Arvind Howarth

Image of Vix Leyton performing at the People's Comedy in Bristol, June 2023 (credit: David Griffiths)

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A class act: how the People’s Comedy is shaking up the circuit

Beyond the laughs, comedy can be an unforgiving, unequal environment. An award-winning night in Bristol is trying to level the playing field.

‘People are still here, and they are thriving’: how a local network has stepped up for asylum seekers

The decade-long battle to get a community centre for Horfield’s Manor Farm

Local Elections 2021

Wielding the strength of the union: ACORN Bristol’s demands

ACORN asked its members: What kind of city do you want to live in? The result was a long list of demands.

Coronavirus in Bristol

‘My operations were cancelled because of Covid. I’m still waiting in pain.’

Grub’s up: the projects tackling food poverty and social isolation

We investigate the community projects grappling with Bristol’s growing food poverty.

Stillbirth: a grief like no other

A Bristol charity helps families through the death of a baby. But what can we do to reduce the number of such losses?

Fringe benefits: who are the ‘other’ candidates running for Bristol this General Election?

From painting Bristol’s cranes to look like giraffes, to parties proposing radical anti-austerity policies, what makes Bristol’s smaller parties tick? Arvind Howarth finds out.

Voxpops: how prepared are students for the general election?

As the UK approaches what looks to be a very close election, it looks like every vote could mean the difference between a Conservative or...

Global Round Up

A short round-up of interesting events taking place around the world. Australia by Param Berg Lock the Gate Alliance is a non-violent resistance movement born of...

Watch: Blacklisting in Bristol – Interview

Watch an exclusive video with Jerry Hicks blacklisted Bristol worker and Phil Chamberlain, a freelance journalist about to publish a book ‘Blacklisted’. He is also...