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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. ‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG 46 minutes 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. HOW VACCINE HESITANCY IS BEING TACKLED IN BRISTOL'S 20 hours 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+ SEVEN MONTHS ON FROM DEADLY AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION, NO NEWS 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 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
‘THE POLICE HAVE GOT ALL THE POWER OVER YOU’: YOUNG 46 minutes 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.
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. 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. By Alon Aviram on 17th February, 2021. INVESTIGATIONS: avon and somerset police, avonmouth, wessex water. Copy Link. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH Bristol East. Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, has been re-elected amid the Tory landslide victory nationally. McCarthy was first elected MP for the constituency in 2015. The MP secured 53% of the total vote. Despite Bristol East being a safe Labour seat, McCarthy’s majority was cut from 13,400 to 10,800. 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.
DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED Defiant, weary, resigned – meet the locals living under the flight path. With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. “Big money thinks it can buy you off, and too often it’s successful. You can’t compensate for pollution or 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 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
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. 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. By Alon Aviram on 17th February, 2021. INVESTIGATIONS: avon and somerset police, avonmouth, wessex water. Copy Link. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH Bristol East. Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, has been re-elected amid the Tory landslide victory nationally. McCarthy was first elected MP for the constituency in 2015. The MP secured 53% of the total vote. Despite Bristol East being a safe Labour seat, McCarthy’s majority was cut from 13,400 to 10,800. 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.
DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED Defiant, weary, resigned – meet the locals living under the flight path. With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. “Big money thinks it can buy you off, and too often it’s successful. You can’t compensate for pollution or 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 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
‘DISABILITY CAN’T BE FORGOTTEN IN OUR TACKLING OF THE 18 hours ago · 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. ‘MY FAMILY CAUGHT COVID IN AN OUTBREAK AT OUR SON’S SCHOOL 18 hours ago · 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 NUMBER OF HOMELESS SINGLE PEOPLE MORE THAN TRIPLES DURING The number of single Bristolians who are homeless has more than tripled during the pandemic, rising from 702 to 2226 according to a council housing official, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. 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 CHARITIES SCRAMBLE TO FIND HOMES FOR 60 HOMELESS PEOPLE This is in the midst of a growing homelessness crisis, with the number of single Bristolians who are homeless more than tripling during the pandemic, according to new figures, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. The number of newly homeless people is expected to rise again in coming months, as the eviction ban ended yesterday (1 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. 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. BRIAN’S STORY AND THE SCANDAL OF FUEL POVERTY IN BRISTOL Housing in Bristol is notoriously costly to buy or rent. Of about 200,000 dwellings in Bristol, 29% are privately rented – above the national average. Tenants on benefits or even medium incomes are increasingly unable to afford the rising costs of rents in the city,and this is
LISTEN: BRISTOL UNPACKED WITH NEIL MAGGS ARCHIVES Listen: Bristol Unpacked on the city's struggle to reach net-zero carbon with council cabinet lead on climate, Councillor Afzal Shah. With nine years to go until Bristol's net-zero carbon pledge, Neil and Afzal - old school mates from decades ago - discuss the successes and criticisms of the administration’s work on climate so far. 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. 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. By Alon Aviram on 17th February, 2021. INVESTIGATIONS: avon and somerset police, avonmouth, wessex water. Copy Link. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH Bristol East. Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, has been re-elected amid the Tory landslide victory nationally. McCarthy was first elected MP for the constituency in 2015. The MP secured 53% of the total vote. Despite Bristol East being a safe Labour seat, McCarthy’s majority was cut from 13,400 to 10,800. 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.
DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED Defiant, weary, resigned – meet the locals living under the flight path. With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. “Big money thinks it can buy you off, and too often it’s successful. You can’t compensate for pollution or 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 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
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. 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. By Alon Aviram on 17th February, 2021. INVESTIGATIONS: avon and somerset police, avonmouth, wessex water. Copy Link. The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents. 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH Bristol East. Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, has been re-elected amid the Tory landslide victory nationally. McCarthy was first elected MP for the constituency in 2015. The MP secured 53% of the total vote. Despite Bristol East being a safe Labour seat, McCarthy’s majority was cut from 13,400 to 10,800. 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.
DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED Defiant, weary, resigned – meet the locals living under the flight path. With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. “Big money thinks it can buy you off, and too often it’s successful. You can’t compensate for pollution or 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 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
‘DISABILITY CAN’T BE FORGOTTEN IN OUR TACKLING OF THE 18 hours ago · 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. ‘MY FAMILY CAUGHT COVID IN AN OUTBREAK AT OUR SON’S SCHOOL 18 hours ago · 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 NUMBER OF HOMELESS SINGLE PEOPLE MORE THAN TRIPLES DURING The number of single Bristolians who are homeless has more than tripled during the pandemic, rising from 702 to 2226 according to a council housing official, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. 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 CHARITIES SCRAMBLE TO FIND HOMES FOR 60 HOMELESS PEOPLE This is in the midst of a growing homelessness crisis, with the number of single Bristolians who are homeless more than tripling during the pandemic, according to new figures, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. The number of newly homeless people is expected to rise again in coming months, as the eviction ban ended yesterday (1 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. 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. BRIAN’S STORY AND THE SCANDAL OF FUEL POVERTY IN BRISTOL Housing in Bristol is notoriously costly to buy or rent. Of about 200,000 dwellings in Bristol, 29% are privately rented – above the national average. Tenants on benefits or even medium incomes are increasingly unable to afford the rising costs of rents in the city,and this is
LISTEN: BRISTOL UNPACKED WITH NEIL MAGGS ARCHIVES Listen: Bristol Unpacked on the city's struggle to reach net-zero carbon with council cabinet lead on climate, Councillor Afzal Shah. With nine years to go until Bristol's net-zero carbon pledge, Neil and Afzal - old school mates from decades ago - discuss the successes and criticisms of the administration’s work on climate so far. 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. MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR After the Greens more than doubled their number of councillors, there has been speculation about whether the newly re-elected Labour mayor will appoint councillors from other parties to his cabinet. Marvin Rees named four members of his next ruling 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH The Greens doubled the party’s votes on 2017’s election, making a 9,000 vote dent in Labour’s majority, but they still came a distantsecond place.
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 Jade is a 27-year-old mum of two from Knowle and a full-time carer for her wheelchair-bound nan. Last winter, like thousands of us, Jade got landed with a parking ticket. 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. DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. THE HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AT AVONMOUTH DOCKS Thanks for the interesting history of civil disobedience at Avonmouth docks. I do have one correction however, in the 2014/15 protest outside the wind turbine opening where you state that ‘they disrupted a ceremony opening new wind turbines with a road block’ this is not true, at no point did the protesters block the road. 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. MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR After the Greens more than doubled their number of councillors, there has been speculation about whether the newly re-elected Labour mayor will appoint councillors from other parties to his cabinet. Marvin Rees named four members of his next ruling 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH The Greens doubled the party’s votes on 2017’s election, making a 9,000 vote dent in Labour’s majority, but they still came a distantsecond place.
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 Jade is a 27-year-old mum of two from Knowle and a full-time carer for her wheelchair-bound nan. Last winter, like thousands of us, Jade got landed with a parking ticket. 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. DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. THE HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AT AVONMOUTH DOCKS Thanks for the interesting history of civil disobedience at Avonmouth docks. I do have one correction however, in the 2014/15 protest outside the wind turbine opening where you state that ‘they disrupted a ceremony opening new wind turbines with a road block’ this is not true, at no point did the protesters block the road. ‘DISABILITY CAN’T BE FORGOTTEN IN OUR TACKLING OF THE 15 hours ago · 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. ‘MY FAMILY CAUGHT COVID IN AN OUTBREAK AT OUR SON’S SCHOOL 16 hours ago · 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 NUMBER OF HOMELESS SINGLE PEOPLE MORE THAN TRIPLES DURING The number of single Bristolians who are homeless has more than tripled during the pandemic, rising from 702 to 2226 according to a council housing official, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. 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 CHARITIES SCRAMBLE TO FIND HOMES FOR 60 HOMELESS PEOPLE This is in the midst of a growing homelessness crisis, with the number of single Bristolians who are homeless more than tripling during the pandemic, according to new figures, though the overall numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets has dropped considerably. The number of newly homeless people is expected to rise again in coming months, as the eviction ban ended yesterday (1 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. 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. 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.
BRIAN’S STORY AND THE SCANDAL OF FUEL POVERTY IN BRISTOL Housing in Bristol is notoriously costly to buy or rent. Of about 200,000 dwellings in Bristol, 29% are privately rented – above the national average. Tenants on benefits or even medium incomes are increasingly unable to afford the rising costs of rents in the city,and this is
LISTEN: BRISTOL UNPACKED WITH NEIL MAGGS ARCHIVES Listen: Bristol Unpacked on the city's struggle to reach net-zero carbon with council cabinet lead on climate, Councillor Afzal Shah. With nine years to go until Bristol's net-zero carbon pledge, Neil and Afzal - old school mates from decades ago - discuss the successes and criticisms of the administration’s work on climate so far. THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS Latest Bristol news, investigations & events. The city's media co-operative – created and owned by local people. Sticking up forBristol.
MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR After the Greens more than doubled their number of councillors, there has been speculation about whether the newly re-elected Labour mayor will appoint councillors from other parties to his cabinet. Marvin Rees named four members of his next ruling 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH The Greens doubled the party’s votes on 2017’s election, making a 9,000 vote dent in Labour’s majority, but they still came a distantsecond place.
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents 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. THIRD MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN TWO YEARS AT STRACHAN & HENSHAW The fire which broke out on the ground floor is being treated as deliberate. It follows a blackmail attempt on the landlord and a separate, violent assault on the ex-landlord. 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. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 Jade is a 27-year-old mum of two from Knowle and a full-time carer for her wheelchair-bound nan. Last winter, like thousands of us, Jade got landed with a parking ticket. DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. THE BRISTOL CABLE: NEWS, INVESTIGATIONS & EVENTS Latest Bristol news, investigations & events. The city's media co-operative – created and owned by local people. Sticking up forBristol.
MAYOR REES RE-APPOINTS KEY POSITIONS AMID CALLS FOR After the Greens more than doubled their number of councillors, there has been speculation about whether the newly re-elected Labour mayor will appoint councillors from other parties to his cabinet. Marvin Rees named four members of his next ruling 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. THE BREAKDOWN ON THE ELECTION IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH The Greens doubled the party’s votes on 2017’s election, making a 9,000 vote dent in Labour’s majority, but they still came a distantsecond place.
THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T The business of recycling sewage into fertiliser, and the wider wastewater treatment industry, has been chequered by explosions and industrial accidents 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. THIRD MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN TWO YEARS AT STRACHAN & HENSHAW The fire which broke out on the ground floor is being treated as deliberate. It follows a blackmail attempt on the landlord and a separate, violent assault on the ex-landlord. 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. “I OWED £1. BAILIFFS AND THE COUNCIL FORCED ME TO PAY £311 Jade is a 27-year-old mum of two from Knowle and a full-time carer for her wheelchair-bound nan. Last winter, like thousands of us, Jade got landed with a parking ticket. DEFIANT, WEARY, RESIGNED With the decision to expand Bristol Airport being announced later tonight, we ask the people most directly affected about how they feel ahead of the verdict. LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021 The tight race between the Tories and Labour went through to the second round, with the final winning margin being just 15,000 votes. Food poverty is going nowhere, but these pubs, who've been providing support over the last year, are running out of money for the scheme. It’s likely to be a tight THE AVONMOUTH EXPLOSION WAS HORRIFIC. BUT IT WASN’T Image: Tom Wren/SWNS. The date of 3 December 2020 will be seared into Bristolians’ minds as a day of tragic loss from an industrial accident – on a scale rarely seen in the UK in modern times. 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.
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.THEBRISTOLCABLE.ORG
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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. ‘IF EVERYTHING WORKED YOU COULD GET RID OF CARS’: TRAVEL 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. BRIAN’S STORY AND THE SCANDAL OF FUEL POVERTY IN BRISTOL Housing in Bristol is notoriously costly to buy or rent. Of about 200,000 dwellings in Bristol, 29% are privately rented – above the national average. Tenants on benefits or even medium incomes are increasingly unable to afford the rising costs of rents in the city,and this is
IMSI CATCHERS: A CAMPAIGN FOR POLICE TO COME CLEAN ON MASS A Bristol Cable investigation in 2016 revealed that at least nine police forces in the UK secretly purchased IMSI-catchers, an indiscriminate and mass mobile phone surveillance technology. The number of police constabularies with the capacity to eavesdrop on your phone calls, read your text messages, and find out where you are islikely higher.
REVEALED: THOUSANDS OF KIDS ARE BEING PUT IN ISOLATION A Bristol Cable investigation can reveal Bristol schools are sending children to isolation 1,000 times a week. The new data sheds light on the debate about the controversial form of discipline that can take children out of class for days on end, but is seen by some as crucial in managing behaviour. _ Bristol’s home of in-depth journalism Powered by 2,000+ members _ Join the Cable Sections __ Sections __ The Cable __ The Cable __* Login
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YOU CAN’T STAY HOME AND SAFE WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING ROUGH As Bristol Homelessness Action week comes to a close, we find out why people are still on the street almost two months after lockdown started. And ask: How might the pandemic change Bristol’s homelessness provision for the better? CLIFTON CARE HOME LOSES THIRD OF RESIDENTS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK Seven people with coronavirus symptoms have died at Carlton Mansions in Clifton, the Cable has been told.IN BRISTOL
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Coronavirus In Bristol Reports CARS TO BE BANNED FROM PARTS OF BRISTOL CITY CENTRE IN MAJOR BOOST FOR CYCLING AND WALKING By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporteron 14th May, 2020
The council plans include banning cars from Bristol Bridge and a section of Baldwin Street, as well as pedestrianising the Old City and widening pavements across Bristol.*
Banner Home Page Frontline Fighters Coronavirus In Bristol MIGRANTS ARE 1 IN 6 OF BRISTOL’S CORONAVIRUS HOSPITAL HEROES. BUT MANY ARE CHARGED TO USE NHS. By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Priyanka Raval on 14thMay, 2020
Thousands of local hospital staff are from 109 countries across the world, but many are charged to use the NHS they work in.*
Opinion Banner Home Page ‘WE NEED NATURE TO HELP STEM BRISTOL’S FLOOD RISK’By Jake Chapman on
13th May, 2020
As the effects of climate change become more severe, so too will Bristol’s flooding. And artificial barriers and walls aren't enough, writes Jake Chapman.*
Scrutinising Institutions Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol BRISTOL PRISONER DIES WHILE AWAITING TRIAL DURING CORONAVIRUSLOCKDOWN
By Alon Aviram on 12th May,2020
Lawyers and campaigners are calling on the government to “show political courage and rapidly reduce the prison population to savelives”.
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Banner Home Page Behind Closed Doors Coronavirus In Bristol LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER’S MENTAL HEALTH DURING CORONAVIRUS By Fatima Hudoon on 8thMay, 2020
Protecting our physical health has been at the heart of fighting COVID-19. But what about our mental health? Charities say it's all about early intervention and compassion.*
City Coronavirus In Bristol Scrutinising Institutions COUNCIL OWNED BRISTOL ENERGY PUT UP FOR SALE AMID CONTROVERSY By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporteron 6th May, 2020
Opposition councillors are demanding a full inquiry into loss-making Bristol Energy after the city council put it up for sale.*
Coronavirus In Bristol Banner Home Page Coping With Covid THE BRISTOLIANS FALLING THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 FINANCIAL HELPBy Jess Connett on
5th May, 2020
As lockdown progresses, people in Bristol are not getting the help promised by central government.*
Opinion Banner Home Page Herd Community Coronavirus In Bristol ‘WE MUST NOT LET BRISTOL’S CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY BE BUILT ON SHORTSIGHTED BANKS, EMPTY GESTURES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES’ By Adam Cantwell-Corn on5th May, 2020
The shape of economic recovery is being set by powerful local institutions. We must guard against reinstating the ‘old normal’ says Adam Cantwell-Corn*
Frontline Fighters Coronavirus In Bristol Banner Home Page WHERE ARE MY PATIENTS? GP SPEAKS OUT ABOUT NON-COVID-19 HEALTHPROBLEMS
By Hannah Vickers
on 4th May, 2020
A Bristol GP shares her concerns that the drop in patients calling the surgery during coronavirus could lead to more serious illnesses downthe line.
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Scrutinising Institutions Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol REVEALED: BRISTOL CARE WORKERS SPEAK OUT AMID CONFUSION AND SCRAMBLE FOR PPE DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAKSBy Matty Edwards
and Priyanka Raval on1st May, 2020
New data reveals 60 care home residents have died from coronavirus in two weeks, but some homes with outbreaks haven't had more residentstested.
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Coronavirus In Bristol Banner Home Page Frontline Fighters CARE WORK: WHAT NEXT FOR THE FORGOTTEN FRONTLINE OF CORONAVIRUS? By Priyanka Raval andMatty Edwards on
1st May, 2020
As care homes are a new epicentre of the pandemic, we celebrate the historically overlooked, undervalued care sector and ask what needs to change after the pandemic.*
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‘CORONAVIRUS SHOWS GROWING OUR OWN FOOD IS NOW A NECESSITY – AND BRISTOL IS FERTILE GROUND’By Matt Cracknell
on 1st May, 2020
Bristol’s food movement has been catapulted into action and is meeting overwhelming demand in this current health crisis, says Grow Wilder’s Matt Cracknell.*
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THE DIFFICULTY OF HAVING A PARENT IN A BRISTOL CARE HOME DURINGLOCKDOWN
By Kate Oliver on
1st May, 2020
Care home staff are working harder than ever, but Cable member Kate Oliver reflects on how visiting restrictions and worries about infections are affecting her and her 97-year-old mum.*
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EDITORIAL: JOURNALISM IS A PUBLIC SERVICE. IT SHOULD ACT LIKE IT. AND IT NEEDS YOU TO SUPPORT IT. By The Bristol Cable on 1stMay, 2020
Could the pandemic force newspapers to reconsider their priorities and better serve public needs?*
Scrutinising Institutions Coronavirus In Bristol MAYOR REES CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT BAILOUT TO PLUG £82M BLACKHOLE By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporteron 30th April, 2020
Mayor Marvin Rees is pleading with the Government for an NHS-style bailout for local authorities as he warned it will take Bristol years to recover from the coronavirus.*
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LOCKDOWN THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES IN BRISTOLBy Jack Clements
on 29th April, 2020
Missing friends but enjoying rare time with family. Feeling cabin bound but not having to go to school. Lockdown for kids in Bristol has both upsides and downsides.*
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“WORKING WITH MUTUAL AID GROUPS HAS SHOWN ME WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS. AND BECOME STRONGER.”By Heather Mack on
28th April, 2020
COVID community care, or mutual aid groups, have sprung up across the country. There are hundreds – if not thousands – of peopleinvolved in...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES CALL FOR FOCUS ON PERPETRATORS NOT JUST VICTIMS DURING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN By Priyanka Raval on24th April, 2020
We investigate why there has been an increase in domestic abuse during the coronavirus lockdown, and how best services can support both victims and perpetrators.Next
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THE UNSOLVED FIRE AT THE OFFICE AND THE CHEQUERED HISTORY OF A ROGUELANDLORD
Five months after the devastating fire at Speedwell’s Strachan and Henshaw building, ‘The Office’ tower is being turned into flats. The Cable investigates former owner Alan Dykes and his run-ins withthe law.
REVEALED: THOUSANDS OF KIDS ARE BEING PUT IN ISOLATION, FUELLINGSCHOOLS DEBATE
A Bristol Cable investigation can reveal Bristol schools are sending children to isolation 1,000 times a week, shedding light on the controversial form of discipline where children are removed fromclass.
FINALLY EXPOSED: HOW LOPRESTI ICE CREAM BOSS KEPT MEN IN SLAVE-LIKE CONDITIONS, TENANTS AND FAMILIES IN SQUALOR. BUT PEOPLE SPOKE OUT. In a Cable investigation spanning five years, a shocking story hasbeen uncovered.
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