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• Zoos and safari parks can reopen from next week

  09-06-2020 23:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drive-in cinemas will also be allowed to reopen from June 15
  
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• Man left with fractured eye socket after moped dispute

  09-06-2020 22:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset police are appealing for witnesses following an attack in South Gloucestershire
  
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• Coronavirus: RNLI expanding beach lifeguard cover

  09-06-2020 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There would usually be lifeguard patrols on 240 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands.
  
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• Man on bike brandishes knife near public toilets and throws bins

  09-06-2020 21:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim was punched twice in the back of the head outside Natwest on High Street
  
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• Colston 'maquette' statue still on display in a Bristol school

  09-06-2020 21:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Lots of it seemed normal at the time, but very weird now"
  
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• Men try to get statue out of harbour with pole

  09-06-2020 21:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Men wearing socks but no shoes descended on the floating harbour the day after the Black Lives Matter protest
  
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• Petition launched to rename Colston Hall after Big Jeff

  09-06-2020 20:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "He's at the heart of the local music scene and a true Bristol icon"
  
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• Bake-Off's Briony Williams hits out at Colston's Girls School

  09-06-2020 20:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We were told about all the good things he did for the city, founding our school being one of them. We were not educated about the fact that he brought 100,000 slaves over from West Africa"
  
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• Coronavirus figures for Bristol as 'R' rate concerns for south west continue

  09-06-2020 20:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An area has seen an increase of nine confirmed cases
  
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• Bristol poet's 'breathtaking' words about Colston go viral

  09-06-2020 20:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sir Philip Pullman and Malorie Blackman were among those who responded
  
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• Bristol-born England rugby star furious with BBC over photo mix-up

  09-06-2020 20:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Northampton Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam joined Genge in criticising the BBC after the mix up in a story about Bristol's Edward Colston statue being torn down
  
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• Council removes fallen stone from Edward Colston statue plinth

  09-06-2020 20:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators tipped the slave trader's statue into the floating harbour, but a large loose piece of the plinth remained on the ground
  
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• Popular brewpub at Finzels Reach to reopen

  09-06-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You'll be able to pick up beer and pizza to takeaway
  
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• Live results: Euromillions winning numbers for Tuesday, June 9

  09-06-2020 19:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• End the glorification of historic criminals like Colston and Clive | Letters

  09-06-2020 19:44
  
  Readers respond to the protest in which a statue of the Bristol slave trader Edward Colston was torn downOn my way to Parliament Square for Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest, I – for the first time – noticed the statue of Robert Clive in its place of honour near the Churchill War Rooms, a stone’s throw from 10 Downing Street and seemingly equidistant from Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster. One would imagine such a location ought to be dedicated to those
  
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• The Dan Brown-like symbols on Colston's plinth explained

  09-06-2020 19:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The animals and images which adorn the statue's pedestal have many symbolic meanings
  
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• Stone from Edward Colston's statue plinth disappears

  09-06-2020 19:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The loose piece of the plinth remained on Colston Avenue after Black Lives Matter protesters dumped the statue – but now it has gone
  
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• Bristol zoo warns it may never recover from coronavirus impact

  09-06-2020 18:14
  
  Zoo is among many appealing to government to allow them to reopen as lockdown eases Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the world’s oldest zoos has said it may never recover from the impact of the UK government’s decision not to allow it and other zoos to reopen as lockdown eases.Bristol Zoological Society, which was founded in 1835, has said its reserves have run out and it will lose £2.6m in July and August if it cannot open Bristol Zoo Ga
  
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• Jobs to be created in Bristol after company lands deals worth £350m

  09-06-2020 18:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The roles will include specialist engineering and manufacturing jobs
  
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• Prisoner jailed for gouging out eye threw hot water in the face of fellow inmate

  09-06-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Victoria Dicapita, who suffered a brain injury aged six, said she threw water on impulse and was sorry
  
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• Black-led organisations issue statement on Colston's statue

  09-06-2020 17:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “This is a pivotal moment in itself"
  
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• Police looking for walker of dogs who attacked sheep

  09-06-2020 17:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “This was a nasty attack that has left the family devastated"
  
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• League One season over as Rovers' final position is confirmed

  09-06-2020 17:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ben Garner's Bristol Rovers will finish in 14th place based on points per game
  
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• Huge emergency service presence at University of Withywood

  09-06-2020 16:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from Bedminster, Southmead, Temple and Weston fire stations attended the building on Queen's Road
  
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• These anti-racism protests show it's time for Britain to grapple with its difficult history | Olivette Otele

  09-06-2020 16:22
  
  The task now is to translate this despair and rage into commitment to work together towards racial equality
  We have spent more than a week experiencing turmoil, violence and soul searching following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Anti-racist groups mobilised people to support the Black Lives Matter movement across the US, and the rest of the world. In Britain, weekend protests culminated in Bristol with a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston being knocked from its plinth and th
  
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• Police slammed for "surrendering control" of Bristol's streets

  09-06-2020 16:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tory candidate Mark Shelford said frontline officers were “furious” at their “weak” leaders’ orders to stand by as protesters “took the law into their own hands”
  
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• Bristol Colston row: A city’s unease with its slave-built history

  09-06-2020 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Black Bristolians call for place names linked with the slave trade to be renamed.
  
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• Edward Colston: Bristol schools consider name change

  09-06-2020 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colston's Girls' School in Bristol says a statue of the slave trader has been removed from its site.
  
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• CCTV issued in robbery enquiry – Weston-super-Mare

  09-06-2020 15:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re releasing a CCTV image of man we need the public’s help to identify. We’d like to talk to the man following an attempted robbery and assault in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday 29 April. A 21-year-old man was threatened with a knife by a man on a bicycle who demanded his phone and wallet near to the toilets at Grove Park at approximately 7pm. The victim ran off but was pursued by the man who...
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• Hundreds expected to join 'act of solidarity' for Black Lives Matter

  09-06-2020 15:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The event is due to take place at Portishead Lake Grounds
  
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• School founded by Edward Colston 'considering name change'

  09-06-2020 15:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The name of our school does not always sit comfortably"
  
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• Call for memorial for 'slaves who built Britain' to be put up in Bristol

  09-06-2020 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Edward Colston enslaved more than 80,000 black people
  
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• Witness appeal after public indecency in Chard

  09-06-2020 15:42 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses to come forward following an incident of public indecency in Chard last week. A woman was walking from Henson Park when she saw an unknown male at about 8.30pm on Wednesday 3 June. She continued walking to the reservoir, where shortly afterwards she saw the same man again. He has at that point exposed himself to the woman. He is described as white, mid-20s, slim...
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• We know from South Africa that toppling statues is no silver bullet – but it's a start | Eusebius McKaiser

  09-06-2020 15:40
  
  In 2015, students at Cape Town university took down the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes. But what has truly changed since?Just over five years ago, a student at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, Chumani Maxwele, threw a bucket of shit at the bronze face of Cecil John Rhodes. He had transported it from a nearby township, Khayelitsha, all the way to campus, a journey itself representative of spatial planning under apartheid and deep inequality in a city that is a visceral reminder of
  
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• Bristol Cathedral to 'urgently' look at future of its Colston Window

  09-06-2020 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bishop of Bristol admits the Church has 'not done enough' to tackle racism & inequality
  
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• Future of Bristol Zoo and Wild Place Project 'seriously at stake'

  09-06-2020 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Government is forcing zoos to remain closed while other attractions can reopen
  
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• Banksy's idea for the future of toppled Edward Colston statue

  09-06-2020 14:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He said it 'caters for both' sides of the debate
  
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• Fire breaks out in south Bristol - traffic updates as buses diverted

  09-06-2020 14:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is building in the area
  
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• Ellis Genge: England star defends Edward Colston statue action

  09-06-2020 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol-born England rugby international Ellis Genge says the tearing down of the Edward Colston statue was "warranted".
  
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• Thousands raised to cover legal fees for people who toppled Colston

  09-06-2020 14:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A legal expert said he thinks those who removed the statue of Edward Colston will not be prosecuted
  
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• Appeal over assault which left man needing surgery – South Gloucestershire

  09-06-2020 13:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses following a GBH in South Gloucestershire. A man in his 50s was assaulted by three men aged in their late teens or early 20s on the footpath connecting Frampton Cotterell and Iron Acton at about 5.30pm on Wednesday, 6 May. The victim had challenged one of his attackers about riding a moped along the path prior to being assaulted. He sustained facial injuries in the...
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• Man sought after dogs attack sheep

  09-06-2020 13:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating an incident in South Gloucestershire last month where a sheep was attacked. The sheep had to be put down after being injured by a number of dogs on a smallholding in Lower Hazel, near Alveston. The dogs were being walked by their male owner on Saturday 16 May, at about 3.30pm, when the incident happened. The man left the scene before the police arrived, but two terrier dogs...
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• Multi million pound plans for long awaited bypass to take step forward

  09-06-2020 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors are due to meet to ratify £97 million in Government funding for the long awaited scheme
  
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• Excess deaths in UK pass 63500 since start of coronavirus outbreak - Bristol Live

  09-06-2020 13:08
  
  Excess deaths in UK pass 63500 since start of coronavirus outbreak  Bristol Live
  
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• Help us find wanted Jamie Spencer – Yeovil

  09-06-2020 12:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are asking for help to trace a man wanted on recall to prison. Jamie Spencer, aged 47, is also sought in connection with burglary offences in Yeovil. He is believed to be in the Yeovil area.
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• The Bristol street names that Susanna Reid finds "chilling"

  09-06-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Susanna Reid revealed her "skin crawled" at some of the mention of these street names live on GMB
  
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• Appeal after attempt to take woman’s bag – Taunton

  09-06-2020 11:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and information after a man attempted to take a vulnerable woman’s bag in Taunton. It happened at about 1.30pm on Monday 4 May at a bus stop opposite Nightingale House, East Reach. The woman, who is in her 50s, called to report that a man on a bicycle had followed her, asking for money, and she had pushed him away when he reached for her bag. The suspect is described...
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• Colston statue - the 83 minutes from plinth to harbour

  09-06-2020 11:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What exactly happened on Sunday?
  
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• Calls for statue of activist Roy Hackett to replace Colston's

  09-06-2020 11:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Edward Colston's statue was torn down and dumped into the harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest
  
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• Bristol company asks to be paid in food instead of cash

  09-06-2020 11:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The tech business is based at Bristol & Bath Science Park
  
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