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• Why protesters cycled round Bristol with big foam rollers

  12-05-2020 22:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group would like the council to introduce temporary cycle lanes
  
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• Why protesters cycled around Bristol with big foam rollers

  12-05-2020 22:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group would like the council to introduce temporary cycle lanes
  
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• Krispy Kreme reopens Avonmeads branch

  12-05-2020 22:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drive thrus and stores reopened today
  
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• What Bristol headteachers have said about schools reopening

  12-05-2020 21:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We don’t want to rush our decisions"
  
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• Coronavirus: Can university students get a fee refund? And other questions

  12-05-2020 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can university students get a fee refund? and other questions answered by BBC experts.
  
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• Top DJs to play live streamed Rave on Avon event

  12-05-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are hoping to give you a slice of the Bristol music scene that we are all missing so much"
  
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• Abnormal load travelling at 12mph on M4 and M32 could cause delays

  12-05-2020 20:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a traffic warning
  
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• Fears Weston-super-Mare could be inundated with daytrippers

  12-05-2020 20:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tourism bosses say they are already taking calls from people from London and Birmingham planning to visit Weston this weekend
  
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• LIVE: Euromillions winning numbers for May 12

  12-05-2020 19:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Bath MP says cancelling half marathon 'probably would have saved many lives'

  12-05-2020 19:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Organisers said the race went ahead in line with safety advice
  
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• Brussels Airlines cancels route to Bristol Airport

  12-05-2020 19:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bosses say they have been forced to take 'substantial and indispensable measures'
  
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• Watch as cute seal has fun in the sea near Clevedon

  12-05-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The seal has been spotted splashing about and enjoying the sunshine in the Bristol Channel over the past few days
  
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• Man jailed after attacking boy who suffered neck and facial injuries

  12-05-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He initially told police the boy’s injuries were caused by him falling down stairs
  
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• Another mobile testing site in Bristol region being considered

  12-05-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after South Gloucestershire councillors said Bristol Airport was not easy for its key workers to get to
  
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• Bristol goes 24 hours without any new coronavirus cases

  12-05-2020 18:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The latest daily statistics have recorded no new positive tests
  
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• National Trust 'working on plans to reopen'

  12-05-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Visitors’ experience is likely to be different when paying to enter venues
  
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• Why you might hear your neighbours clapping in Bristol tonight

  12-05-2020 17:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The one-off show of appreciation will celebrate people working to help the homeless
  
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• People in Bristol urged to walk on the left

  12-05-2020 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If we can get people in our pavements all walking in the same direction, it is a small thing but also a big thing - increasing the likelihood of us being able to socially distance"
  
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• Council respond to pubs which opened over bank holiday weekend

  12-05-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One bar said it approached the plan 'responsibly'
  
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• Coronavirus: Bristol photographer captures 'resilience' in lockdown

  12-05-2020 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Bowcott is taking doorstep portraits of households as part of The Covid Chronicles.
  
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• Roadworks on Anchor Road expected to last until June

  12-05-2020 16:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The works will start tomorrow at 8am and last until Thursday June 11 or sooner
  
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• Live Coronavirus updates: Bristol cases, UK news, update on furlough scheme - Bristol Live

  12-05-2020 16:02
  
  Live Coronavirus updates: Bristol cases, UK news, update on furlough scheme  Bristol Live
  
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• Zoo farm appeals for cash to feed animals during pandemic

  12-05-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Noah's Ark Zoo Farm needs to raise £8,000 to ensure its animals can eat next month
  
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• Man 'armed with makeshift weapon' threatened to strangle woman

  12-05-2020 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anthony Rishton has been jailed
  
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• No move to 'strengthen role of councillors' despite recommendation

  12-05-2020 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Bristol's universities found that having an elected mayor has made city leadership stronger and more visible, but also said it results in "an over-concentration of power in the hands of a single leader”
  
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• Man jailed after admitting assault

  12-05-2020 15:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been jailed after pleading guilty to an assault on a young child. Kyle Lawrence was sentenced at Bristol Magistrates Court on Wednesday 6 May after admitting one count of assault by beating. The victim, who the court ordered should not be identified publicly, suffered injuries on 4 December 2019 in Bristol. Lawrence, of no fixed address, initially told police the boy’s...
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• McDonald's reopening all restaurant drive-thrus in early June

  12-05-2020 15:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are 10 McDonald's drive-thrus in Bristol
  
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• Subway reopens 600 UK stores - the full list - Bristol Post

  12-05-2020 14:56
  
  Subway reopens 600 UK stores - the full list  Bristol Post
  
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• Earliest date hairdressers and barbershops can reopen

  12-05-2020 14:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said when personal care services could return
  
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• Police want to find this woman in connection with Waitrose thefts

  12-05-2020 14:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers say she has information to help with enquiries
  
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• Travel disruption expected as bridge transported to Bath

  12-05-2020 14:05 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re alerting road users to potential disruption on Tuesday 19 May when an abnormal load travels through our area. Sections of a bridge are being transported from Belgium to Bath. On Tuesday morning, 19 May, two loads will be escorted by police along the M4, M32, A4174, A4, A36 and A367 to Corn Street, Bath. Each is 5.2m wide and 34m long and is expected to travel no faster than 12mph.
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• Alex Rodman: League One and Two players 'worried' about football return

  12-05-2020 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players in Leagues One and Two are wary of returning to football, Bristol Rovers midfielder Alex Rodman says.
  
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• Pret reopens store in city centre for takeaway and delivery

  12-05-2020 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two Pret stores have reopened in Bristol
  
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• Inquiry launched after discovery of bones on cliff face

  12-05-2020 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is understood the bones were discovered by a member of the public
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: Lockdown provides 'perfect triggers' for gambling addiction warns charity

  12-05-2020 13:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than three per cent of the population are deemed to be at risk
  
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• Coronavirus: What are the new travel quarantine rules?

  12-05-2020 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What do you need to know if you're planning to fly during the Covid-19 pandemic?
  
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• Factory closes after outbreak of coronavirus

  12-05-2020 13:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An employee tested positive for covid-19 at the beginning of the month
  
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• Huge drive-in cinema coming to Bristol

  12-05-2020 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Each film screening will also include live stand-up comedy, a silent car disco and more
  
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• Subway reopens 600 stores - including five in Bristol

  12-05-2020 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The stores are open for deliveries
  
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• What time is Rishi Sunak's update on the fourlough scheme?

  12-05-2020 12:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He will be updating the Commons on the job retention scheme
  
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• Coronavirus: Bus firms face struggle as lockdown eases

  12-05-2020 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Safety concerns and warnings against public transport will affect the industry, it says.
  
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• Joint investigation sees man appear in court charged with online child sexual abuse

  12-05-2020 11:42 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has appeared in court charged with two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two counts of blackmail following a joint investigation by Avon and Somerset Police and West Midlands Police. Nicky Hollyoak, 30, of Hunton Road, Birmingham, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court yesterday where he was remanded in custody pending a further hearing on 8 June.
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• Signs put on pub beer garden tables to stop people using them

  12-05-2020 11:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after people crowded into the pub garden during the sunny weekend
  
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• Travellers leave trail of mess - including human excrement - in village lay-by

  12-05-2020 10:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Clean up operation underway after travellers parked illegally in lay by in Portbury move off
  
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• Donate a selfie to help NHS staff in Bristol

  12-05-2020 10:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Let's say thank you to Bristol NHS staff on International Nurses Day
  
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• Accidental shed fire causes severe damage

  12-05-2020 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters attended the blaze
  
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• 8312 coronavirus deaths in care homes taking UK total over 40000 - Bristol Live

  12-05-2020 10:42
  
  8312 coronavirus deaths in care homes taking UK total over 40000  Bristol Live
  
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• Man jailed for 90mph car chase with child in his car

  12-05-2020 10:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wayne Smith was trying to evade officers on the motorway when he lost control
  
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• Nannies and childminders can return to work

  12-05-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nurseries will have to wait until after June 1 to open
  
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• Council turns off faulty but hilarious automatic transcription service

  12-05-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Maybe we can use it when we release Director's Cut extras on the DVD boxed set of cabinet meetings."
  
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