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• The full story of why police didn't prevent rave near Bristol

  19-07-2020 21:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The organisers are believed to have had six “back-up” sites
  
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• The 12 things you (probably) didn't know about Bristol Bridge

  19-07-2020 20:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We've taken a deep dive in to its history
  
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• Update on the unlicensed music event near Bath

  19-07-2020 20:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have seized five vehicles, a generator and other equipment on dispersing a rave near Bath. We had the first report of the potential unlicensed music event at 11.21pm on Saturday 18 July. Officers attended within 10 minutes, quickly established there were 1000 people at the location – the former Charmy Down airfield, Upper Swainswick – and called for further resources. We had dedicated patrols...
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• What rave site is like now as people dance without music

  19-07-2020 20:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In pictures: Here is our gallery showing what Upper Swainswick's "Scumerset Free Party" site looks like now
  
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• Ravers from 'Scumerset Free Party' move event to new site

  19-07-2020 19:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Upper Swainswick airfield has been cleared, but police are now clearing a second location
  
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• Quiz: Name these 15 places in and around Bristol beginning with 'C'

  19-07-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Put your local knowledge to the test - we'll be impressed if you get full marks
  
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• Thousands attend illegal rave at RAF Charmy Down near Bath

  19-07-2020 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they did not have the resources to halt the event which attracted more than 3,000 people.
  
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• Video footage shows scale of 'Scumerset Free Party' near Bristol

  19-07-2020 17:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Titled "Scumerset Free Party 2020 Bath", it shows strobe lights, loud dance music and a massive sound system
  
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• The latest list of people sentenced at Bristol Magistrates' Court

  19-07-2020 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This week's list of people we reported on who were dealt with by justices after being convicted of a variety of crimes
  
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• People in Bristol 'must act now to prevent a local lockdown'

  19-07-2020 17:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after the South West's coronavirus growth rate rose this week and the region's R number may have gone above one
  
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• Woman 'devastated' as clock chimes by her house every 15 minutes

  19-07-2020 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If we’re sat in the lounge watching TV, it will be drowned out. We have to rewind it and watch again, it’s that loud"
  
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• Everything we know so far about rave 3,000 people went to

  19-07-2020 16:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many residents were kept awake by the illegal gathering
  
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• Fake picture circulating online of 'Bath rave' actually Manchester

  19-07-2020 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The tweet was being shared widely on social media today
  
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• In pictures: Thousands attend rave between Bristol and Bath

  19-07-2020 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents have been kept awake overnight
  
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• This hotel with stunning views and 40 rooms is on sale for £1.25M

  19-07-2020 15:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Fourcroft Hotel has been part of the Tenby skyline since the 1830s
  
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• Air ambulance lands near site of rave attended by thousands

  19-07-2020 14:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A witness says more people are still joining the rave
  
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• Pedestrian killed after late-night crash on M32 in Bristol

  19-07-2020 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 43-year-old man was hit on a section of the motorway in Bristol before midnight on Saturday.
  
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• Attempted murder arrest after two people stabbed in Bristol

  19-07-2020 13:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident happened in Stapleton Road, Easton, at around 2.30am
  
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• Police statement on huge rave attended by 3,000 'selfish' people

  19-07-2020 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rave took place in Upper Swainswick
  
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• Famara Diedhiou: Police investigate racist abuse of Bristol City striker on social media

  19-07-2020 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police starts an investigation after Bristol City's Famara Diedhiou is sent racist abuse on social media.
  
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• Meghan and Harry split from Kate and William in 'final death knell'

  19-07-2020 12:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An expert revealed the latest development in the stand-off between the royals
  
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• Our response to this weekend’s unlicensed music event – Bath

  19-07-2020 12:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We had the first report of a potential unlicensed music event near Bath at 11.21pm on Saturday 18 July. Officers attended within 10 minutes, quickly established there were already several hundred people at the location – the former Charmy Down airfield, Upper Swainswick – and called for further resources. We had dedicated extra patrols on duty last night to respond to any reported unlicensed music...
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• Man dies after being hit by car on M32

  19-07-2020 11:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road was closed to traffic until 6am this morning
  
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• Police called to rave keeping residents awake all night

  19-07-2020 11:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It is being listened to it in Kingswood it’s so loud."
  
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• Coronavirus: latest updates as virus growth rate rises in South West

  19-07-2020 11:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A summary of the biggest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic for our city
  
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• Appeal for witnesses following fatal collision on M32

  19-07-2020 11:02 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and Dash Cam footage following a fatal collision on the M32 on Saturday night. At about 11.55pm, a collision involving a pedestrian and two cars – a grey Mitsubishi Lancer and a black Audi A3 – happened on the motorway between junctions 1 and 2. The pedestrian, a 43-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed until 6am today so a full...
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• Plans for cable cars between Temple Meads and Suspension Bridge

  19-07-2020 10:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stops would include Ashton Gate, Wapping Wharf, the Harbourside and Western Harbour
  
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• Sculptor unveils ‘black everywoman’ as UK row over statues and race grows

  19-07-2020 10:00
  
  Thomas J Price, who is also working on a Windrush memorial, says Bristol figure of a protester was a stuntWhat kind of statue can represent black British women today? It is a question the sculptor Thomas J Price believes he has answered.After the controversial appearance of the statue of a Black Lives Matter protester on the plinth formerly occupied by an effigy of Edward Colston in Bristol last Wednesday, Price has unveiled a new work destined for east London. Continue reading...
  
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• Old photos show how Southville looked decades ago

  19-07-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Would you recognise it from these old pictures?
  
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• Manor house dating back to 17th-century is up for sale near Bristol

  19-07-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's even got its own paddock - and two kitchens
  
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• Inside stunning 17th-century manor house for sale in Almondsbury

  19-07-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's on the market for the first time in decades
  
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• What the future holds for Premier Inn site after huge fire

  19-07-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The devastating fire reduced the 177-bedroom hotel to ruins
  
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• Bristol's property market has bounced back higher after coronavirus lockdown

  19-07-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New 'for sale' signs and viewings higher than before the pandemic
  
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• Up she rises: how Brunel’s great hulk, SS Great Britain, finally came home

  19-07-2020 07:38
  
  Fifty years on, Marion Morrison tells how she followed the return to Bristol of SS Great Britain for the ObserverAs it made its slow way up the Avon in July 1970, people lined the riverbanks to see the 127-year-old incredible hulk return home. After an 8,000-mile, 87-day journey, SS Great Britain was back in its place of birth.Approaching the port of Bristol, the extraordinary ship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel passed under the Clifton suspension bridge, another of the great engineer’s
  
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• Supermarkets issue urgent product recalls - do NOT eat these items

  19-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Including milk
  
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• Dashcam footage shows the mistake drivers could get big fines for

  19-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could cost you as much as £1,000
  
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• When the Met Office says Bristol will bake in pure sunshine

  19-07-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is expected to enjoy one particularly glorious period of sun today
  
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