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Watch: After the storm – powerful voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild

“I really hope this crisis has shown that we shouldn’t return to normal.” Beautiful scenes and moving voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild after the coronavirus storm.

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Aphra Evans Sandro Gromen-Hayes Adam Cantwell-Corn
Aphra Evans, Sandro Gromen-Hayes, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Barrett
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Delays with at-home sexual health tests leave Bristolians with a sense of frustration

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