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Your say / Black History

‘If you’re taught that opening up will subject you to shame, why would you?’

Shaheim Minzie considers the factors that may prevent young black men from seeking emotional support

Your say / cycling

‘All I want is to be able to cycle safely through Bristol with my young children’

Martin Booth on the need for segregated cycle lanes

Your say / Architecture

‘How will 2021 shape the places and spaces where we live, work and play?’

Nick Fairham's top five predictions for next year

Your say / Housing

‘End the cladding scandal once and for all’

Thousands have been affected by the cladding scandal, writes Alex Hartley

Your say / Edward Colston

‘The very least we can do is not glorify slavers with street names’

Simon Stafford-Townsend on the need to change the names of Colston Street and Colston Avenue

Your say / Hanukkah

‘This year, seeing a menorah in Bristol is so much more important than normal’

Sabrina Miller is a Jewish student at the University of Bristol

Your say / Opinion

‘Stop playing party politics with North Somerset’

Stephen Williams argues North Somerset should join WECA

Your say / bristol improv theatre

‘The Bristol Improv Theatre has taught me to embrace the unknown’

Improv is a wonderful tool, says Lowie Trevena

Your say / wapping wharf

‘I knew early on that Wapping Wharf must have independents at its heart’

Stuart Hatton on how the business community has survived and thrived during lockdown

Your say / women

‘We want to shine a light on the reality of lockdown for women’

Anna Smith is vice chair of Bristol Women’s Commission and CEO of One25

Your say / Creative Youth Network

‘To say getting into the arts isn’t easy is a major understatement’

Especially if you’re from a disadvantaged or underrepresented background, says Scarlett Smyth

Your say / Beer

‘The support Bristol has shown us over the last five years has been amazing’

St Philip's brewery Good Chemistry is celebrating its fifth birthday

Your say / Housing

Rees: ‘We have made a real dent in the housing crisis we inherited’

Bristol's mayor on making ends meet

Your say / Creative Youth Network

‘Young people in care deserve better’

Tavoy Hunt wants to see the system improve for young people in care

Your say / police and crime commissioner

‘We know how lockdown works and we must do the right thing’

Sue Mountstevens' message to residents about the second national lockdown

Your say / Education

‘It truly disgusts me that our education system forces ten-year-olds to stress over exams’

Lucy Jones writes about the impact of exam pressure on mental health

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