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Hannah Vickers

(She/Her)
Bristol
As seen in: The Guardian, The Independent (UK), City A.M., Woodland Trust, CapX, Peru this Week, Bristol 24/7, GoNOMAD, New Civil Engineer, The Bristol Cable and
Covers:  youth work, social justice, housing, homelessness, education, asylum seekers, disability rights, solutions
Freelance journalist and writer

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I'm a freelance journalist and fiction writer. I was a reporter, media coordinator, commissioning editor and online production editor for the Bristol Cable 2018-2022 and still proofread their quarterly print edition.

I'm currently mostly focused on fiction writing and only do reporting on stories that really get my interest or that I feel need to be reported on and aren't being. If you've got a commission or story you think I'll be interested in, please get in touch: hannahrosemaryvickers@gmai…

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'I don't want to use the trans loos'

'I don't want to use the trans loos'

In the first in a series, trans Bristolians tell their stories about how the Supreme Court's recent decision …

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Can south Bristol's new Youth Zone deliver for kids from Hartcliffe?

Can south Bristol's new Youth Zone deliver for kids from Hartcliffe?

A new Youth Zone, part of a national network, opens in 2026 by Imperial Retail Park. Will young people feel w…

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The budget hotels where asylum seekers live in limbo - The Bristol Cable

The budget hotels where asylum seekers live in limbo - The Bristol Cable

Bahara is one of hundreds of asylum seekers who live in small rooms in budget hotels on the edge of Bristol. …

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'Why we must challenge media narratives of Travellers' - The Bristol Cable

'Why we must challenge media narratives of Travellers' - The Bristol Cable

A Cable member recently cancelled their membership because we write about inequalities faced by Gypsies, Roma…

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'Most families find it shameful' - Finding pride in a community where being gay is taboo - The Br...

'Most families find it shameful' - Finding pride in a community where being gay is taboo - The Br...

It took over a decade for James to tell his family he was gay. Some Irish Travellers never get the chance to.

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Road to nowhere: Bristol's hidden housing crisis - The Bristol Cable

Road to nowhere: Bristol's hidden housing crisis - The Bristol Cable

Faced with a unique housing crisis and deep-seated prejudice, where are Bristol's Gypsy and Traveller populat…

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Out and about at Bristol's forest schools

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By Hannah Vickers
| The Bristol Cable Verified
It’s a bright, warm October morning when I visit St Werburgh’s City Farm, the kind that makes you think Autumn’s not so bad after all. Next to the classroom is a shelf of wellies and a full-size plastic cow with rubber udders you can ‘milk’. ​​ My tour guide is 13-year-old Jayden, who leads me down a path past pigs, chickens and guinea pigs. His favourite animals are definitely the goats: “Crumble is more confident, she’s very greedy.
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Can south Bristol's new Youth Zone deliver for kids from Hartcliffe?

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By Hannah Vickers
| The Bristol Cable Verified
credit: Stefano Ferrarin “I can do the splits,” says Bethany, and shows us. “This is how close I can get.” Another girl shouts: “I can do a one-handed cartwheel!” I’m at the Youth Moves youth club at the Park Centre on Daventry Road in Knowle West, asking what local kids think about the massive new 224 Youth Zone centre opening in spring 2026 in south Bristol, by the Imperial Retail Park between here and Hartcliffe. At time of writing, construction had just begun.
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Could Filwood Broadway finally get the cash boost it needs?

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By Hannah Vickers
| The Bristol Cable Verified
Labour councillor Zoe Goodman. Photo: Aphra Evans “This should be the real hub for Filwood, the heart of Filwood. But it feels deserted, it looks abandoned… derelict.” Filwood Broadway in south Bristol, Filwood’s high street, runs from the community centre to Creswicke Road on the Metrobus route. It has shops, a cafe, a library, a church, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and charities operating on it. Built in the 1930s, it was once a thriving district centre.
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