☑️ Bristol 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 #LocalElections : bit.ly/3THGmcY

#LE24

🚨Election specials!🚨

As we go to the polling stations on 2nd May #BristolUnpacked will be interviewing the local party leaders.

First up is the new leader of the ⁦Bristol Labour⁩ group ⁦⁦Tom Renhard⁩ - the councillor of Horfield 🌹🎙️ thebristolcable.org/2024/04/listen…

‘Becoming a Patron member is more than just a subscription—it’s a statement of solidarity with independent journalism and redistribution of wealth’

My latest on The Bristol Cable’s membership campaign, & how we’re maintaining an investigative news outlet owned by #Bristol

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We're excited to join Stir to Action as the media partner for their ABCs Festival Jul 10-11th at Ashton Court! 🎊

Join hundreds of people transforming their local economy with practical workshops, inspirational panels, and ideas surgeries.

T‍ickets here: bit.ly/3U1PkSK

✊⚡ Hold power to account and back the Cable’s independent journalism in style with t-shirts and tote bags available on our shop: bit.ly/3PYrnKC

🎙️ Bristol Unpacked returns! Neil Maggs begins grilling the candidates in a new series of local election specials.

First up, a chat with Tom Renhard.

👉 Listen and subscribe here: bit.ly/49C8uUX

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💰 We’ve been offered a bonus grant of £40,000 if we’re able to increase our membership income by £60,000. Patrons are the make or break factor in whether we succeed.

Full story here: bit.ly/3xJj9zC

Catch reporter Priyanka Raval representing the Cable at #SPANC24 alongside other influential voices!

🚨Despite her physical injuries, and the trauma that followed, it’s Fleur Moody, not the officer who struck her, who was prosecuted.

Full story by Sean Morrison here: bit.ly/3JgtR3q

Fleur was struck over the head with a police baton at a KTB protest three years ago. The blow knocked her unconscious, and when the 26-year-old came around, the huge gash in her head pouring with blood, she says the officers around her did nothing to help thebristolcable.org/2024/04/kill-t…

Solidarity with all openDemocracy today. Another titan of independent journalism forced to fire journalists.

Paying for #journalism is paramount: we need readers, philanthropists, government, local businesses and community groups - losing journalism affects us all.

🎤 Join us for this special of Bristol Unpacked, where the Cable brings together candidates from all parties live on stage.

Taking place at The Station and hosted by the Bristol local legend Neil Maggs on Mon 29th Apr 7-9pm.

Grab a free ticket here: bit.ly/4cP4GCp

📽️ Tickets are flying out for next weeks screening + Q&A of Phantom Parrot at Watershed.

Don't miss a one-stop tour of this disconcerting film about technology, surveillance and structural racism along with a fascinating panel discussion.

Tickets here: bit.ly/3TyFuaK

For anyone interested in Bristol’s local elections - Matty Edwards explanation in The Bristol Cable was is clear and helpful

🎞️ High-profile plans to turn a former Wetherspoons 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.

Full story by Alex Turner here: bit.ly/4cLWu5T

Next week I’ll be in Perugia for #ijf24 journalism festival!

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• funding and membership models or • innovation

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PODCAST: As the city’s political system prepares for change, Alex Turner talks to Priyanka Raval about why FOI is so important, and whether we can look forward to more open local government.

🎙️ Download and subscribe here: bit.ly/3TJcm0c

🎞️ High-profile plans to turn a former Wetherspoons 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.

Full story by Alex Turner here: bit.ly/4cLWu5T

☑️ Bristol 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 #LocalElections : bit.ly/3THGmcY

Matty Edwards #LE24

If the words 'constitutional reform' don't get you going - wait til you hear my turbo charged chat with Isaac_kh about what's in store for Bristol once we ditch Marvin in May, and adopt the 'bureaucratic beast' that is the committee system. In this week's ep of The Debrief 👇🏽