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• Man taken to hospital after being attacked by a group of teenagers

  11-03-2020 20:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two men were assaulted
  
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• Appeal for missing sausage dog puppy Flo, who ran off across a dual carriageway

  11-03-2020 20:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The tiny pup is just eight months old and got scared by a bigger dog
  
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• LIVE Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

  11-03-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Plan to turn Lakota nightclub into flats recommended for approval

  11-03-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The plan has received hundreds of letters of objection
  
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• A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Bristol by Public Health England

  11-03-2020 18:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But Bristol City Council continues to say it only has one confirmed case
  
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• A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Bristol

  11-03-2020 18:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The virus has spread to South Gloucestershire too
  
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• Meet the Bristol man so obsessed with service stations he had his honeymoon in one

  11-03-2020 18:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chris' favourite station is Gloucester Services
  
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• Rape victim who was sectioned managed to walk out of hospital by telling staff she wanted to go for a cigarette

  11-03-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mother left the hospital after her daughter was caught shoplifting
  
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• Budget 2020: Chancellor unveils plans for coronavirus outbreak, pothole funding and plastic packaging tax

  11-03-2020 17:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak announced the measures in his first Budget
  
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• Officers handed awards from Chief Constable for outstanding work

  11-03-2020 17:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers who were shot at during an incident in Castle Cary last year, and those who investigated the offender’s crimes, have received an award for their professionalism and bravery from Chief Constable Andy Marsh. Recipients were joined by their friends and family at Merchants Hall, in Clifton, today (Wednesday 11 March) for the latest round of Avon and Somerset Police force awards.
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• Travellers who set up without permission in South Gloucestershire could be moved to a site in Bristol

  11-03-2020 17:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could take up to seven years to find a new transit site where illegal traveller encampments in South Gloucestershire can be moved on to.
  
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• Musician Solo 45 guilty of holding four women prisoner and raping them

  11-03-2020 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He filmed them crying and in pain
  
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• Solo 45 trial: Grime artist convicted of 21 rapes

  11-03-2020 17:27 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who assaulted, tortured and threatened to kill four women he falsely imprisoned and violently sexually assaulted has been convicted of a total of 30 offences, including 21 counts of rape. Andy Anokye, a Grime musician who performed as Solo 45, filmed himself attacking his victims on his phone. He was found guilty of the offences today (Wednesday, 11 March) following a four month trial at...
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• Worcestershire, Surrey and Somerset cancel trips to United Arab Emirates over coronavirus fear

  11-03-2020 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire, Surrey and Somerset follow Lancashire's lead by cancelling pre-season trips to the United Arab Emirates because of coronavirus concerns.
  
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• Bridge Valley Road to close to traffic, cyclists and pedestrians for works

  11-03-2020 16:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Busy boulders need to be cleared from beneath the Avon Gorge cliff face
  
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• Seven reasons why Bristol Airport's expansion plan was thrown out by North Somerset Council

  11-03-2020 16:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The reasons have been given ahead of a vote to ratify refusal next week
  
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• What happened when we tried to buy hand sanitiser in Bristol

  11-03-2020 16:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This is how hard it is to find
  
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• Celebrations as police horse becomes Wellington

  11-03-2020 16:19 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Spectators of all ages took part in a ceremony at Wellington monument on Thursday (5 March) as Avon and Somerset police horse (PH), previously known as Rolo, was officially named after the market town of Wellington in Somerset. The newly qualified member of the mounted section, alongside stablemate PH Trinity, led a parade of pupils from Wellesley Park and St John’s Primary Schools...
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• GWR and First Bus carrying out 'extensive' cleaning amid coronavirus outbreak

  11-03-2020 16:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The companies say there's no reason to stop using public transport
  
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• Self-isolated woman hits out at 'confusing' coronavirus advice on returning to Bristol from Italy

  11-03-2020 15:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was also left shock by a lack of checks at Bristol Airport
  
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• Latest coronavirus figures: Number of cases in UK now more than 400

  11-03-2020 15:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's risen by 83 in 24 hours
  
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• Three teenagers arrested over assault of a man in St Anne's

  11-03-2020 15:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The teens have since been released under investigation
  
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• Local residents thank police officers for returning their stolen belongings – Yeovil

  11-03-2020 15:04 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A couple from Yeovil who were burgled have thanked Avon and Somerset Police for successfully locating and returning their stolen belongings. East Coker residents Tony Marshall, 81, and his wife Margery, 83, were burgled on the afternoon of Sunday 1 December in which a number of items including a handbag, a diary, house keys, car keys, commemorative coins and a cheque book were stolen.
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• Exclusive: And they're off! No Cheltenham Festival for Bristol City this year due to coronavirus fears

  11-03-2020 14:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Attending the racing has become a tradition for football clubs as a means of team bonding
  
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• Schoolchildren and supported adults hit by break-in at popular City Farm

  11-03-2020 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The thieves have taken pretty much every single items of equipment
  
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• Pieminister's new vegan pie wins Gold at British Pie Awards 2020

  11-03-2020 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's the third plant-based pie created by the Bristol institution to win the prestigious award
  
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• Shindig Festival licence approved for 2020

  11-03-2020 13:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It'll take place in May
  
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• Man rescued after getting hand trapped while changing light bulb to his car

  11-03-2020 13:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was given 'humanitarian assistance'
  
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• Why Public Health England coronavirus locations may differ from council information

  11-03-2020 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Figures were wrong for Bristol and North Somerset, both councils claim
  
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• Public Health England data for confirmed coronavirus case locations in the UK could be wrong

  11-03-2020 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Figures were wrong for both Bristol and North Somerset, councils claim
  
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• Pubs run by Bristol's Butcombe Brewery officially serve the best pub grub in the UK

  11-03-2020 13:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The brewery runs a number of popular pubs in the city
  
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• Warning to small children and small dogs as 'Bristol's Jaws' is found in popular river beauty spot

  11-03-2020 13:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “They will, and do, take very small dogs"
  
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• Builder drunkenly ploughed his Honda Jazz into a minibus

  11-03-2020 13:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'He looked down at his watch and before he knew it, he had driven into a stationary vehicle'
  
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• North Somerset Council claim there are no coronavirus cases in the area

  11-03-2020 13:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after Public Health England said that there was one yesterday
  
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• Rhys Davies: Former Wales Under-20 lock joins Ospreys from Bath

  11-03-2020 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales Under-20 lock Rhys Davies signs a two-year deal to join Ospreys from Bath for the start of the 2020-21 season.
  
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• Teenager sexually assaulted at Bristol bus stop

  11-03-2020 12:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an appeal for information
  
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• Highest tide of the year so far floods Cumberland Basin

  11-03-2020 12:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Another extreme high tide is due tomorrow
  
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• In pictures - 29 images of high tide floods Cumberland Basin, Bristol's Western Harbour, Redcliffe and Temple Meads

  11-03-2020 12:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The highest tide of 2020 so far
  
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• Coronavirus isolation pods installed at Weston General Hospital

  11-03-2020 11:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pods have been installed at hospital's emergency department
  
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• Bristol Rovers: Manager Ben Garner fined £500 for referee comments

  11-03-2020 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Rovers manager Ben Garner is fined £500 by the FA for comments made in the media about a match referee.
  
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• B&M release cheap product which means you will never have to iron again

  11-03-2020 11:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One person said "Omg my life is complete if this works"
  
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• Empire Fighting Chance boxing club awarded £30,000

  11-03-2020 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bristol charity helps those excluded from school, involved in crime or have mental health issues.
  
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• Appeal over sexual assault at bus stop

  11-03-2020 11:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We want to speak to the man, pictured, in connection with an ongoing investigation. A female, in her late-teens, was waiting at a bus stop, in Bristol’s Colston Avenue, on Tuesday 4 February. A man approached her, shortly before 3pm, while she was waiting and sexually assaulted her by touching. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. The man, pictured, we wish to speak to is described as in...
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• Moment easyJet plane aborts landing at Bristol Airport due to high winds

  11-03-2020 11:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Passengers experienced a bumpier landing than expected
  
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• Online GP appointments will be rolled out 'with immediate effect' as coronavirus cases soar

  11-03-2020 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Plans on how the scheme will be rolled out have not been revealed
  
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• Bristol woman told off for chewing gum in court

  11-03-2020 10:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Pop it in your pocket for now'
  
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• Nest of world's 'deadliest' spiders found on banana from Lidl, says shopper

  11-03-2020 10:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Brazilian wandering spider, also known as a Ctenidae, which is known for its highly toxic bite was found on a banana in Lidl
  
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• Police trying to find owners of stolen bicycles and tools found in Bristol

  11-03-2020 09:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after officers seized 125 push bikes and frames and 60 other items from an address in Hanham in January
  
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• Coronavirus: UK Government minister tests positive days after visiting No 10 - Bristol Post

  11-03-2020 08:15
  
  Coronavirus: UK Government minister tests positive days after visiting No 10  Bristol Post
  
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• Coronavirus: UK Government minister tests positive days after visiting No 10

  11-03-2020 08:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nadine Dorries attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week but now she is in isolation after being confirmed among the latest cases in the UK
  
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