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• Six-year-old following in Captain Tom's footsteps - reaches £100k

  21-04-2020 21:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Frank has pledged to walk 10 metres every day to raise money for NHS charities
  
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• This is why military helicopters were flying over Bristol today

  21-04-2020 21:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They were also spotted earlier in the month
  
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• Travellers' caravans move onto playing fields

  21-04-2020 21:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are aware of their presence
  
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• Two further people die from coronavirus in Bristol

  21-04-2020 20:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are now almost 500 confirmed cases in Bristol
  
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• Caravan firm get £5,000 penalty after boss made 'offensive' remark

  21-04-2020 20:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Simon Howard, marketing director of Bailey of Bristol, made the remark to an employee who has since left the business
  
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• Man who just moved to Spain has no idea when he will next see wife

  21-04-2020 20:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It's been terribly difficult"
  
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• Euromillions winning numbers for Tuesday, April 21

  21-04-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Coronavirus: Boy, 6, with spina bifida doubles fundraising in 24 hours

  21-04-2020 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Frank Mills was inspired by Captain Tom Moore to begin his own personal walking challenge.
  
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• One in four of all Covid-19 Bristol deaths were in care homes

  21-04-2020 18:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  And more than half of all of Bristol's death during mid-April were related to coronavirus
  
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• 1000 businesses in North Som have Government financial support

  21-04-2020 18:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Across the West of England £99million has been handed out, out of a possible £213million
  
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• Bristol Youth empowerment group win Queen’s Award

  21-04-2020 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group Babbasa will continue supporting young people experiencing anxiety and loss.
  
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• Help needed to send man found dead in River Avon back to Kenya

  21-04-2020 18:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol relatives of Seth Odongo Aloo are calling on people to help them raise the money required to send him to his parents' home
  
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• TV presenter backs Bristol Zoo's plea for donations

  21-04-2020 17:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Supporters have raised more than £13,000 so far to see the zoo through a difficult time
  
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• Ashton Gate testing figures will not be made public

  21-04-2020 16:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The drive-thru coronavirus test centre has been set up the stadium's car park for NHS staff
  
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• Covid-19 video in 8 languages made after BME group make up third of all infected

  21-04-2020 16:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's hoped the video will help keep everyone updated with crucial information
  
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• Zoo farm announces death of 'loved' Bengal Tiger Khan

  21-04-2020 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Keepers at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm described Khan as a 'huge character'
  
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• Coronavirus: Pub landlords in scrap lockdown rents plea

  21-04-2020 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Campaign for Real Ale says it expects many pubs to close if rents are not temporarily scrapped.
  
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• George Hankins: Gloucestershire batsman charged with drink-driving

  21-04-2020 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire batsman George Hankins is due to appear in court after a crash in Cobham, Surrey.
  
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• Alcohol use in pregnancy linked to adolescent depression

  21-04-2020 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The study was conducted by Bristol University
  
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• Man jailed for burgling 88-year-old woman’s home – Yeovil

  21-04-2020 16:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for burgling the home of an 88-year-old woman in Yeovil. Stefan Ayres, 45, of no fixed abode, appeared by video link at Taunton Crown Court on Friday 17 April. He was sentenced to 876 days in custody after admitting the offence. The burglary happened on Valentine’s Day and was reported by a witness who took a photograph of a man behaving suspiciously at the property in...
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• Clean air zone for Bristol given go-ahead - but diesel ban uncertain

  21-04-2020 15:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Private vehicles may also be charged as Government asks Bristol City Council to consider alternatives to diesel ban
  
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• All the Queen's Award for Enterprise winners in Bristol

  21-04-2020 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The awards are the highest UK Government accolade for a British business
  
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• Furlough 'loophole' leaves mother without work and pay

  21-04-2020 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She is among thousands of people campaigning for a change in government policy
  
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• Burglary suspect arrested thanks to witness and PCSO

  21-04-2020 15:19 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of burglary at a building site thanks to a call from a witness and the local knowledge of a PCSO. The vigilant witness spotted someone on the premises in Forton Road, Chard, and called it in as the site is closed due to the coronavirus lockdown. The call came at about 12.40pm on Sunday 19 April. While officers deployed to the main gate, PCSO Joshua Andrew went to...
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• Ministers issue new advice for parents struggling with 'lockdown'

  21-04-2020 14:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The government's furlough scheme was launched today
  
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• People asked not to go to bluebell woods after 'a deluge' of visitors

  21-04-2020 14:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people each year head to Prior's Wood in Portbury each year to enjoy the stunning display of bluebells
  
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• 'Legendary' Bristol University professor dies of coronavirus

  21-04-2020 14:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "He was a hero to younger generations of researchers, who will be dearly missed"
  
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• Heartbreak as 'amazing' Bristol music venue 'closes indefinitely'

  21-04-2020 14:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Those were the days books will be written about"
  
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• This is when garden waste collections will resume in South Gloucestershire

  21-04-2020 14:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They had to be temporarily suspended due to staff shortages
  
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• How to watch Bruce Springsteen perform live from your living room

  21-04-2020 14:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Boss is performing live as part of a Covid-19 fundraiser
  
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• M32 fuel spillage causes lane closure as fire service called

  21-04-2020 13:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Highways England confirmed a lane closure after the spill on the M32 southbound
  
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• Covid-19 tests to be done 'almost immediately' in north somerset

  21-04-2020 13:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The commitment came after care home owner Peter Allen said his staff had been placed in a horrendous position of wanting to care for one of their former residents – who tested positive and subsequently died – but knowing that other vulnerable lives would have been put at risk
  
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• As Childline calls rise Bristol mayor appeals to public to help

  21-04-2020 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In the last three weeks the helpline has spoken to more than 1,700 kids who got in touch with concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Meet Jet the fire service dog who detects deliberate fires

  21-04-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was picked by Avon and Somerset Fire Service at a young age due to his drive for play
  
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• Derelict building believed to have been set on fire deliberately

  21-04-2020 13:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters attended from Yatton, Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon
  
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• Bike stolen in overnight burglary

  21-04-2020 12:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are seeking witnesses to a burglary in Weston-super-Mare last week. A garage was broken into and a bicycle stolen in Brighton Road between 10pm on Monday 13 April and 9am the following morning. CCTV enquiries are being undertaken and show a person, wearing an orange jacket, we would like to speak to in connection with our investigation. The bike is described as cyan and grey...
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• Six police vehicles called to crash scene as pedestrian injured

  21-04-2020 12:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A heavy police presence was seen on Long Cross
  
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• UK's biggest airports see huge drop in flights since pandemic - Bristol Live

  21-04-2020 12:12
  
  UK's biggest airports see huge drop in flights since pandemic  Bristol Live
  
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• UK's biggest airports see huge drop in flights since Covid crisis - Bristol Live

  21-04-2020 12:12
  
  UK's biggest airports see huge drop in flights since Covid crisis  Bristol Live
  
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• Police and firefighters called to 'deliberate' caravan fire

  21-04-2020 11:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from Kingswood and Hicks Gate were called to the scene
  
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• Council telephone numbers cloned by scammers

  21-04-2020 11:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 50 people have reported the issue
  
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• Crowdfunder launched to help the most vulnerable wash their clothes

  21-04-2020 11:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “During these uncertain times, we are doing our best to support our local community and the city of Bristol as a whole."
  
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• Re-opened cemeteries will be used by people for daily exercise, claim

  21-04-2020 09:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council have been told by the Government to provide people access to grieve for their loved ones
  
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• Argos update to customers on stores, delivery and collection

  21-04-2020 09:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chief executive Mike Coupe has explained how shopping at Argos and Sainsbury's is being affected by coronavirus
  
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• Bristol bike store earmarked for closure is saved

  21-04-2020 09:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A total of 10 jobs at the branch in Bristol have been saved
  
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• Coronavirus: PPE window protests begin in Bristol

  21-04-2020 09:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People in one street in Bristol have turned their 'Support the NHS' signs into calls for more PPE
  
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• Coronavirus vaccine: When will we have one?

  21-04-2020 08:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We answer some of the big questions about vaccines and how long one for coronavirus could take.
  
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• Baby goat rescued from cliff edge after becoming separated from mum

  21-04-2020 08:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Baby goat's 'harrowing' cries for help were heard by member of public who rang for help
  
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• Bristol deaths rise and supermarket's changes - coronavirus latest

  21-04-2020 08:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We will have Covid-19 updates as they come in from Bristol and across the UK
  
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• UK weather: Another warm, sunny day with clear skies predicted - Bristol Post

  21-04-2020 07:04
  
  UK weather: Another warm, sunny day with clear skies predicted  Bristol Post
  
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