Alex Turner

1 week ago | thebristolcable.org | Alex Turner

It’s more than a decade now since Levanna McLean went viral on YouTube with videos of her Northern Soul dancing around Bristol, shot by her mother Eve Arslett. Social media fame, which saw Lev rack up millions of views and led to a Brit Awards appearance with Pharrell Williams, has in recent years crossed over to the legacy media for her and Eve, co-founders of Bristol Northern Soul Club and this week’s Unpacked guests.

3 weeks ago | thebristolcable.org | Alex Turner

After several episodes getting deep into local politics and the workings of democracy, this week Unpacked takes a detour into an area everyone can enjoy – food – as Neil chats to Bristol’s new high sheriff Kalpna Woolf. After coming to Southall, west London from India in the 60s as a young child, Kalpna spent 25 years working for the BBC, most of it here in Bristol, rising to become head of production with responsibility for both food and natural history.

4 weeks ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Alex Turner

Figures reveal 8% annual rise in homeless households in Northern IrelandThe number of Northern Irish households with homeless status has risen by 8% year on year, reaching a new record high, government figures reveal.

1 month ago | thebristolcable.org | Alex Turner

Alex Dimond In 2023, the Cable revealed that Naomi Knapp, a Bristol landlord barred from letting properties due to poor maintenance and fire safety issues, had got around her banning order by renting them out via short term lets on Airbnb. After we contacted Airbnb, a huge business in Bristol, it investigated and removed the listings, which were made via a third party.

1 month ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Alex Turner

News10.30 AM Developers can pursue third-party contractors for the cost of building safety remediation work, the Supreme Court has ruled.