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• Coronavirus cases rise in Bristol again

  10-07-2020 21:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes as the R rate in the South West may have risen above one
  
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• When Bristol's highest rated restaurants will reopen

  10-07-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Planning a fancy meal out? Look no further...
  
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• Girl reports 'racially aggravated' comments in shop

  10-07-2020 19:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The teen was shopping in Staple Hill Road at the time
  
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• How people in Bristol can find out if they've had coronavirus

  10-07-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Your results will be available in 10 minute, says the Bristol Covid Test Clinic
  
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• Premiership Rugby says clubs 'totally supportive' of revised schedule to 'keep integrity'

  10-07-2020 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership Rugby says protecting "the integrity of the competition" is why clubs have a congested revised schedule.
  
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• Police officer sacked for 'inexcusable' behaviour at work party to appeal

  10-07-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He abused two junior officers and touching the bottom of a staff member at the venue.
  
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• Travellers refuse to move from Bristol park site

  10-07-2020 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A possession order is currently being processed
  
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• Police making final attempt to find owners of these seized bikes

  10-07-2020 16:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers seized a haul of 125 push bikes and frames and more than 60 other items
  
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• Updated alert over commercial burglaries in Yeovil

  10-07-2020 16:39 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re urging independent businesses to be aware after a number of commercial burglaries in Yeovil. Since the beginning of the month there have been break-ins at businesses in the Pen Mill and Lynx industrial estates. Officers from Avon and Somerset’s dedicated burglary team have been carrying out targeted patrols and came across an attempted burglary at a unit in Pen Mill. At about 2.
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• Yate man pleads guilty to theft and fraud offences

  10-07-2020 16:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man from Yate will be sentenced next month after admitting breaking into vehicles and committing fraud offences in Yate and South Gloucestershire. Matthew Coombes, 31, of Orchard Close in Yate, appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 8 July where he pleaded guilty to two thefts from motor vehicles, one theft by finding and six counts of fraud by false representation.
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• Bristol Airport: Almost 100 jobs set to be lost

  10-07-2020 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff employed by the airport are at risk as coronavirus continues to impact the airline industry.
  
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• How to see the spectacular Comet Neowise from the UK - Bristol Live

  10-07-2020 16:16
  
  How to see the spectacular Comet Neowise from the UK  Bristol Live
  
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• How to see the spectacular Comet Neowise from Bristol

  10-07-2020 16:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Comet Neowise is the brightest comet, as seen from the UK, for nearly 23 years
  
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• Avon and Somerset praised for the way it addresses heightened control room demand

  10-07-2020 16:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has been recognised nationally in a new report focussing on how police forces handle calls from the public. The review by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), which looked at police contact management through call handling and control rooms in 2018/19, highlighted the increasing demand and complexity of 999 and 101 calls.
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• Plymouth nursery worker dies after 'tragic accident'

  10-07-2020 15:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No children were present when the tragedy unfolded
  
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• The Bristol neighbourhood where cars keep crashing into the houses

  10-07-2020 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If I’d been locking the door at 10pm, I would be dead"
  
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• SS Great Britain to reopen ahead of 50th anniversary

  10-07-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You can book tickets from as early as Saturday, July 11
  
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• New crossing won't happen - because school didn't want it in the first place

  10-07-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We have been treated atrociously.”
  
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• Renewed appeal to identify the owners of recovered bicycles and tools

  10-07-2020 14:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re reissuing our appeal in a final bid to identify the rightful owners of a number of suspected stolen bikes and tools seized in January. Since we published a dedicated online gallery of items in March the owners of more than 20 items have been confirmed. Now is the time to check the gallery and contact us, if you haven’t already. Officers seized a haul of 125 push bikes and frames and more...
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• Fundraiser to help pregnant Big Issue seller pay for rent

  10-07-2020 14:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost £1,000 has already been raised
  
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• Police officer branded 'disgrace to the uniform' after stealing £3K

  10-07-2020 14:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He has been sacked after stealing £2,750 and 550 euros while he should have been looking for a missing child
  
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• Man arrested in connection with the theft of motorhome worth £28k in Taunton

  10-07-2020 14:04 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve arrested a 61 year-old man from the Wimborne area of Dorset in connection with the theft of a motorhome worth an estimated £28k. The motorhome had been stolen from a property in Taunton, on 18 June. Officers from Dorset Police arrested the man earlier this week as part of a pre-planned operation and the stolen motorhome was recovered along with other suspected stolen property totalling an...
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• Restaurant will not reopen until there is a Covid-19 vaccine

  10-07-2020 13:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans of the restaurant have praised the decision
  
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• Ryanair is selling cheap flights from Bristol

  10-07-2020 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But the offer is only available until Sunday
  
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• Landlady 'devastated' as tenancy at Bristol pub is ended

  10-07-2020 13:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I am angry, frustrated and sad that today I’m in this position," said Karen Screen of The Victoria Inn, Westbury-on-Trym
  
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• Work to begin on new 'state of the art' sports facility

  10-07-2020 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new complex is expected to be ready for use in October 2020
  
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• Live updates: Delays on M5 as holiday traffic hits

  10-07-2020 13:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is causing delays around our local area
  
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• City centre café closes after 10 years

  10-07-2020 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The landlord of the building is on the lookout for new tenants
  
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• Julia Sawalha 'devastated and furious' at Chicken Run sequel 'ageism'

  10-07-2020 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Julia Sawalha says she was told she sounds "too old" to play the voice of Ginger again.
  
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• Appeal after criminal damage offence reported in Staple Hill

  10-07-2020 11:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re releasing an image of a man we wish to speak to in connection with an investigation into reported criminal damage and public order offences. A female was shopping in Staple Hill Road at about 9.40pm on Monday 6 July when she left her phone in the convenience store. She returned to the store where the phone was recovered, but it had been smashed. She told officers a verbal altercation ensued...
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• Campsites in Wales get opening date from Welsh Government

  10-07-2020 11:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  So long as coronavirus cases continue to fall
  
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• The 'anarchist Big Issue' that's helping homeless people amid crisis

  10-07-2020 11:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'We could see a massive spike in street homelessness'
  
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• Avon and Somerset Police leads the way to meet National Equality Standard

  10-07-2020 11:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police have become the first police force in the UK to have achieved the accreditation for the National Equality Standard (NES). The national standard is a clear set of equality, diversity and inclusion criteria against which companies are independently assessed. A detailed and thorough process, it took just over a year to complete, and saw the assessment of seven key areas...
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• Six bikes stolen from city centre apartment block

  10-07-2020 10:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have released images of people they want to speak to in connection with thefts
  
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• Footpath closed as council resumes work on 'bridge to nowhere'

  10-07-2020 10:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cyclists and pedestrians will be diverted until mid August
  
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• The awful state campers left Somerset beauty spot in

  10-07-2020 09:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Toilet paper and wet wipes were left strewn across the Mendips
  
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• Police officer dismissed following misconduct heading

  10-07-2020 09:39 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Allegations of gross misconduct have been proven against a police officer. PC Dave Adams was dismissed without notice on Wednesday, 8 July following a hearing held at Police HQ. The panel, led by a legally-qualified independent chair, found PC Adams failed to attend a Continuous Professional Development event and deliver a presentation on 5 September, 2019 as he was instructed and agreed to do.
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• Live coronavirus updates - latest on Bristol cases and quarantine rules

  10-07-2020 09:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There have been a rise in coronavirus cases in our local area again
  
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• Asda worker in Bristol faints while talking to Prince Charles

  10-07-2020 08:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was during a visit by Prince Charles to the company's distribution centre in Avonmouth
  
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• Renewed appeal to find James Ashworth

  10-07-2020 08:51 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re renewing our appeal for 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 South Bristol, Axbridge and Yeovil, and we’ve received reports he may be in the Somerton area. Ashworth is described as white, of average build and is about 5ft 8ins tall. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 999 rather than approach...
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• How the UK's holiday and travel rules change from today - Bristol Live

  10-07-2020 07:38
  
  How the UK's holiday and travel rules change from today  Bristol Live
  
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• 'Gardener' was nurturing cannabis crop in Weston

  10-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Laurentiu Purcaranu was a small cog in a big wheel
  
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• Met Office warns heatwaves will be 'short-lived until August'

  10-07-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thunderstorms could hit some parts of the UK today
  
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• Star Wars actor sells props after lockdown 'sort out'

  10-07-2020 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julian Glover's collection including his Star Wars' General Veers badge of rank is up for auction.
  
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