After getting into an argument at a demo against the far right, Nikesh ponders the meaning of the English flag and how to ...

Susannah Eley, a volunteer with Citizens Advice, reflects on community and resilience in the face of a hostile immigration ...

“As a Black woman, my children are twice as likely to be stillborn,” explains Sonah Paton, mother of three. It’s a sobering yet unsurprising statement, given how the pandemic unveiled deep-rooted ...

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An autistic woman has received a £5,500 payout from Avon and Somerset Police after they held “false and misleading” information about her on police records for years. Emma*, who spoke to the Cable on ...

What is Islamophobia, what do Brits really know about the Islamic faith, and how can we all get along better? Neil gets deep into religion, identity and politics with Rizwan Ahmed of Bristol Muslim ...

This week, with Priyanka away, it’s a case of Isaac Unleashed – and deviating sharply from the regular People Just Do Something chat. Apart, that is, from the frequent references to drugs. Last time ...

Meet Bristol Refugee Artists Collective - a group from around the world who have connected through creativity and made Bristol their home ...

In 2022 a BBC series aired in which former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff went back to his hometown, Preston, to see if he could use cricket to help young lads with limited opportunities. It was ...

“I used to stage-manage a theatre, now, in a way I stage-manage the city of Bristol,” says Annie McGann. She’s the founder of the Save Bristol Nightlife campaign, and a tireless advocate for our ...

The polystyrene insulation fixed to more than half of Bristol’s high-rises and many other UK tower blocks should never have been allowed to be used, leading fire experts have said. Expanded ...

“You are spending our money, and the Freedom of Information Act means we’re able to ask you questions about that, to make you accountable for your actions.” So said local resident Suzanne Audrey in ...