Alex Turner

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Samira Musse on community power, how to consult with people, and giving kids confidence lessons

What do the powers-that-be get wrong when they come to talk to communities – and how could this be done better? And why are youth services so crucial?

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

Features

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‘Liveable neighbourhoods’ have caused uproar in east Bristol. How will they fare south of the river?

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Alex Turner

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with councillor Barry Parsons on Green power in City Hall, and improving relations with council tenants

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey
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The Debrief

Listen: The Debrief – a year after the Barton House evacuation, residents still search for justice

It's a year this week since the Barton House tower block in east Bristol was evacuated. Priyanka Raval discusses residents' enduring trauma, and ongoing search for justice.

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Alex Turner, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey
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Area in Focus

They built a huge wind turbine, but can they bring Lawrence Weston’s last pub back from the dead?

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Alex Turner
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The Debrief

Listen: The Debrief – five years on, did Bristol City Council really boot out the bailiffs?

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Alex Turner, Matty Edwards and George Colwey

Area in Focus

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Somewhere safe: how a modest cash boost could have a big impact on youth services in Kingswood

Services for young people are few and far between in South Gloucestershire's largest town. But its recently formed local council has set aside nearly half of its annual budget in a bid to change that.

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Alex Turner

No to Section 60

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Watch: How Section 60 contributes to rifts between police and the communities they serve

Youth workers, community leaders and the founder of a police monitoring group explain the damaging and traumatising impact of controversial 'suspicionless' search powers in Bristol.

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Aphra Evans and Alex Turner

Features

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After the crowdfunder: how can cultural spaces not just survive, but thrive?

In Bristol and elsewhere, campaigns to safeguard arts venues’ future are commonplace – and regularly smash fundraising targets. But the hard work doesn’t stop there.

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Alex Turner

Reports

Watchdog finds ‘serious failings’ after concluding council does not know what state its housing is in

Bristol City Council has been called out by a government regulator for not meeting new quality standards, with thousands of repairs and damp and mould cases long overdue for action and many safety check records missing.

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Alex Turner

General Election 2024

Historic Bristol general election results see first ever Green MP and Tory wipeout

All seats in and around Bristol were won by Labour, except Bristol Central where the Greens romped to an impressive victory.

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Priyanka Raval, Alex Turner, Sean Morrison, Olivia Marshall and Matty Edwards

Podcasts

Cable Live – Bristol Central candidates face tough questions on housing at Shelter hustings

MP hopefuls face a grilling from representatives of Bristol housing charities at the Malcolm X Centre, with host Neil Maggs.

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George Colwey, Alex Turner and Neil Maggs
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