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Biography

When I was nine years old my English teacher told me that I should be a journalist. A few months later I set up the first school newspaper with a friend and we called it John Perryn Monthly. I worked with a friend to create a monthly A4 sized publication which included ten pages filled with school news, interviews, photos, a crossword and competition page. Not long before our second edition was ready to go out to print, we found ourselves with rivals. They were a group of girls in the year above who called their dirty rag Flava after the Peter Andre single. Rather than being a voice for the pupils and staff at John Perryn Primary School their colour-printed 4-page piece of propaganda was filled with falsified celebrity interviews and awash with plagiarism. Our complaints to the headteacher were met on deaf ears and the Flava editors argued that their publication was superior due to it being in colour and typed up. In the end the teachers decided we should work together on producing one paper for the school. Their vision was a vision that is all too common in our society, one that values style over substance. I declined the offer of a merger and continued with my life, abandoning my journalistic ambitions along the way. It was not until the summer of 2020 at the age of 33 that my destiny was reawakened. I became a Community Reporter for a local newspaper called Bristol 24/7. After six months I had written almost seventy articles on a range of topics including politics, the environment, art, literature and personal stories. Many of my stories about inspiring people who were volunteers or activists within the community. I wrote several stories highlighting the housing crisis which made an impact; one resulted in a family finding more suitable accommodation. I covered stories about local people who had recently passed away, with an appropriate level of sensitivity. I received plenty of positive feedback from my stories because they were impactful and touched people emotionally.

Content

Total articles 1060

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  Swim scheme for children with disabilities expands in Bristol

  By Yvonne Deeney Verified

  Jan. 07, 2025

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  Bristol area knife crime country's fifth-highest over past five years

  By Yvonne Deeney Verified

  Dec. 11, 2024

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  Bristol NHS Trusts pay out £1.8m in gynaecology medical negligence claims

  By Yvonne Deeney Verified

  Dec. 10, 2024

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Company Info

Bristol Post

Bristol Live is a digital and print media company under Reach PLC, a prominent UK news publisher. Established in 2013, it serves as the digital counterpart to the Bristol Post newspaper, which has been in operation since 1932. In 2018, the Bristol Post rebranded its online presence as Bristol Live, which has since become the seventh-largest regional news site in the UK. Bristol Live publishes breaking news, business updates, and community stories, emphasizing rapid digital growth and data-driven audience targeting. It collaborates with the Bristol Post for local print distribution and operates Business-Live.co.uk for regional economic news. The company is headquartered at Temple Way in Bristol and focuses on serving the Greater Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire areas. With a dedicated team of 56 to 69 employees, Bristol Live continues to lead in local media by combining traditional print with a digital-first approach.