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• Fire breaks out in three vehicles after 'arson' in Clevedon

  16-07-2020 23:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One car was completely destroyed during the blaze
  
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• Bristol's coronavirus cases continue to go up

  16-07-2020 21:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK has the third highest coronavirus death toll in the world
  
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• Firefighters free man after lorry crashes with car

  16-07-2020 21:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Clevedon Road was closed while emergency workers helped the victim
  
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• Black Lives Matter sculpture removed in UK's Bristol - TRT World

  16-07-2020 21:33
  
  Black Lives Matter sculpture removed in UK's Bristol  TRT World
  
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• Extinction Rebellion protest underneath Bath's Pulteney Bridge

  16-07-2020 21:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'The government is woefully short of meeting their own emissions targets by a long margin'
  
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• Owner's devastation after cat is mauled to death by dogs

  16-07-2020 20:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You could hear them attacking him, he was being ragged all over the place"
  
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• Woman left crash scene after pile-up in east Bristol

  16-07-2020 20:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dashcam appeal launched
  
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• Statue of Black UK protester removed from plinth in Bristol - Bay News 9

  16-07-2020 20:18
  
  Statue of Black UK protester removed from plinth in Bristol  Bay News 9BLM protester figure replaces UK slave trader statue in Bristol  Al Jazeera EnglishThe day Bristol woke up to a new statue  The GuardianUK: Bristol artist replaces trader statue with that of black protester  THE WEEKView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New congestion charge necessary for M4 claim Welsh ministers

  16-07-2020 20:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The commission was set up after the Welsh Government decided not to build the £1.4bn new M4 around Newport
  
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• Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday

  16-07-2020 20:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Nine-storey block of student flats could be built near Temple Island

  16-07-2020 20:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It would have space for 285 student rooms near the new Temple Quarter campus
  
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• Man used hidden camera to film people using toilet in Bristol

  16-07-2020 19:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shaun Andrews recorded 150 videos of people in the bathroom
  
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• Man injured and robbed in Queen Square

  16-07-2020 19:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Call 101 if you have any information
  
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• Almost 70 Bristol Airport bus driver jobs saved

  16-07-2020 19:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two airport bus services suspended until next year
  
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• The council has started removing lamp posts again

  16-07-2020 19:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "They have been here 90 years - they are the originals" said one resident
  
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• Tribute to nature lover who died in car crash opened in park

  16-07-2020 18:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands have been raised to fund the project
  
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• 'Clap for kids' - Show your support for the children, parents urge

  16-07-2020 18:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'They have been heroes too'
  
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• Pictures show extensive damage to Colston Hall as revamp costs escalate

  16-07-2020 18:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “The issues encountered were far greater than a team assessing a building of this type would normally encounter"
  
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• Trial rental e-scooter scheme is set to be launched on Bristol's roads

  16-07-2020 17:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Users must stay off pavements
  
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• Pedestiran hit by car as three people injured after crash

  16-07-2020 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A car left the road and hit a pedestrian
  
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• CCTV appeal after central Bristol robbery

  16-07-2020 17:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking the public’s help to identify three men we’d like to speak to in connection with a robbery in Queen’s Square, Bristol. At around 3:30pm on Wednesday 17 June, three men attacked a 21-year-old man from Bristol and forcefully attempted to steal his property. Do you recognise these men? The victim’s neck chain was briefly taken by the suspects but was recovered with the help of a member...
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• How £1.7m raised for hospital's coronavirus appeal will be spent

  16-07-2020 17:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But more funds are needed
  
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• easyJet resumes more Bristol Airport flights for August

  16-07-2020 16:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flights for summer 2021 are currently on sale
  
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• SS Great Britain reopens in time for 50th anniversary of Bristol homecoming

  16-07-2020 16:21
  
  Trust urges public to ‘come out and support us’ after £1m hit from lockdown closureDuring lockdown the only visitors to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s great iron ocean liner SS Great Britain have been a skeleton crew retained to make sure the venerable vessel stays rust-free, and Izzy the dockyard cat.From this weekend the first members of the public will be welcomed back to the ship in time to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of its return to its home port of Bristol after
  
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• Virtual version of Colston's plinth accepting designs

  16-07-2020 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Your design can be seen from anywhere in the world
  
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• Clevedon vet back for hit CBBC show The Pets Factor

  16-07-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dr James Greenwood is proud to be on TV showing his life as a vet and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community
  
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• Firework set off inside post box

  16-07-2020 15:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers want any witnesses to get in touch
  
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• What Marvin Rees has said about future of Colston plinth

  16-07-2020 15:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He said the statue “wasn’t erected legally and it wasn’t in line with the [decision-making] process”
  
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• Why Bristol actor Joe Sims wants to cover you in paint

  16-07-2020 15:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He wants you to get messy to raise money for city hospice
  
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• Government planning inspector to decided on 'mini stadium' plan

  16-07-2020 14:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “I think this is horrendous, absolutely horrendous to inflict this on a public open space.”
  
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• Pharmacy worker left car in middle of Park Street and ran away

  16-07-2020 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police noticed a bottle of brandy and "strong smell" of alcohol in the car
  
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• Man convicted of robbery after chance encounter at Dad's Cabs

  16-07-2020 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Toyan Young found guilty of robbing Junior Bent
  
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• 'Prolific offender' jailed for burglary and fraud

  16-07-2020 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Scott Brain stole items including car keys, a laptop and bank cards
  
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• Loungers Bristol branch to close permanently

  16-07-2020 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was one of the first Lounge bars to ever open
  
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• Arrests made as police seize cash, knife and suspected heroin

  16-07-2020 13:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Suspected cocaine and heroin was seized following a day of targeted action by police officers
  
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• Man taken to hospital he was punched at illegal traveller camp site

  16-07-2020 13:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating reports of an assault at the site
  
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• Huge drive-in concerts at Bristol cancelled over lockdown fears

  16-07-2020 13:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Utilita Live From The Drive-In, a venture from Live Nation, was set to put on concerts at Filton Airfield and other venues across the country
  
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• Video captures moment statue of BLM protester taken down

  16-07-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thestatue depicts Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid
  
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• Temporary toilets removed after vandalism and ‘unhygienic behaviour’

  16-07-2020 12:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “There was vandalism and some pretty unhygienic behaviour, and the supplier of the toilets was not happy"
  
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• Black Lives Matter sculpture removed by Bristol city council – video

  16-07-2020 12:05
  
  The sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester, Jen Reid, which replaced a toppled statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, has been removed.The artist Marc Quinn installed the work on the empty plinth, left when a statue of Colston was torn down during protests in June.The statue of Reid with a raised fist, installed in a clandestine operation, was removed about 24 hours after it went up'Hope flows through her': artist Marc Quinn on replacing Colston with a Black Lives Matter
  
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• Shamima Begum can return to UK to challenge court ruling - Bristol Live

  16-07-2020 11:50
  
  Shamima Begum can return to UK to challenge court ruling  Bristol Live
  
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• Edward Colston documentary will air this autumn

  16-07-2020 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Bristol film maker plans to expose our city's dubious ties with the slave trader
  
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• Councillors clash as City Leap project branded an "emperor with no clothes"

  16-07-2020 11:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Changes are being made to the ambitious scheme’s procurement process which now has to start again following feedback from eight shortlisted bidders and legal advice
  
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• Loren Dykes: Wales defender takes assistant coach role at Bristol City

  16-07-2020 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City captain Loren Dykes ends her playing career with the WSL club to take up an assistant coach role.
  
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• Arrests and drugs seized in Bristol operation

  16-07-2020 10:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A number of people have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences following a day of targeted action across Bristol. Suspected cocaine and heroin, with an approximate street value of £1,000, a knife and a quantity of cash were seized yesterday (Wednesday 15 July). The following action was taken: A man, 18, was arrested in St Phillips on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a class A...
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• Jen Reid: Bristol Black Lives Matter statue removed

  16-07-2020 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An artist designed the sculpture of Jen Reid to replace the toppled Edward Colston statue in Bristol.
  
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• Removal of Bristol statue of protester sparks heated debate on GMB

  16-07-2020 10:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid stood on the Edward Colston plinth - it has been taken down by Bristol City Council
  
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• Post box damaged by firework in Staple Hill

  16-07-2020 09:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating criminal damage caused to a post box in Seymour Road, Bristol, at just before midnight on Saturday 11 July. The remains of a firework were found inside the post box, which was badly damaged. We have recovered all the mail from the scene, although some of it is also damaged. If you saw any part of this incident and haven’t spoken with the police, or know who was responsible...
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• Another coronavirus death recorded at Bristol's hospitals

  16-07-2020 09:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has announced there will be a coronavirus inquiry
  
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• Statue of Black U.K. Protester Removed From Plinth in Bristol - TIME

  16-07-2020 09:00
  
  Statue of Black U.K. Protester Removed From Plinth in Bristol  TIME
  
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