{"id":2257,"date":"2021-03-04T19:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/?page_id=2257"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:46:46","slug":"dave-brackley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/index.php\/dave-brackley\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Brackley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2257\" class=\"elementor elementor-2257\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45116e0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"45116e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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