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Your say / Dj Derek

‘DJ Derek immersed himself in Jamaican music, without ever claiming it as his own’

Safiya Bashir considers the importance of DJ Derek's career ahead of plans for a permanent memorial

Your say / Bristol Arena

‘The arena shows the complexity of decision-making and the simplicity of opposition’

Marvin Rees on how the YTL Arena Bristol is a good example of getting stuff done

Your say / Bristol Mayoral Elections 2021

‘Four reasons why a directly elected mayor benefits Bristol’

Jaya Chakrabarti defends the role that some want to scrap

Your say / Politics

‘The feeling is growing that too much power has been put in the hands of one person’

Matthew Montagu-Pollock critiques the mayoral system

Your say / Politics

‘Bristol’s One City Approach can certainly be improved but it should not be discarded’

Robin Hambleton's research helped develop the One City Approach

Your say / Transport

‘It is cars parking on pavements that we should worry about, not e-scooters’

More Vois should not cause us to forget about the proliferation of cars, writes Martin Booth

Your say / The University of Bristol

‘Bristol having 60,000 students so generous with their time? That is something to celebrate’

Sarah Purdy is the University of Bristol's pro vice-chancellor for student experience

Your say / The Dower House

‘There is no haunting, because there were no monsters’

Having recently moved into The Dower House, Tom Dewey examines its haunted history

Your say / councillor

‘Why is Bristol electing 70 councillors in May?’

Suzanne Audrey explores the role of councillors before the upcoming election

Your say / Ramadan

‘For me, Ramadan is a time to slow down and reconnect with my own humanity’

Rizwan Ahmed on the importance of this time of year

Your say / Housing

‘The interests of people who live in the affected buildings must not take second place’

Jerome Thomas wants an end to the cladding crisis

Your say / We The Curious

‘Arc will be an amazing, innovative and inspirational experience’

We The Curious CEO, Donna Speed, voices support for the project

Your say / Kill the Bill

‘I was punished for exercising a basic human right’

A Kill The Bill protester shares their experience of Sunday and Friday's protests

Your say / geography

Where does Bedminster end and Southville begin?

Mark's Bread or Parsons? Fishminster or Argus? Asdal or Aldi?

Your say / Kill the Bill

‘Last Friday’s behaviour from the police was the most violent I have ever seen’

One first aider gives their account of the Kill the Bill protests

Your say / journalism

‘This week has taught me, in the most profound way, the importance of local media’

Ben Bloch is one of the local reporters covering events in Bristol

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