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• More deaths in Bristol hospitals as new covid-19 cases increase

  06-05-2020 22:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Southmead Hospital saw 15 coronavirus deaths last week
  
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• NHS worker 'felt violated' after attack by gang armed with slingshot

  06-05-2020 21:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lisa Ferrariworks at Southmead Hospital
  
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• Shop which had 'drug dealing issues' given alcohol licence

  06-05-2020 21:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rehan Food Stores on Stapleton Road has new management
  
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• LIVE Lotto results: Toight's winning National Lottery numbers

  06-05-2020 20:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The £5M jackpot must be won tonight
  
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• Banksy unveils new artwork paying tribute to NHS nurses

  06-05-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Game Changer has been displayed in Southampton General Hospital
  
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• Residents warned of increase in HGVs due to power line work

  06-05-2020 19:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More lorries will be travelling through Portbury as part of a major project to build a new 37 mile power line
  
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• Some tips are reopening but only visit 'if you absolutely have to'

  06-05-2020 19:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rules will be in place
  
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• New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital

  06-05-2020 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The piece depicts a young boy discarding his superhero toys in favour of a model of an NHS nurse.
  
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• Police update after woman sexually assaulted at Motion

  06-05-2020 18:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 20s was attacked at the Avon Street venue
  
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• easyJet announces 39 more flights a week from Bristol Airport

  06-05-2020 18:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  After the coroanvirus lockdown ends, of course
  
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• Coronavirus: Artist paints dog portraits for isolated health workers

  06-05-2020 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Camilla Frederick took on the project after being inspired by the #portraitsforNHSheroes campaign.
  
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• Man admits assaulting police officer on Christmas Eve

  06-05-2020 18:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He pleaded guilty to assaulting three people
  
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• VE Day street party with a difference planned despite lockdown

  06-05-2020 17:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  75 years on from the first
  
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• Man inflicted 'savage' beating on his own grandma

  06-05-2020 17:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "She suffered an extremely unpleasant, frightening attack in her own home"
  
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• How Bristol City Council works will be very different after coronavirus

  06-05-2020 17:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “The new normal will be different to what the normal was before"
  
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• Baby whose death in Bristol hospital sparked murder inquiry is named

  06-05-2020 17:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The inquest into the four-month-old baby's death has been opened
  
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• Man in court over incident in St Paul’s

  06-05-2020 16:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A Bristol man has appeared in court today (Wednesday 6 April) charged with threatening behaviour while possessing a bladed article in a public place. Phillip Barrett, of Wilder Street, was arrested in St Paul’s on Monday afternoon. The 38-year-old was remanded in custody at today’s hearing at Bristol Magistrates Court. He is next due to appear in Bristol Crown Court on Monday 1 June. A 28-year-old...
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• Litter louts are using empty flower planters as rubbish bins

  06-05-2020 16:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It looks very unsightly"
  
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• Council rejects call to cordon off sections of roads for walkers and cyclists

  06-05-2020 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I don't see any need to make any changes at the moment"
  
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• Angry shopper 'abused woman' in Aldi

  06-05-2020 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are seeking the public's help to identify a man"
  
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• Bristol woman almost died with symptoms that baffled doctors

  06-05-2020 16:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She is celebrating her 21st by raising money for lifesavers at Bristol Royal Infirmary
  
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• County lines drug dealer caught red-handed outside his own home

  06-05-2020 16:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He had drugs and cash on him, and more drugs inside
  
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• Bristol could be first city in the world to trial 'Uber-style' bus system

  06-05-2020 15:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Strict social distancing rules will also mean there will only be 20 seats available on a double decker bus
  
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• Josie Gibson gives tour of Bristol home and viewers are confused

  06-05-2020 15:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Big Brother winner was advised by celebrity designer Kelly Hoppen
  
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• CCTV appeal over public order incident

  06-05-2020 15:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are investigating reports of a public offence at a supermarket in Longwell Green. A woman, in her 40s, reported being verbally abused at Aldi at approximately 2pm on Thursday 16 April. We are seeking the public’s help to identify a man captured on CCTV that we want to speak to in connection with the incident. Anyone who recognises him, or has information which could help our investigation...
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• Update after armed police called to St Pauls

  06-05-2020 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Aman is appearing in court via video link today
  
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• Mammoth queues for Bristol KFC as drive-thru reopens - in pictures

  06-05-2020 15:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Shield Retail Park branch is one of the chicken chain's 55 drive-thrus now serving customers across the UK
  
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• Huge queues as KFC reopens drive-thru in Bristol - live updates

  06-05-2020 15:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The chicken chain is serving customers at Shield Retail Park in Filton
  
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• Huge queues as KFC reopens drive-thru in Bristol

  06-05-2020 15:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The chicken chain is serving customers at Shield Retail Park in Filton
  
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• Coronavirus: Temporary morgue set up at council depot in Yate

  06-05-2020 14:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The temporary mortuary is already in use after the number of deaths locally overwhelmed storage capacity at funeral directors
  
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• Live updates: Virgin Media customers across UK reporting loss of internet - Bristol Live

  06-05-2020 14:41
  
  Live updates: Virgin Media customers across UK reporting loss of internet  Bristol Live
  
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• Updates: Virgin Media customers reporting loss of internet

  06-05-2020 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Problems with broadband and TV reception have been reported
  
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• Appeal after burglary at Mole Valley Farmers, Standerwick

  06-05-2020 14:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after a burglary at Mole Valley Farmers in Standerwick, Frome. It happened overnight Thursday 30 April to Friday 1 May, between 12.45am and 2.45am. The thieves cut down a hedge before cutting through a fence and breaking in through a brick wall. They stole Stihl chainsaws and hedge trimmers. It’s believed three people and one or more vehicles were involved.
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• Dozens of dead fish left in river in Clevedon

  06-05-2020 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Investigation has been launched by the Environment Agency
  
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• Boundaries 'blurred' over Avon and Somerset deputy PCC appointment

  06-05-2020 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable Andy Marsh and PCC Sue Mountstevens have defended the appointment of John Smith.
  
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• Firefighters save home from 'major damage' after loft fire

  06-05-2020 13:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out last night
  
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• Less than half of coronavirus deaths in Bristol have been in hospitals

  06-05-2020 13:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Care home deaths contributed to almost half of the latest figures
  
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• Woman injured in incident at traveller site

  06-05-2020 13:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The air ambulance landed in a nearby field
  
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• Sergeant Cocking denies sex with woman he gave a lift

  06-05-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cocking is accused of sex in a squad car in Weston-super-Mare
  
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• Man arrested and drugs and cash seized

  06-05-2020 13:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man in his 20s has been arrested after officers seized drugs and cash in Bridgwater. On 30 April officers, who were acting on information provided to them, stopped a man in Friarn Avenue at about 4.45pm. He was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Two bags of vegetable matter were seized, together with a large amount of cash. A bag containing a lump of yellow/white powder in a sealed bag was...
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• Boots wants Covid-19 swab testers to work for free at Bristol Airport

  06-05-2020 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The site is recruiting volunteers to work alongside paid testers
  
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• Rural parts of UK could come out of lockdown before cities - Bristol Live

  06-05-2020 12:51
  
  Rural parts of UK could come out of lockdown before cities  Bristol Live
  
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• What's happening for VE Day in Bristol - and how to make bunting

  06-05-2020 11:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People will be able to celebrate from the safety of their own homes
  
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• Council to decide on compulsory purchase of Weston's Birnbeck Pier

  06-05-2020 11:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Vital repairs are needed to the historic structure
  
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• Ikea plans to reopen stores across the UK later this month - Bristol Live

  06-05-2020 10:50
  
  Ikea plans to reopen stores across the UK later this month  Bristol Live
  
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• Wanted man Scott Brain arrested

  06-05-2020 10:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man wanted by police has been arrested. Scott Brain was arrested yesterday (Tuesday 5 May) in the centre of Bristol following a public appeal being issued last week. We’d like to thank the public for their help in providing information and sharing our appeal.
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• Police helicopter used to catch man having a seaside picnic

  06-05-2020 10:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'This person had a total lack of respect to the rules currently put in place'
  
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• Recycling centres across Bristol region set to reopen

  06-05-2020 09:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'This will ensure that more waste can be properly disposed of and we avoid the likelihood of fly-tipping'
  
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• Man jailed after crimewave in Weston and Bristol

  06-05-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He stole drink, perfume, sandwiches worth more than £1,600
  
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• Hamilton House owners make fresh attempt to turn building into flats

  06-05-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new applications seek consent for 27 units
  
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