beside the river severn near bristol. at one hundred and fifty metres high, it s seen as one way to make energy cheaper and greener. paul barltrop reports it ll need 100 tonnes of steel, 1,000 tonnes of concrete. when the new turbine goes up next month, it ll dwarf others built years ago on severnside. as people come and visit bristol from the south west and travel over the bridge there, they ll see this turbine standing proud behind the rest of them. and this is a real testament of hope for the future, really. it s not been easy. set up by a local community group, the seven year project has had support from many engineers and experts. the site is old council land, and onlyjust big enough. it s a very large turbine. it is the largest in england, 150 meters to tip height. size does make a difference, it makes a lot more energy if it s bigger and higher, and the constraints around this area are very substantial.
before? was she told me i have been in texas and california and a few days later a song came on to mind and at the santa monica. i think this song is about finding what you really love to do and believing you can do it, but in still trying to work it out myself. a warning s been issued today that problems with bus services in the west could continue for another year. today stagecoach becomes the second operator in two months to launch it follows big cuts to services across gloucestershire and bristol. here s our political editor at west of england, paul barltrop. facing cuts, the number 94 is among eight children in the service is being reduced this weekend. stagecoach have also cut routes in the forest of dean, all due to
to improve upon that safety. better checking of taxi drivers has now begun, but the government have said that there will be more changes in the future. paul barltrop, bbc points west, swindon. it s 40 years since the start of the falklands war. it was short but it was also brutal. 255 british military personnel, three islanders and 649 argentine soldiers all died. and for many who survived, it left emotional scars. one veteran from lincoln, who was just 19 at the time, has been speaking tojo makel. you see all these names. these lads, every night, they would take off from the base in lincolnshire and they would not know if they would come back and i sat here and think about what that must ve been like, not knowing, and i only did it 100
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media captionElection 2021: What do young people know about police and crime commissioners?
From the Edward Colston statue toppling during a Black Lives Matter demo to violent clashes over the Police and Crime Bill, Bristol has seen major protests in the past two years.
These events have put policing, policy and power in the spotlight, especially for young people, whose voices - as the flag-bearers for all sorts of social justice initiatives - need to be heard, according to University of Bristol professor of politics Simon Tormey.
Ahead of the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections on 6 May, the BBC asked young voters in the area what they know about the role.