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• Update on murder investigation – Highbridge

  26-06-2020 23:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Enquiries are continuing after a murder investigation was launched following the death of a man in Highbridge. A 44-year-old man was arrested and has this evening been detained in secure accommodation under the care of mental health services. Officers remain at the scene and patrols have been increased as a result. We were called to Edithmead Lane area at approximately 2.30pm yesterday (Thursday...
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• Elinor Snowsill believes Wales women will benefit from Bristol link-up

  26-06-2020 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elinor Snowsill believes having eight Wales women team-mates at Bristol can only help her nation's cause at international level.
  
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• 'Lazy and selfish' visitors to Bristol park slammed as bins overflow

  26-06-2020 21:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It's never been so busy as in the last month or so"
  
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• Terrified Bristol mum bombarded with 'racist death threats'

  26-06-2020 21:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “My daughter said afterwards, ‘Mum, I was born in Bristol. This is my country’”
  
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• 'A bullet hit a tree' - Headteacher tells of gun drama at school

  26-06-2020 20:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "That significantly escalated the situation - children were at risk"
  
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• Lottery live results: Tonight's winning Euromillions numbers

  26-06-2020 19:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The jackpot sits at £46Million
  
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• Pub 'on a knife edge' as pedestrianisation plans delayed

  26-06-2020 19:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council had planned to close St Nicholas Street to traffic
  
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• Pilates studio says small fitness centres should reopen

  26-06-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She does not think her business should be "bundled" into the same category as large chain gyms
  
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• Police find £220K cannabis farm in drugs raid

  26-06-2020 18:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Locals tipped off the police
  
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• Coronavirus cases and deaths rise in Bristol - latest figures

  26-06-2020 18:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There had been no new cases all week until today in Bristol
  
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• £220k worth of cannabis seized and man arrested in Fishponds, Bristol

  26-06-2020 17:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have discovered and seized in excess of 220 cannabis plants worth approximately £220k from a property in the Fishponds area of Bristol. The plants were located this morning by officers from Operation Remedy following information provided by members of the community. A man has been arrested in connection with this incident and remains in police custody with the investigation still ongoing.
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• Resident slams 'ridiculous weekly' fly-tipping outside home

  26-06-2020 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tyler-Jack Price says it has been happening for around a year and a half
  
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• Large crowds seen taking drugs and having sex at beauty spot

  26-06-2020 17:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents report seeing people using bushes as toilets, having sex and taking drugs in plain sight
  
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• What does Intu's collapse mean for The Mall at Cribbs Causeway?

  26-06-2020 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Bristol-based legal expert offers his predictions for the shopping centre's long-term future
  
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• Call 999 if you see this man wanted by police

  26-06-2020 16:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He has links to south Bristol and Somerset
  
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• Armed police called and school 'locked down' after man with gun seen

  26-06-2020 16:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Policeestablished the man in Flax Bourton was "allowed to be there"
  
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• People turned away from Portishead tip on hottest day of year

  26-06-2020 16:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many visitors had ignored the new number plate system making the tip even more crowded
  
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• There's a DJ driving around Bristol in an ice cream van playing a live set

  26-06-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You'll need to be in the right place at the right time if you want to see him...
  
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• There's a DJ driving around Bristol in an ice cream van doing a live set

  26-06-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You'll need to be in the right place at the right time if you want to see him...
  
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• 'Toxic' algae warning issued at reservoirs

  26-06-2020 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Blue-green algae is harmful for adults and animals
  
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• BoKlok UK gains approval for sustainable development in Bristol - Planning, BIM & Construction Today

  26-06-2020 15:28
  
  BoKlok UK gains approval for sustainable development in Bristol  Planning, BIM & Construction Today
  
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• Portishead lido trying to make business 'financially viable'

  26-06-2020 15:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bosses at the lido say they are working 'around the clock' to look at ways to get the pool open safely
  
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• Wanted appeal to find James Ashworth

  26-06-2020 14:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re asking the public to help us find wanted man James Ashworth. We wish to speak to the 27-year-old in connection with failing to comply with a court order. He has links to the Hartcliffe and Knowle areas of Bristol, but is believed to be living in Somerset without having a fixed address at the moment. Ashworth is described as white, of average build and is about 5ft 8ins tall.
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• How PureGym will look when it reopens

  26-06-2020 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The first few pictures have been released of what the gym will look like
  
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• Calls to remove two 'reprehensible' names from University of Bristol halls

  26-06-2020 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The names are now under review
  
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• Co-owner of The Mall at Cribbs Causeway on brink of collapse

  26-06-2020 13:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The shopping centre giant has until midnight to come to an agreement with lenders
  
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• 'Grossly incompetent' builders jailed after leaving lives 'in tatters'

  26-06-2020 13:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “Many would wonder how you two could sleep at night doing what you admit to have done"
  
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• Bristol's first cider taproom to finally open

  26-06-2020 13:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Its planned opening in March was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak
  
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• Litter louts labeled 'tossers' in new offensive by council

  26-06-2020 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council says it does not intend to cause offence
  
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• Yet more rubbish left on Bristol's Harbourside

  26-06-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council workers have been busy working around the Amphitheatre area of the harbourside
  
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• Yep more rubbish left on Bristol's Harbourside

  26-06-2020 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council workers have been busy working around the Amphitheatre area of the harbourside
  
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• Glastonbury could go bankrupt if it doesn't take place in 2021

  26-06-2020 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Festival founder Michael Eavis said another cancellation would spell "curtains" for the event
  
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• Bristol Bears: Bryan Byrne signs one-year deal after impressing on loan

  26-06-2020 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hooker Bryan Byrne signs a one-year deal with Bristol Bears after impressing on loan from Leinster.
  
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• Lifeboat station could move back to Birnbeck Pier

  26-06-2020 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council said it was "delighted" the RNLI wants to help preserve Birnbeck Pier.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after garden discovery

  26-06-2020 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The body was found at a property in Highbridge in Somerset
  
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• Body found in garden - murder investigation launched

  26-06-2020 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The body was found at a property in Highbridge in Somerset
  
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• RNLI set to take over crumbling Birnbeck Pier

  26-06-2020 09:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council to purchase landmark pier and transfer ownership to the RNLI
  
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• 'Generosity, not judgement' is key to keeping families fed post-lockdown

  26-06-2020 09:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lockdown has led to greater empathy as more people find themselves struggling financially, this CEO says
  
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• Developer lands £70m for huge new eco building in Bristol

  26-06-2020 09:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The building is part of the Finzels Reach development in the city centre
  
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• Witnesses sought after man hurt breaking up fight

  26-06-2020 09:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating after a man was injured trying to break up a fight in Weston-super-Mare. The 32-year-old man told officers he intervened after seeing two men fighting on the green space between Regent Street and Alexandra Parade, near Tesco at about 2am on Sunday 21 June. He said three women were also there and that one of the women stabbed him once in the back with a screwdriver.
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• 'I participated in the BLM to express my feelings'

  26-06-2020 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the Somali community in Bristol react to the recent anti-racism protests in the city.
  
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• Coronavirus updates - Latest case numbers and possible beach closures

  26-06-2020 09:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol's case number stands at 722
  
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• Huge garden blaze tackled by firefighters

  26-06-2020 09:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police also attended the incident
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder – Highbridge

  26-06-2020 08:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of murder following the death of another man in Highbridge. We attended a property in the Edithmead Lane area at just after 2.30pm yesterday (Thursday 25 June) in response to concerns over a man’s welfare. Officers arrived at the scene and found a man’s body in a garden. A 44-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody. Senior Investigating Officer DCI...
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• Pedro Pereira: Bristol City right-back out for four weeks with thigh injury

  26-06-2020 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City right-back Pedro Pereira suffers a thigh injury and could miss the remainder of the season.
  
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• Corey Anderson: Somerset cancel New Zealand all-rounder's T20 Blast contract

  26-06-2020 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson's T20 Blast contract with Somerset for 2020 is cancelled by mutual consent.
  
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• Coronavirus: What could local lockdowns look like in England?

  26-06-2020 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of the country could introduce them if cases of Covid-19 spike, but how might they work?
  
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• Pictures: What happened when Extinction Rebellion protesters scaled City Hall

  26-06-2020 08:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners took to the council HQ in protest over clean air
  
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• Update on whether Bristol Airport plans to appeal expansion refusal

  26-06-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bosses have until mid September to lodge an appeal
  
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• The Bristol schools 'at risk' as council denies business rate relief

  26-06-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One principal says there could be a 'catastrophic' effect if schools have to close
  
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