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- ↑ Parkinson, Michael; Duffy, James (1984). Government's Response to Inner-City Riots: The Minister for Merseyside and the Task Force. Vol. 37. Parliamentary Affairs. pp. 76–96.
- ↑ Crick, Michael (1997). Michael Heseltine: A Biography. Hamish Hamilton. p. 238. ISBN 978-0241136911.
- ↑ "Spine Road vital to success of Bristol's regeneration". 31 May 1991. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol & Central Manchester". Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. 18 November 1998. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Hard sell to lure £1 billion; Bristol". The Times. 29 May 1991. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "The Bristol Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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