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Housing · BristolHigh-profile plans to turn a former Wetherspoons on Church Road into housing have been withdrawn this week. Some tenants of the developer, Landrose, say it needs to improve its service to people already living in its properties. The post Owner of ex-pub and cinema should up his landlord game before developing more flats, say tenants appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
Firm behind art-deco cinema flats plan 'needs to be better landlord'
Bristol, England · BristolIt’s almost six months since the Cable asked why Bristol’s performance on FOI requests was so poor. As the city’s political system prepares for change, Alex Turner talks to Priyanka Raval about why this is important, and whether we can look forward to more open local government. The post Listen: The Debrief – why does transparency matter, and is the council getting any better at it? appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
The Debrief: is Bristol getting better at freedom of information?
Bristol, England · BristolBristol goes to the polls in May to decide which party will run the city as we enter the post-mayoral era. Here’s your in-depth guide to the local elections. The post Explained: WTF are Bristol’s local elections all about? appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
Explained: WTF are Bristol's local elections all about?
Bristol, England · BristolOn 2 May 2024, Bristol will wave goodbye to its mayor and return to a committee system. Isaac Kneebone Hopkins chats with Priyanka Raval about what we can learn from Sheffield's experience of local government reform. The post Listen: The Debrief – Bristol is ditching its mayor, but what can it learn from Sheffield? appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
The Debrief: Bristol's new committee system
Easter · BristolIn 1933 Mary Burridge, a poor mother of five, was sentenced to a month’s hard labour after stealing a few items of food at Easter. But after a national outcry over her treatment, a wealthy lawyer flew to Cardiff to free her from prison. The post How a media backlash led to a St Paul’s woman’s dramatic release from prison appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
How a media backlash led to a Bristol woman’s release from prison
Bristol, England · BristolThe clock is ticking down on Marvin Rees’ time in charge, with a new less centralised power structure based around committees replacing the mayoral model. With a similar transition having taken place in South Yorkshire, are there lessons for our city? The post Bristol is about to ditch its mayor. What can it learn from Sheffield? appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
Lessons from Sheffield as Bristol switches to a committee system
Housing · BristolThe condition and availability of social housing, and how public bodies communicate with people, are important issues. How can co-design help? The post From the archive: Cable Longreads – Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates? appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story
Cable Longreads: How co-design can help improve housing estates
Riots · BristolThree years after her arrest for ‘rioting’ at a Kill the Bill protest, Mariella Gedge-Rogers is serving a lengthy jail term on a controversial and rarely used criminal charge. While she struggles to rebuild her life, police officers who brutally beat demonstrators still aren’t being held to account. The post ‘It’s completely put a stop to Mariella’s life’: The lasting impact of being convicted on a riot charge appeared first on The Bristol Cable.See the Story