Raves, housing scams, and parenting




Inside Bristol Live show

Summary: On this week's show Alex chats to What's On reporter Robin Murray about a bizarre sight he witnessed at a rave in Bristol. Robin tells us how the story quickly went national and how he tracked down the mystery reader raver involved. Then Alex has a chat with senior reporter and mum-of-two, Emma Grimshaw about something close to her heart. Emma recently penned a piece about co-sleeping with her new-born baby, whether it's safe and how she has found the official advice unhelpful. Emma has recently returned to work after maternity leave so she also talks about what it's like balancing parenthood and journalism. Lastly on the show, Joe Smith talks about his work delving into the world of Gumtree housing scams that have cost one victim almost £2,000. Joe explains how these scams work and why people are falling for them. Links to this episode's stories: The fake houses being advertised for rent on Gumtree in Bristol that could end up losing you thousands Meet the man who was reading a book in the middle of a drum &amp; bass rave at Bristol's Motion Opinion: How co-sleeping helped me survive motherhood If you'd like to follow us or any of the reporters featured in today's episode, here are the links: Inside Bristol Live: @IBLpodcast Host Alex Ballinger: @ambhack Robin Murray: @Rob_Murray92 Joe Smith: @JowsefSmith Emma Grimshaw: @Elidiard For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>