclusively to the Cable, a 25-year-old woman, who goes by the name Charlie Ten,has
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The Avonmouth explosion was horrific. But it wasn’t unprecedented. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrialaccident
NEW BRISTOL CARE HOME FOR DISABLED CHILDREN TO OPEN AFTERAUTHOR: MATTYEDWARDS
A new council-run care home for disabled children is to open, after Bristol’s only residential home closed last year amid a police investigation into child cruelty.. On average, Bristol City Council currently pays a whopping £300,000 a year per child, but the plans would save money and provide more stability for families, whose children often get sent far from home. HOW VACCINE HESITANCY IS BEING TACKLED IN BRISTOL'S 1 day ago · Part of a UK trend. Vaccination rates tend to be much lower in areas with greater deprivation. According to the ONS, 87.8% of adults aged 50+ have had at least one Covid jab in the most deprived areas, compared with 94.5% in the least deprived areas.However, ethnic group is a stronger predictor of whether someone has had a Covid vaccine, with 94% of White British people aged 50+having had at
SEVEN MONTHS ON FROM DEADLY AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION, NO NEWS 12 hours ago · Image: Tom Wren/SWNS. Seven months on since a blast at Wessex Water’s Avonmouth plant killed four people and Avon and Somerset Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are yet to release any findings.. On the 3 rd December 2020, a storage silo exploded containing biosolids – a waste treatment by-product which is recycled and sold as agricultural fertiliser. RUN-INS WITH PUNTERS, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND FINANCIAL 12 hours ago · Customers have been relishing the opportunity to get back in their favourite boozers, but many pubs are finding post-Covid work practices tricky – and worry about surviving the next few months. Bristol pubs opened their doors on 17 May after 14 months of closures, restrictions and false dawns. It ‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG 11 hours ago · Stop and search is a controversial tactic. Hailed by the government as a ‘vital tool’ in reducing crime, it’s been heavily criticised for its racial bias – Black and Asian people are stopped far more often than white people, with Black men nearly 10 times more likely to be stopped and searched by Avon and Somerset Police than white men. Avon and Somerset Police conducted 629 stop and JOB: FRONTEND DEVELOPER WANTED TO HELP BUILD THE TECH TO Help build a pioneering Community Engagement System to drive sustainable public interest community journalism. As one of Europe’s largest membership run local newsrooms The Cable has experienced first hand the limitations of the tools and platforms that are available on MEET THE CANDIDATES VYING TO BE THE NEXT MAYOR OF THE WEST Meet the candidates vying to be the next Mayor of the West of England. Thursday 6 May is election day. Here’s a quick guide to the role and candidates for Mayor for the West of England Combined Authority. This mayor leads the West of England Combined Authority. Don’t confuse this with the Mayor of Bristol, who leads Bristol City Council. THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The Avonmouth explosion was horrific. But it wasn’t unprecedented. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrialaccident
WATCH: ONE YEAR SINCE COLSTON FELL Priyanka Raval speaks to anti-racism campaigners on the year since the Edward Colston statue was toppled, and questions whether the controversy surrounding it helped the movement – or simply unveiled divisions within the city. Support the journalism Bristol needs. Our journalists have spent WATCH: BREAKING BREAD Watch:Breaking Bread – Communities tackling hunger and food injustice. Watch: A story of Bristol groups getting organised to fight hunger, and hoping to build a 'new normal' of sustainable, healthy and affordable food for all. CABLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR This calendar is aimed at providing a platform that amplifies and supports positive community activity in Bristol by making events, training and other items of interest visible to as many people aspossible.
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The new mortuary will increase Bristol City Council's capacity to deal with deceased people by two-thirds.*
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‘THE CONTAGION OF MISINFORMATION AND A BRISTOL FACEBOOK PAGE LINKING 5G AND CORONAVIRUS’ By Alon Aviram on 6thApril, 2020
There’s another contagion doing the rounds, it’s not coronavirus, but disinformation. And one Bristol Facebook page with thousands of likes is spreading claims that 5G is connected to the pandemic, saysAlon Aviram.
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Reports Coronavirus In Bristol UNDER FIRE LETTING AGENTS TO PROPOSE RENT REDUCTION AFTER 130 STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE By Dan Hobson on 3rdApril, 2020
Digs letting agency admit email was “insensitive” and say they will speak to landlords about options, including 50% rent reduction.*
Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol BRISTOL GP SAYS WE’RE IN ‘THE CALM BEFORE A TERRIBLE STORM’By Hannah Vickers
on 3rd April, 2020
Coronavirus testing delays, a lack of protective equipment, and the stress of people flouting lockdown restrictions are troubling thisBristol GP.
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Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol BRISTOL UNIVERSITY EXPERTS RALLY TO FIGHT COVID-19 AND SEARCH FOR AVACCINE
By Andy Extance on
2nd April, 2020
Researchers seek to understand and combat the dreaded coronavirus, and continue valuable diabetes trials despite it.*
Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol CALLS FOR BRISTOL UNI TO U-TURN ON CORONAVIRUS SACKING OF 84 TEMPWORKERS
By Alon Aviram on 1stApril, 2020
Laid-off casual and temporary workers are calling on the University of Bristol to retain them on government job retention programme*
Reports Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol THIS NHS WORKER IS FACING EVICTION, AS BRISTOL RALLIES TO HELPCORONAVIRUS HEROES
By Matty Edwards
on 31st March, 2020
A Bristol NHS trust is paying to put up frontline workers in hotels so they can self-isolate, while communities offer their support.*
Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol #COPINGWITHCOVID19: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SELF-ISOLATING AND SOCIALDISTANCING
By Fatima Hudoon on 30thMarch, 2020
Just a few weeks ago, a life of social distancing and self-isolation was unimaginable. Covid19 has flipped our lives on its head. How arewe coping?
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Film Banner Home Page WATCH: RESILIENCE – AN UPLIFTING STORY OF YOUNG MUMS ON ONE OF THE UK’S OLDEST COUNCIL ESTATES By Neil Maggs , MattBuckner and The
treatmentworx
on 26th March, 2020
A short documentary of young mums overcoming stigma through friendship on one of the UK's oldest council estates, Hillfields in Bristol.*
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ROUGH SLEEPERS OF BRISTOL AND THE SEARCH FOR A SAFE PLACE AMIDCORONAVIRUS
By Hannah Vickers
on 25th March, 2020
Bristol City Council is trying to find 450 rooms to house everyone rough sleeping and in temporary accommodation so they can self-isolateduring coronavirus.
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BRISTOL HISTORY PODCAST: WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFT IN THE WEST COUNTRYBy Tom Brothwell
on 25th March, 2020
This week I met with Mike Slater, West-Country Occult Historian, to discuss the history of witchcraft in the West Country. We spoke aboutthe continuance...
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COUNCILLORS GIVE THEMSELVES A PAY RISE By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporteron 25th March, 2020
Bristol city councillors have awarded themselves a pay hike costing council tax payers an extra £180,000 a year while freezing the salaries of top officers....*
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‘WORKERS ARE TURNING TO EACH OTHER. WE CAN BEAT CORONAVIRUS, WEAK RIGHTS AND UNSCRUPULOUS BOSSES’By Stuart Melvin
on 24th March, 2020
Amid worries about pay and new confusion about if people should be working or not during the new lockdown, workers are organising in new ways, writes Stuart Melvin.*
Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol A RENT FREEZE COULD PROTECT THE 1 IN 3 BRISTOLIANS WHO RENT FROMCORONAVIRUS FALLOUT
By Alon Aviram on 24thMarch, 2020
Temporary measures could see an eviction crisis unleashed once coronavirus is contained and business returns to usual*
Edition 22 Features Solutions In Bristol Housing Bristol THE IDEA OF SHARING A HOME ACROSS GENERATIONAL DIVIDES IS HAVING ACOME BACK
By Fatima Hudoon on 23rdMarch, 2020
Housing is expensive for Bristol's young people, so what about bridging the generational divide and saving some cash?Next
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