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DESCRIPTION:Bristol24/7 is an independent online newspaper offering news\
 , comment and features for the city of Bristol. Founded in 2009 by former 
 The Independent and Western Daily Press journalist Christopher Brown\, 
 it was designed as an independent newspaper for Bristol. The following ye
 ar\, fellow Western Daily Press journalist Laura K Williams joined to la
 unch a What's On section. Bristol24-7 was sold to Dougal Templeton and Mik
 e Bennett and a new publication\, Bristol24/7\, was launched as a commun
 ity interest companyin 2014. Writers from the former Venue Magazine \, 
 Spark Magazine and online magazine Bristol Culture joined the company. 
 Editor of Bristol Culture\, Martin Booth\, joined as co-editor of Bristo
 l24/7 and became editor in November 2014. In 2018\, Bristol24/7 launche
 d a membership model for individuals and businesses to help support their 
 social impact projects. Bristol24/7 reached 1\,000[ individual supporte
 r members in September 2024 and currently has a network of around 60 busin
 esses in their Better Business community. Members are rewarded for their s
 upport with perks\, including free pints of Bristol Beer Factory draught p
 roducts\, at businesses around the city. Now based at Tobacco Factory\, Ra
 leigh Road\, Bristol24/7 publishes content seven days a week from freela
 nce journalists and bloggers from around the city. In 2023 Bristol24/7 was
  voted one of the top 100 social enterprises in the UK in the NatWest SE10
 0 Index and was also shortlisted for Future Leap's sustainability award 
 for communicating the climate emergency. As a community interest company\,
  Bristol24/7 runs projects with charities and community groups around Br
 istol to make the city a better place. They run projects around three core
  aims: amplifying marginalised voices\, creating opportunities for young p
 eople and empowering environmental projects.   
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Martin Booth - Bristol 24/7
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 4/7</b></i>&nbsp\;is an independent online newspaper&nbsp\;offering news\,
  comment and features for the city of Bristol.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0.
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 ze: 16px\;">Founded in 2009 by former <i>The Independent&nbsp\;</i>and Wes
 tern Daily Press&nbsp\;journalist Christopher Brown\,&nbsp\;it was designe
 d as an independent newspaper for Bristol.&nbsp\;The following year\, fell
 ow&nbsp\;<i>Western Daily Press</i>&nbsp\;journalist Laura K Williams join
 ed to launch a What&#39\;s On section.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px 
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 \;">Bristol24-7 was sold to Dougal Templeton and Mike Bennett&nbsp\;and a 
 new publication\,&nbsp\;<i>Bristol24/7</i>\, was launched as a community i
 nterest companyin 2014.&nbsp\;Writers from the former <i>Venue Magazine&nb
 sp\;</i>\,&nbsp\;<i>Spark</i>&nbsp\;Magazine and online magazine&nbsp\;<i>
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  font-family: sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">As a community interest comp
 any\,&nbsp\;<i>Bristol24/7</i>&nbsp\;runs projects with charities and comm
 unity groups around Bristol to make the city a better place. They run proj
 ects around three core aims: amplifying marginalised voices\, creating opp
 ortunities for young people and empowering environmental projects.</p>\n\n
 <p style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em\; color: rgb(32\, 33\, 34)\; font-family: 
 sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
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