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• Graffiti sprayed in Castle Park - police CCTV appeal

  15-07-2020 23:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Fears of 'Covid refugees' in district with low infection rate

  15-07-2020 23:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bath and North East Somerset went almost a month without a new case
  
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• Five years on - Bristol's anti-plastic whales have their own plastic secret

  15-07-2020 22:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What became of the Bristol Whales
  
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• What your new star sign says about you as NASA change dates

  15-07-2020 22:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Experts at Nasa say the stars have shifted and your zodiac sign may be WRONG
  
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• Watch hot tub fall from crane as it's lifted over home

  15-07-2020 22:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The wooden hot tub nearly crashed into a home
  
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• Office block is bought for £21m

  15-07-2020 22:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The property provides rental income of £1.5m a year
  
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• The day Bristol woke up to a new statue

  15-07-2020 20:57
  
  City responds to guerrilla installation of sculpture inspired by the day the Colston statue fellWhen Bristol went to bed on Tuesday night, the question was theoretical: what should replace the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston?When it woke up, the answer was concrete – or, at least, resin and steel. Just before five in the morning, a team directed by the artist Marc Quinn had swiftly and almost silently installed a sculpture of Black Lives Matter activist Jen Reid, and driven a
  
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• Coronavirus heat map reveals hotspots in our region

  15-07-2020 20:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cases are beginning to rise once more
  
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• Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City: Danny Batth goal edges Potters towards safety

  15-07-2020 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Danny Batth's second-half equaliser at managerless Bristol City moves Stoke City to the brink of safety in the Championship.
  
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• Live National Lottery results: Winning Lotto numbers for Wednesday, July 15

  15-07-2020 19:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Check your results for the UK National Lottery game for Wednesday, July 15 with a quadruple rollover jackpot
  
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• This is the police officer caught stealing in undercover sting

  15-07-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police Constable Timothy Sherwood pocketing cash handed to him in a "lost bag"
  
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• Jen Reid statue on Colston plinth 'fills a political vacuum'

  15-07-2020 19:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Former Lord Mayor Cleo Lake, a Green Party councillor for Cotham, has praised the new sculpture
  
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• Transgender teen feels forced to pay to have breasts removed

  15-07-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tyler Norley has been waiting four years for surgery on the NHS, but is now trying to raise the money privately
  
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• Artist says statue is 'not permanent'

  15-07-2020 18:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Both the artist and the subject behind the sculpture say they want to keep Black Lives Matter at the front of the agenda
  
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• Allyship or stunt? Marc Quinn’s BLM statue divides art world

  15-07-2020 18:11
  
  Artist’s sculpture to replace Edward Colston criticised as a ‘votive statue to appropriation’Marc Quinn’s statue of a Black Lives Matter protester has divided opinion in the art world with critics calling it a “an opportunistic stunt”, while Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo said it showed “initiative” and “active allyship”.The artwork was installed in a “secret mission” on to the plinth which had housed a stat
  
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• All the things suggested to replace Edward Colston's statue in Bristol

  15-07-2020 17:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The city should decide
  
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• Former police officer sentenced for theft offence

  15-07-2020 17:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A former police officer who admitted stealing a quantity of money he should have booked in as found property has been jailed for 10 months. Ex-police constable Tim Silverwood, aged 45 (pictured below), who was dismissed following a misconduct hearing held in front of the Chief Constable Andy Marsh last week, appeared at Bristol Crown Court today for sentencing. The court heard he had stolen £2...
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• Missing man Robert Saunders found

  15-07-2020 17:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re pleased to confirm that missing Robert Saunders has now been found safe and well. We’d like to thank everyone who shared our appeal to trace him.
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• Latest after car overturned in south Bristol pile-up

  15-07-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was a collision between Hengrove Park Leisure Centre and Longway Avenue
  
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• Bristol company falls into administration

  15-07-2020 16:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The firm is the latest business to collapse as city employers battle with the impact of the pandemic
  
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• Fact check: Photo shows protesters tearing down statue in Bristol, U.K. - Reuters

  15-07-2020 16:43
  
  Fact check: Photo shows protesters tearing down statue in Bristol, U.K.  Reuters
  
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• Birnbeck Pier's owners given chance to sell it voluntarily

  15-07-2020 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council wants to save Birnbeck Pier and voted for a compulsory purchase order.
  
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• Trailblazing programme launched to ensure no child left behind at school

  15-07-2020 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  South Gloucestershire Council is the first local authority in the country to spearhead a “recovery curriculum”
  
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• CCTV appeal after racially aggravated assault in Bridgwater

  15-07-2020 15:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Do you recognise this man? We’d like to speak to him in relation to a racially aggravated assault in Bridgwater. On Tuesday, June 23 at around 3.10pm, a man entered a shop on Fore Street and became aggressive towards a staff member. He attempted to hit the victim, a man in his mid-30s, with a mobile phone and shouted racially offensive comments at him. If you have any information which could help...
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• No-shows and lies: The issues faced by Bristol restaurant since reopening

  15-07-2020 15:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If there has ever been a time where we can be forceful with our customers it has to be now"
  
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• Anger over plan for 5G mast near school

  15-07-2020 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You couldn't imagine this happening in other residential areas"
  
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• The new billboards taking over Bristol - and the people behind them

  15-07-2020 15:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  #WhoseFuture showcases the works of 40 Bristolians
  
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• 'Urgent' plan to fix 'clear safety concerns' at Bristol junction

  15-07-2020 15:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council says it is taking concerns seriously after cars ploughed into a man's house twice in six months
  
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• How many Covid patients are on ventilators in South West hospitals

  15-07-2020 15:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The region's peak for the virus came in April, with 840 patients in hospital one day
  
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• Travellers move on to school playground

  15-07-2020 14:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group had previously been on a seafront car park
  
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• Man sought in criminal damage inquiry

  15-07-2020 14:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We wish to speak to the man, pictured, in connection with criminal damage reported to police in Bristol. Graffiti was sprayed in Castle Park on 5 February and our enquiries have identified a man we wish to speak to in connection with our ongoing investigation. If you recognise him, please report it online or call 101 and give the call-handler reference 5220033259.
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• Have you seen missing Robert Saunders?

  15-07-2020 14:29 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Robert Saunders, 39, has been missing from his home in Fishponds, Bristol, since Tuesday afternoon, 14 July. Robert is a white man, about 5ft 7ins tall, of small build with short brown hair. He is believed to be wearing a red Regatta jacket, T-shirt and dark-coloured trousers. We’re concerned for his welfare as he has left on foot without his phone or other personal property and this is out of...
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• Tube cleaner wiped away Banksy work worth £7.5M

  15-07-2020 14:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Sadiq Khan must be kicking himself"
  
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• Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid

  15-07-2020 14:02
  
  Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave traderRead an interview with the sculptor and his subjectThe statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in Bristol on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th-century merchant was toppled by Black Lives
  
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• Coronavirus: What are the rules for face masks or face coverings?

  15-07-2020 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will follow Scotland by making face coverings compulsory in shops.
  
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• Police officer accused of having business links to criminals

  15-07-2020 13:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Allegations he had known a business owner since 2009 who associated with people linked to crime
  
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• BLM protester figure replaces UK slave trader statue in Bristol - Al Jazeera English

  15-07-2020 13:42
  
  BLM protester figure replaces UK slave trader statue in Bristol  Al Jazeera EnglishUK slave trader statue replaced by protester sculpture in Bristol  Khaleej TimesFact check: Photo shows protesters tearing down statue in Bristol, U.K.  ReutersUK: Bristol artist replaces trader statue with that of black protester  THE WEEKUK slave trader statue in Bristol replaced by sculpture of black protester  FRANCE 24 EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Update from police after hand grenade found on beach

  15-07-2020 13:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was found on Clevedon beach
  
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• Owners of crumbling pier say plan to transform it will be 'submitted shortly'

  15-07-2020 13:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's as North Somerset Council approved plans to buy it via a compulsory purchase order
  
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• Parking bay suspension fees for pubs and cafés could be delayed

  15-07-2020 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Suspending a parking bay outside a venue would allow pedestrians to give any customers sat at tables on the pavement a wide berth
  
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• Bristol Post newspaper job cuts 'a threat to democracy'

  15-07-2020 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The National Union of Journalists says there will be "fewer people to question those in power".
  
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• Mayor reacts to new statue on Edward Colston plinth

  15-07-2020 12:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Marvin Rees has addressed the sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester on Colston's plinth
  
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• Dashcam appeal after three car collision on Lawrence Hill roundabout, Bristol

  15-07-2020 12:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses to a collision between three vehicles on Church Road approaching the Lawrence Hill roundabout in Bristol on Sunday 12 July. The collision, which happened at 5.20pm, involved a silver Mazda Demio, a blue Ford S Max and an unknown vehicle driven by a white woman, who left the scene without giving her details. The driver of the S Max sustained some injuries which did not...
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• Appeal to reunite owners with suspected stolen items

  15-07-2020 12:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers have recovered a number of suspected stolen items in Midsomer Norton and are hoping to trace the rightful owners of the property. A warrant was carried out at an address in the Withies Way area on Friday 1 May. A quantity of suspected drugs were seized. Officers recovered a number of items they believe may be stolen and want to hear from anyone who recognises them. Two push bikesOne black...
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• Several cars stolen from yard in Bristol

  15-07-2020 10:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are now appealing for witnesses
  
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• Live updates: Bus delays due to jacknifed lorry

  15-07-2020 10:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are delays on the 18 service
  
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• The 11 no-drinking zones in Bristol that are up for review

  15-07-2020 10:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The PSPOs are designed to tackle antisocial behaviour
  
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• First drawings of new 1,300-pupil school near Bristol

  15-07-2020 10:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has also confirmed the date for its proposed opening
  
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• Sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester replaces Edward Colston statue – video

  15-07-2020 10:17
  
  A Black Lives Matter protester, Jen Reid, says she 'shed a tear' when she saw a sculpture of her replace that of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol on Wednesday.The artist Marc Quinn had the new statue installed without council permission. It replicates a photograph of Reid with her fist raised taken after the statue of Colston, a 17th-century merchant, was toppled by Black Lives Matter demonstrators in June.Arriving in two lorries before 5am, a team of 10 people worked quickly to i
  
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• Traffic is being banned from part of Weston-super-Mare town centre

  15-07-2020 10:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The measures have been put in place to help people adhere to coronavirus social distancing guidelines
  
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