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‘We’re crap at capitalism. We need something different’: the battle for economic revival in the Welsh valleys

Decades of attempts to overcome economic blight in the region have failed. Now some say a fresh approach is needed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023

Alex Fletcher: ‘I felt like if I passed out that could have been it really’

Bath City footballer Alex Fletcher on his life-threatening collision with advertising hoardings and his inspiring road to recovery

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

‘It’s an act of greed’: hundreds protest over Bristol zoo closure

Protest leaders say zoo’s move from Clifton to out-of-town spot is being done to make money

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘It was exhausting being with someone as bright as that’

One is a socialist feminist, the other identifies as neither of those things. Can an Italian meal help them see each other’s point of view?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

‘Surprisingly tasty’: putting Neanderthal cooking to the test

Evidence has been found of complex cooking by Neanderthals. Our writer finds out how their meals might have tasted

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Newport semiconductor factory: ‘Losing these jobs would be devastating’

UK government blocked new Chinese ownership on security grounds, but Nexperia bosses had ‘planned to build two new plants’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Dining across the divide: ‘I smashed a plate - I must have been passionate’

He’s a small-c conservative Labour voter, she votes Labour but dislikes Keir Starmer and the police – can they find common ground over dinner?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

‘A huge undertaking’: Bristol zoo faces challenge of rehoming 25,000 animals

With the Clifton site closed, zoo staff are grappling with logistics of moving 300 species to new homes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

An other-worldly art project: the artists furnishing a Martian house

Bristol project aims to give glimpse of what life in colony on Mars may be like using recycled materials

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

Camino to Cop26: climate pilgrims walk 135 miles to promote film

Stars of film about 500-mile trek to Scotland for Cop26 hit the road again for Bristol premiere

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022