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• Edward Colston statue graffiti will be preserved

  17-06-2020 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The conservation team preserving the fallen statue says the graffiti is now part of its story.
  
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• Police officer to appear in court charged with theft

  17-06-2020 22:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  PC Tim Silverwood is accused of stealing thousands of pounds
  
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• Maya Jama opens up about first love being shot dead in Bristol

  17-06-2020 21:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You feel like life is too short"
  
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• MPs warned our bus services face the axe because of social distancing

  17-06-2020 21:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “There is going to be a very significant challenge for a long time"
  
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• Mystery of what happened to controversial 'man in a bin statue' solved

  17-06-2020 20:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council staff were threatened by a group 'guarding it'
  
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• Tonight's winning Lotto numbers - updates

  17-06-2020 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Check your numbers here
  
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• What happened to Colston statue after it was pulled from harbour

  17-06-2020 19:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  All the details from the secret location where it is being stored
  
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• Online pub quizzes 'better organised' than council meeting

  17-06-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “I have pub quizzes every week that are better organised than this at the moment"
  
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• Lakota reveals plans for huge open-air event space

  17-06-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring you an entertainment experience like no other"
  
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• Thunderstorms batter Bristol - traffic, pictures and weather updates

  17-06-2020 18:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's torrential out there
  
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• Syrian refugee was placed in overcrowded home by council

  17-06-2020 18:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has apologised
  
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• Keith Tippett obituary

  17-06-2020 18:22
  
  Brilliant jazz pianist and composer who could make the outlands of modern music feel like the most hospitable of placesFew free-improvising musicians, singlemindedly stirring the soundworlds of lyricism, jagged dissonance, recognisable melody and raw noise, can bring audiences to stunned silence and leave stages to awed ovations. Even fewer are likely to have appearances at jazz clubs, contemporary-classical festivals and on Top of the Pops – but they were all in a lifetime’s work fo
  
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• CCTV issued following assault on teenage boy in Taunton

  17-06-2020 18:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re issuing CCTV images of a man we’d like to speak to about an assault on a 13-year-old boy in Taunton. The victim was punched and kicked in the face during the incident, which happened while he was sat in Parlour Fields, near Leycroft Road, between 4.45pm and 5.15pm on Tuesday 19 May. He suffered bruising and swelling and a possible fractured eye socket. The images aren’t as clear as we would...
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• 'Do not approach' this wanted man being hunted by police

  17-06-2020 18:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Call 999 immediately if you spot Faizan Mohammed
  
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• Businessman told judge 'dog ate my passport'

  17-06-2020 17:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He took millions in deposits for flats at the Grosvenor Hotel that were never built
  
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• Could Weston-super-Mare be getting its own Borough Market?

  17-06-2020 17:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council has said it wants to create a “much more outdoor society”
  
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• Search for wanted man Faizan Mohammed

  17-06-2020 17:27 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking the public’s help to find Faizan Mohammed. The 22-year-old is wanted after failing to attend Bristol Magistrates Court on Thursday 4 June. Mohammed is known to have links to the St Agnes and Stapleton Road areas of Bristol, as well as the Midlands. He is described as about 6ft 2ins and stocky. Anyone who sees him is asked not to approach him, but call 999 and give reference number...
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• Bristol should make peace with slavery past, says Colston descendent

  17-06-2020 17:24
  
  Exclusive: City should twin with metropolises in west African countries most affected by slavery, says Philip Colston RobinsA descendent of Edward Colston has written to Bristol’s mayor to suggest ways of “making peace with the past” such as twinning Bristol with cities in west African countries most affected by slaveryPhilip Colston Robins, a former university dean and treasury civil servant, told the Guardian he was disappointed that a peaceful demonstration with “a mor
  
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• Bristol should make peace with slavery past, says Colston descendant

  17-06-2020 17:24
  
  Exclusive: City should twin with metropolises in west Africa most affected by slavery, says Philip Colston RobinsA descendant of Edward Colston has written to Bristol’s mayor to suggest ways of “making peace with the past” such as twinning Bristol with cities in west African countries most affected by slaveryPhilip Colston Robins, a former university dean and treasury civil servant, told the Guardian he was disappointed that a peaceful demonstration with “a moral cause&rd
  
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• Bristol man charged with 16 offences

  17-06-2020 17:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of burglary offences committed in Clifton and central Bristol. Joshua Malone, of no fixed address, was charged with 16 offences including; one account of dwelling burglary, three accounts of non-dwelling burglary, one attempt non-dwelling burglary, seven accounts of fraud, one account of theft from motor vehicle...
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• More coronavirus deaths at Bristol care homes

  17-06-2020 17:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Only one area did not notify the health regulator of any COVID-19 deaths
  
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• Man arrested in Poland jailed for Lucasz Grabowski manslaughter

  17-06-2020 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Krystian Czelewicz pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Lucasz Grabowski who died in November 2018.
  
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• Cage fighter jailed for his role in killing Bristol man

  17-06-2020 16:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Krystian Czelewicz fled the UK after the fatal attack on Lukasz Grabowski but handed himself in in France
  
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• Resident 'scared and angry' as car tyres are slashed overnight

  17-06-2020 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Car tyres have been slashed in one area of Horfield
  
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• SGS College reopens for students to have face-to-face tutor sessions

  17-06-2020 16:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The college has taken the necessary steps to make sure staff and learners feel safe
  
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• Keynsham High Street could be closed to traffic

  17-06-2020 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I do hope they will not insist on closure"
  
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• 'Appalling' scammer who stole from the elderly jailed

  17-06-2020 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Some have said they cannot sleep since Jarvis broke in to their homes"
  
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• When seven hours of thunderstorms are due to hit Bristol

  17-06-2020 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The huge thunderstorms are expected to hit Bristol at 7pm
  
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• New electric scooter and bike shop opening in city centre

  17-06-2020 15:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pure Electric will offer a wide range of e-bikes, e-scooters and accessories
  
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• Week-long nudity festival to take place near Bristol

  17-06-2020 15:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nudefest, the UK's biggest naturist festival, was initially due to take place in July
  
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• Bristol jobs saved after retailer saved from brink of collapse

  17-06-2020 14:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Cribbs Causeway store has reopened today
  
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• Homes with 'wow factor' to be built on former school site

  17-06-2020 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was decided they will improve the area
  
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• The 'A House Through Time' house is up for sale

  17-06-2020 14:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "A rare chance to purchase one of Bristol's most historically significant homes"
  
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• House proposal is thrown out at the third time of asking

  17-06-2020 14:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But councillors have been warned of a possible appeal
  
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• Coronavirus: The places with no new cases for a week

  17-06-2020 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is still seeing a creeping rise, but two of its neighbours have gone seven days without a new case
  
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• Man comes forward over 'assault' at Bristol cenotaph

  17-06-2020 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He said he was struck at a rally where hundreds of football fans had come to "defend the cenotaph".
  
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• Swan gets a smelly rescue from sewage works

  17-06-2020 12:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He'd been there for days
  
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• Why fire engines were stationed again at the harbourside

  17-06-2020 12:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fire engines were seen outside the Arnolfini yesterday lunchtime
  
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• Mother reveals heartache of losing baby son

  17-06-2020 12:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Baby Zen died at just 27 days old after being born with complex heart problems
  
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• What it's like to have sickle cell as a university student

  17-06-2020 12:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s like everyone’s doing a 100 metre dash, but I'm doing hurdles"
  
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• Woman with sickle cell disorder told she would die after catching swine flu

  17-06-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It effects your muscles, your blood flow and your entire body"
  
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• What it's like to have to stop working because of sickle cell disorder

  17-06-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Evelyn Schiller who lives in Knowle had to stop working following her second heart attack
  
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• First explains why bus drivers don't have to wear face masks

  17-06-2020 11:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Face masks are compulsory for commuters on public transport
  
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• Huge surge in Bristol's homeless seeking help for addiction issues

  17-06-2020 11:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The number of homeless people in the city seeking help to tackle their addictions has quadrupled during lockdown
  
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• Mayor Marvin Rees reveals his mum was told to give him up

  17-06-2020 10:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mr Rees was also subject to racial abuse on Bristol's streets
  
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• Bristol best UK city for start-ups outside London - BusinessLive

  17-06-2020 10:07
  
  Bristol best UK city for start-ups outside London  BusinessLive
  
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• UWE Bristol students to access virtual internships across UK to prepare for 'new normal' - TechSPARK.co - TechSPARK

  17-06-2020 09:57
  
  UWE Bristol students to access virtual internships across UK to prepare for 'new normal' - TechSPARK.co  TechSPARK
  
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• UWE Bristol students to access virtual internships across UK to prepare for 'new normal' - TechSPARK

  17-06-2020 09:57
  
  UWE Bristol students to access virtual internships across UK to prepare for 'new normal'  TechSPARK
  
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• Bristol mayors clash over claim city left out of key decisions

  17-06-2020 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol's elected mayor warns the region could miss out on government cash if it does not work effectively.
  
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• Live coronavirus updates: 'Breakthrough' drug and latest case figures

  17-06-2020 09:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ministers are under pressure to provide a financial "lifeline" to families receiving Universal Credit during lockdown
  
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