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Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Temple Quarter chair Lyn Garner – can regeneration be inclusive?

The Temple Quarter redevelopment will transform a huge area of inner-city Bristol. What will it do for the city's big issues – housing, transport, jobs and education – and who will benefit?

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media

Reports

External shot of a boarded-up Wetherspoons in Bristol, which contains the remains of an art-deco cinema.

Owner of ex-pub and cinema should up his landlord game before developing more flats, say tenants

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Area in Focus

A pedestrianised street corner with tables and chairs, and period shopfronts in the background.

Clifton eyesore may undergo partial ‘community buyout’

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
Image of derelict land awaiting transfer to Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust sits opposite a new housing association development (credit: Alex Turner)

Reports

Council delays putting community-led housing in at risk, Lockleaze charity warns

Planning and legal holdups mean two 100% affordable schemes remain stuck in the system, while Bristol City Council's redevelopment of a nearby community centre has been 'prioritised'.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

‘A Pandora’s box’? What impact will Fishponds’ big new developments have, and who stands to profit?

Alex Turner Alon Aviram
Alex Turner and Alon Aviram

Future of Cities

Cities of the future must prioritise the health of people and the planet

Daniel Black
Daniel Black (Program director of TRUUD)

Future of Cities

Urban growers are quietly laying the ground for a food revolution. Can it become a reality?

Growing fruit and veg close to home is better for our health – and could help keep us fed when climate change disrupts supply chains. Could doing more of it provide a secure, affordable, and sustainable way of meeting Bristol's needs?

Tom Wall
Tom Wall

Reports

A CGI image of the proposed Redcatch Quarter, which would replace the Broadwalk Shopping Centre in south Bristol.

South Bristol shopping centre will be knocked down after planning councillors’ shock U-turn

Opposition councillors slammed a decision to redevelop the Broadwalk Shopping Centre after a developer said it could deliver extra affordable homes there – although no promises were made.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Area in Focus

A population explosion is coming to Bedminster. So what does the future look like?

A wave of new housing developments is coming to Bedminster, Southville and Windmill Hill. So a new community project asks what the future should hold for the area.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Bristol City Council investigates notorious property boss for potential breach of legal order

In 2022, landlord Mushtaq Ahmed was fined £3,000 and given 150 days to clean up three dilapidated buildings in Bristol – but there’s been little sign of improvement since.

Alex King
Alex King

Reports

Image of Save Redfield Cinema campaigners and UWE students presenting plans at a public meeting (credit: Alex Turner)

Campaigners seek new community asset listing for pub with hidden cinema in bid to stop flats plan

Save Redfield Cinema group members say they’re throwing the 'kitchen sink' at blocking redevelopment plans for St George's Hall, as they urge locals to object and present alternative proposals.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Area in Focus

Image of Maria Perrett and Alex Bugden of Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust, which developed the concept of a local lettings policy with residents (credit: Alex Turner)

Local housing for local people in Lockleaze: can it work?

Hundreds of new homes are coming to Lockleaze, but some of the developments have not been popular. Can a change in the rules on who gets new social housing in the area bring benefits for locals?

Alex Turner
Alex Turner
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