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Yuup Stories: "meet the host"

Feel Good Stories: How two Insta friends started a body-positive business

IG friends artists Faye and Maddie combined their love of nude painting to create a fun and accessible sip and paint ...

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Monday 23 January 2023

Feel Good Stories: How Ben Franks established an award-winning independent wine shop

Ben Franks, founder of Novel Wines, talks to us about how he went from creative writing to establishing a multi-award...

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Monday 16 January 2023

Feel Good Stories: Illustrator Jess Knights living life on the veg

Meet illustrator Jess Knights, who turned her love of seasonal vegetables into a freelance creative career and wants ...

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Friday 6 January 2023

Life coach lessons: Why emotion, and not logic, is your key to success

Sadia Ghazanfar from Slay Your Dragons talks to us about emotions, vision boarding, and achieving your dreams.

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Thursday 6 January 2022

How discovering traditional African dancing saved Norman "Rubba" Stephenson's life

He now teaches how to heal through African dance...

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Wednesday 13 October 2021

Saláma Kefentse-Francis talks rediscovering her heritage through food

We caught up with the How Just Love Nibbles and Wingin' It founder...

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

Meet Abbi Bayliss, the rising Bristol artist sharing her skills with the city

Abbi Bayliss is the Bristol artist who'll help you find your creative streak, with her new digital illustration art w...

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Thursday 29 July 2021

Discover model making with Bristol's own Aardman Animations

We talk to Aardman's Jim Parkyn about his passion for model making and what to expect when you come along to one of A...

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Thursday 24 June 2021

Snap your own Insta-worthy Bristol photos with Porthjess

Jess Siggers, or Porthjess as you'll probably know her, captures colour-soaked photography featuring Bristol’s rainbo...

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Thursday 6 May 2021

Meet the people behind Bristol's amazing experiences

Our city is brimming with talented creatives and indie businesses - and you’ll find lots of them hosting incredible e...

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Wednesday 5 May 2021

Introducing local Bristol talent and award-winning photographer Jack Powley

Jack Powley is an award-winning Bristol photographer, and you can discover photography with him through Yuup...

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Tuesday 27 April 2021

Get out on the water with Kate and Tim from SUP Bristol

For the latest in our series sharing the stories behind some of our amazing hosts, Dan Martin speaks to Kate from SUP...

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Monday 29 March 2021

Meet Alice, from Trylla

In a new series telling the stories behind our amazing hosts, small business journalist Dan Martin meets Alice...

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Thursday 17 December 2020

How Yuup has made a difference for Hannah, host of Wild Folk

Yuup exists to help local businesses discover new audiences. Hannah shares how Yuup has given more than just a place ...

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Thursday 22 October 2020

Why I said Yuup... Briony May Williams

Briony tells us about how Bake Off changed her life and what she hopes people will get from her baking experiences...

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Friday 2 October 2020

Why I said Yuup... Charlotte, Silver Duck

Silversmith, Charlotte Anne Duckworth, on how she's proud to be sharing her craft as part of Bristol's creative scene

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Thursday 3 September 2020

Why I said Yuup... Stephen, Upfest

Upfest's founder tells us why Bedminster is so important to the festival and why he loves sharing their story. Plus, he

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Thursday 27 August 2020