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• Latest confirmed coronavirus cases in Bristol for April 29

  29-04-2020 22:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was an increase of nine reported cases
  
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• Man who recklessly infected women with HIV is jailed

  29-04-2020 21:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You were prepared to play Russian roulette with your partners' health"
  
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• BBC sells off Grade II listed buildings in Bristol

  29-04-2020 21:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were offers for the properties from a variety of bidders
  
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• These are the garden centres still trading in and around Bristol

  29-04-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many are still offering a delivery service and have seen huge demand
  
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• Customer describes shop's social distancing as 'disaster'

  29-04-2020 20:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Since this pandemic has happened, I think it's the worst risk of exposure to the virus I've had"
  
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• LIVE Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday, April 29

  29-04-2020 20:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people could win big tonight
  
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• Call 999 if you see this wanted Bristol man

  29-04-2020 19:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have warned people not to approach him
  
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• Two teens arrested after robberies in Yate during coroanvirus lockdown

  29-04-2020 19:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old and 17-year-old were targeted by robbers
  
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• Woman bailed on suspicion of attempted murder following Knowle stabbing

  29-04-2020 19:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim's condition is now stable
  
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• Confirmed: Lakota to be turned into flats and offices

  29-04-2020 18:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The decision comes as a huge blow for Bristol's nightlife scene
  
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• Temporary mortuary in Bristol may not be needed

  29-04-2020 17:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Let’s hope we can get through this crisis without needing to use it'
  
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• Staying home will not mean we lose the spirit of Ramadhan

  29-04-2020 17:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Farooq Siddique says that, despite coronavirus closing places of worship, the true essence of Ramadhan will be unchanged for Bristol's Muslims
  
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• Council says it will reintroduce parking charges - but NHS staff are exempt

  29-04-2020 17:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council paused parking charges on March 25 due to the coronavirus crisis
  
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• Subtitles for council's first ever virtual meeting deliver bizarre transcript

  29-04-2020 16:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Steve Jobs and Barack Obama even got an unintentional mention during South Gloucestershire Council's cabinet meeting
  
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• Council's first ever virtual meeting delivers bizarre transcript

  29-04-2020 16:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Steve Jobs and Barack Obama even got an unintentional mention during South Gloucestershire Council's cabinet meeting
  
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• Appeal to find wanted man Scott Brain

  29-04-2020 16:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking the public’s help to find Scott Brain from Bristol. He is wanted following a breach of bail conditions. The 32-year-old is known to frequent Bristol city centre, especially areas around the Harbourside and Broadmead. He is described as white, approximately 6ft and slim. He has blue eyes, brown hair and beard, and two tattoos on his neck – one of a scorpion and one of the name Jade.
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• Man admits dealing cocaine during coronavirus lockdown

  29-04-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old had drugs at his home
  
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• Paddlesteamer The Waverley may not return to sail this year

  29-04-2020 15:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Operators say they are keeping the situation under 'constant review'
  
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• Businessman jailed for lying about name after getting off private jet

  29-04-2020 15:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Richard Malcolm Powell, 59, also lied about his date of birth, address and telephone number
  
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• Older brother who joined machete attack in Bristol avoids jail

  29-04-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The judge said Karl Van-Meir has 'sorted his head out' since
  
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• Ex-serviceman makes 'miraculous' recovery after heart transplant

  29-04-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Phillip Hardwell needed 11 operations in total but is now back at home with his family
  
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• Easton man raises over £1,000 to help rebuild fire damaged adventure playground

  29-04-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We’ve created a world where young people are always looking for a consumer product to make them feel valid - it's never going to work"
  
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• You Are Not Alone – Police launch domestic abuse campaign to victims and survivors to seek help

  29-04-2020 14:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are urging anyone who is dealing with domestic abuse, or anyone who is concerned that someone they know could be dealing with domestic abuse, to come forward and ask for help. The force is supporting the national campaign ‘You Are Not Alone’, which aims to spread the message that there continues to be support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse despite the current restrictions...
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• Man remanded in custody after pleading guilty to drug offences

  29-04-2020 14:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man from Bristol will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Gary Harding, 49, appeared via video link at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday 27 April. He was arrested on Friday 24 April after a warrant was carried out at his home address in Gatcombe Road, in Hartcliffe. Officers discovered suspected class A and class B drugs and items...
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• Bristol City fans accidentally issued refunds

  29-04-2020 14:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Sport confirm supporters who received payment after an error by World Pay will not have to return it
  
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• Two arrested over robberies of teenagers – Yate

  29-04-2020 14:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We arrested two teenage boys on Monday 27 April in connection with two robberies in Yate. The robberies happened on Tuesday 21 April and involved a 17-year-old being robbed of cash in Abbotswood and a 13-year-old being robbed of his bike on Westerleigh Common. The bike has since been returned. Enquiries continue and the suspects have been released on bail. We continue to ask anyone with...
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• Toilet-dwelling lizard inconveniences Bristol man

  29-04-2020 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unwelcome surprises in the toilet are 10 a penny, but this one takes some beating.
  
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• Controversial plans to fell hundreds of trees at ancient hillfort put on hold

  29-04-2020 13:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Work to fell hundreds of trees at Worlebury Camp Iron Age Hillfort have now been delayed until winter 2021/22
  
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• Police reveal the busiest weekend so far for lockdown breaches in Bristol

  29-04-2020 13:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The force has given a breakdown for every weekend in April
  
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• Lidl shopper 'disappointed and disgusted' by lack of social distancing

  29-04-2020 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But the supermarket said the workers are "from the same household"
  
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• Coronavirus could leave Bristol with 50,000 unemployed, warns mayor Marvin Rees

  29-04-2020 13:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bleak scenario is based on a forecast by two eminent economics professors
  
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• Man found dead in Avonmouth identified

  29-04-2020 13:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  His body was found more than a month ago
  
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• Historic farm could be transformed into new eco-friendly community

  29-04-2020 12:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dozens of sustainable and affordable self-build homes could be built on the site
  
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• People urged to be aware of ticks while taking daily exercise

  29-04-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ticks - which carry potentially fatal infections such as Lyme Disease- become more prevalent between May and September
  
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• GWR train named after Captain Tom Moore

  29-04-2020 11:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Great Western Railway train will reenter service tomorrow
  
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• Latest coronavirus updates as millions more eligible for testing - Bristol Live

  29-04-2020 11:36
  
  Latest coronavirus updates as millions more eligible for testing  Bristol Live
  
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• Relive the best moments from Prince William and Kate's wedding

  29-04-2020 11:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They have now been married for nine years
  
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• Captain Tom: Train named in honour of NHS fundraiser

  29-04-2020 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The high-speed train will enter service on Thursday, Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday.
  
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• Detectives identify man found dead in Avonmouth

  29-04-2020 11:05 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Detectives have now identified a man whose body was found submerged in water off Boundary Road in Avonmouth in March. He’s been formally identified as a 20-year-old man from London who had been living in Bristol at the time of his death. DCI James Riccio said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the man’s family at this very difficult time. The cause of death remains inconclusive, but we’re not...
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• Help us to find owners of these power tools

  29-04-2020 10:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have seized three large garden power tools and trying to reunite them with their owners. The items – a power washer and two garden strimmers – were recovered from a property in the Bournville area of Weston-super-Mare as part of an-going police investigation. The items recovered are: a MacAllister power wash (white and black with blue button); a McCullock Timmac 210 garden strimmer (yellow and...
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• The most ridiculous Google searches during lockdown

  29-04-2020 10:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 + the Internet = some very strange results
  
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• Kate Garraway opens up about 'torture' of husband being in coma

  29-04-2020 10:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He is in intensive care with covid-19
  
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• Fears of 'drink-fuelled youths' thwart shop's bid to sell late-night booze

  29-04-2020 09:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We have a somewhat spicy neighbourhood sometimes"
  
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• Where in UK has been worst hit by the economic downturn - Bristol Live

  29-04-2020 09:46
  
  Where in UK has been worst hit by the economic downturn  Bristol Live
  
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• Inside the Bristol homes being let for £524 a month - including bills

  29-04-2020 08:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Fishponds development is the first of its kind in the country
  
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• Latest coronavirus updates as millions more eligible for testing

  29-04-2020 08:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We should get an up to date covid-19 UK death toll today, including deaths in hospitals, care homes and the community
  
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• Coronavirus: Woman, 23, asked to make life decisions on phone

  29-04-2020 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chloe Ball-Hopkins, who has muscular dystrophy, was asked if she wanted a Do Not Resuscitate order on her file.
  
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• Costa explains price increase as it reopens Bristol branch

  29-04-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 25 per cent increases are in addition to a £3.50 delivery fee
  
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• True death toll of coronavirus in UK to be revealed today - Bristol Live

  29-04-2020 07:26
  
  True death toll of coronavirus in UK to be revealed today  Bristol Live
  
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• We've done it! Arms Around Bristol campaign hits £10k target

  29-04-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Money raised will help charitable and voluntary organisations across the Bristol area
  
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