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5 days ago |
thebristolcable.org | Alex Turner
After several episodes getting deep into local politics and the workings of democracy, this week Unpacked takes a detour into an area everyone can enjoy – food – as Neil chats to Bristol’s new high sheriff Kalpna Woolf. After coming to Southall, west London from India in the 60s as a young child, Kalpna spent 25 years working for the BBC, most of it here in Bristol, rising to become head of production with responsibility for both food and natural history.
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1 week ago |
thebristolcable.org | Alex Turner
Alex Dimond In 2023, the Cable revealed that Naomi Knapp, a Bristol landlord barred from letting properties due to poor maintenance and fire safety issues, had got around her banning order by renting them out via short term lets on Airbnb. After we contacted Airbnb, a huge business in Bristol, it investigated and removed the listings, which were made via a third party.
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1 week ago |
thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval
In the months following Israel’s invasion of Gaza after 7 October 2023, pro-Palestine marches across the UK swelled to record numbers. “You go to a demo, you let out rage and anguish, and then you go home,” says Sacha, a community organiser from St Paul’s. “We did that every week — I’d strap my baby to my chest, march and scream.
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1 week ago |
thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval
At the back end of the pandemic, Taj Ali had recently graduated and was working 12-hour shifts in a naan bread factory in his home town of Luton. Less than five years on, he’s a prominent voice on workers’ rights, class and politics, having been “given a chance” by esteemed left magazine Tribune, where he became industrial correspondent and then editor.
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2 weeks ago |
thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval
It’s a bright spring afternoon in Hillfields. The neighbourhood green buzzes with life — kids tear around the skatepark, parents chat by the swings. In one corner, raised beds bloom in the community garden. In another, the old community centre stands quiet — for now. Showing us around is Sarah Rogers — part tour guide, part whirlwind. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Hillfields Community Garden and barely takes a few steps without someone stopping her.
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