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Revealed: The true story behind the closure of privately-run mental health ward at Priory Bristol
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Workers from a children’s ward at Priory Hospital Bristol speak out about regular incidents of self-harm and alleged attacks on staff, following a six-month Cable investigation: https://thebristolcable.org/2020/09/banksy-ward-priory-bristol-revealed-true-story-behind-closure-private-child-mental-health/…
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When football meets anti-fascism - The Easton Cowgirls and Cowboys
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The Bristol Cable presents the latest episode of W.G. Grace’s Sports Surgery podcast – delving into the worlds of sport, politics and business in Bristol.Terry and Duke sit down with Kev and Sensi from Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls, to discuss the origins of this historic club, extraordinary oversees trips and how they mix activism and sport.…
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Finally exposed: How Lopresti ice cream boss kept men in slave-like conditions
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Thousands of Bristolians and tourists have bought ice creams from Lopresti ice cream vans at iconic city landmarks over the decades.For an equally long time rumours spread about their notoriety as employers and landlords. In an investigation by the Bristol Cable spanning five years that led to Modern Day Slavery charges, these rumours have been inv…
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Sport gambling crisis: W.G. Grace’s Sports Surgery Podcast
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Terry and Duke sit down with Cable journalist and Media Lab graduate, Marcus Smith, to discuss how gambling addiction is plaguing Bristol and communities nationwide, and the sinister links between sport and the gambling industry.Help - If you're affected by this issue you can get help in Bristol through the Addiction Recovery Agency, just call 0117…
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W.G. Grace’s Sports Surgery: UK and Bristol Athletics - the inside track
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In episode four of W.G. Grace’s Sports Surgery Duke and Terry sit down with Bristolian GB distance runner, Dan Studley, to discuss the future of UK athletics and what can be done to improve running in Britain.Door The Bristol Cable
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Football Lads Alliance – The Rise of Fascism in Football?
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In episode three Terry and Duke sit down with Dick Gherkin from cult podcast, From Bristol With Love, to discuss the emergence of the Football Lads Alliance (FLA), a self-proclaimed anti-extremism movement, but have they been infiltrated by the far right? They also discuss Football Lads and Lasses Against Fascism who were set up to counter the FLA.…
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