Alex Berry

A personal favourite spot of mine, this famous stairway sits cosily on a narrow alley between Colston Street and Colston Avenue, taking you quickly from the heights of Park Row and the Clifton campus down into the busy and exciting consumer hub of the city.

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Dec 14, 2020

Living abroad, troubled mind and troubled homes: why the ‘just go home’ philosophy doesn’t necessarily work for everyone

Have you travelled home during the so-called ‘student travel window'? Are you holding on to the last few days of living in Bristol? Are you dreading going back to your family home? Alex Berry explores the difficult reality of why some students can’t easily return home this Christmas holiday.

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Oct 31, 2020

Celebrating the birthday of Peter Jackson, the father of 'The Lord of the Rings'

On October 31st 1961, in a small coastal town in Wellington, New Zealand, two working-class immigrants from England celebrated the birth of their newly born son, an individual who would go on to create some of the most successful, influential and cult-classic films to grace the big screen.