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• Coronavirus: Will lockdown easing see more of us using rivers?

  23-07-2020 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been a surge in people visiting waterways after the lockdown was eased, outdoor groups say.
  
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• Coronavirus: New guidance on face masks and coverings released for England

  23-07-2020 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers in shops, banks and post offices are among those who will have to wear a face covering from Friday.
  
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• Three more coronavirus cases found in Bristol in past 24 hours

  23-07-2020 21:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The number of cases in the city remains low
  
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• Police officer sacked for sending pictures of his genitals to woman

  23-07-2020 20:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was in the police station when he took the picture
  
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• Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday, July 23

  23-07-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Cost of retrieving Edward Colston statue from harbour revealed

  23-07-2020 19:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The slave trader's statue was toppled, rolled a third of a mile and thrown in the harbour last month
  
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• Cost of buying puppies soars during lockdown as demand for companions increases

  23-07-2020 19:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some breeds of dogs are being sold for several thousand pounds on selling sites in Bristol
  
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• Painter and decorator stabbed man claiming he was mocked for having a bald patch

  23-07-2020 18:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wesley Tompkinson believed he was subjected to chant of 'alopecia', court told
  
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• Bristol restaurant reopens after employee makes Covid-19 recovery

  23-07-2020 17:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The restaurant was closed for 10 days after the member of staff tested positive for coronavirus on July 11
  
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• Plans to transform derelict magistrates court in city centre revealed

  23-07-2020 17:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Funding has been secured to transform the abandoned building into a creative hub for young people
  
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• How you could get up to £356 extra a month from Attendance Allowance

  23-07-2020 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people are entitled to Attendance Allowance but don't know enough to make a claim
  
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• Dozens of live performers will take to Bristol's streets this weekend

  23-07-2020 17:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristol Coddywomple is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: New car-sharing service launches in Bristol

  23-07-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A study shows our attitude to lending within the community has changed since lockdown
  
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• Serious crash leaves man in hospital

  23-07-2020 16:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It involved a white Vauxhall Astra and blue Yamaha motorcycle
  
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• Assault sentencing postponed as man can't find solicitor

  23-07-2020 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Pocock has been warned by a judge if he, or his mum, cannot arrange legal representation then he will have to represent himself
  
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• Bristol man pleads guilty to multiple bike thefts

  23-07-2020 16:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 35-year-old man from Bristol appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court this morning (Thursday 23 July) charged with dwelling burglary and the theft of ten bicycles. On 31 May, Kisiel Piotr, of Carlton Park in Bristol, broke into an address on Brunswick Street in Bristol, and stole a bicycle worth £1,000 whilst the owner was asleep upstairs. Officers investigating the crime identified Piotr as the...
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• 80,000 face masks are being handed out for free in Bristol

  23-07-2020 15:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The masks will be be handed out for free to shoppers and those using public transport
  
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• Anger as cafe advertises chef jobs after making chefs redundant

  23-07-2020 15:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I believe we’ve done everything possible for the cafe and I just wanted more fairness and respect, for the entire team"
  
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• Somerset animal lover looks after injured bats in her bedroom

  23-07-2020 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellie Hack, 28, keeps the animals in her room while she nurses them back to health.
  
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• Appeal to trace Joseph Walker

  23-07-2020 15:18 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information as we look to find Joseph Walker. The 37-year-old is wanted in connection with failing to appear in court. We also wish to speak to him in connection with an assault investigation. Walker is known to have links with Bridgwater and Highbridge, but it is believed he could be in the Birmingham area. He is described as white, 5ft 9ins, of medium build and has short...
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• Café where people pay what they want for food opening in Bristol

  23-07-2020 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the new initiative will help combat food poverty
  
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• Controversial playing field open for summer - but there's a catch

  23-07-2020 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say people keep getting 'locked in' due to the new access system
  
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• Travellers set up camp on school playing fields

  23-07-2020 13:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council is taking steps to remove the large group of travellers who are parked on school playing fields
  
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• Woman said she'd 'cut someone up' if they didn't stay 2 metres away

  23-07-2020 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Julia Harris brandished implement in Totterdown
  
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• Witness appeal following dog attack in Glastonbury

  23-07-2020 13:23 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was injured by a dog yesterday morning (Wednesday 22 July) in Glastonbury. The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was walking alone on Cinnamon Lane, opposite a children’s play area, at about 10am when she was attacked by a husky on a lead and in the charge of a man in his late teens or early 20s. She received a substantial bite wound to her...
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• 'Young person critical' as police warn of super-strength drug

  23-07-2020 13:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A school has passed on a police warning about the dangerous batch
  
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• GMB's Alex Beresford told he's been wearing wrong face mask

  23-07-2020 12:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The weather presenter sparked a social media backlash after tweeting a picture of himself wearing a face mask in a cab
  
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• Another coronavirus testing unit set up near Bristol

  23-07-2020 12:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will be based in Clevedon
  
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• Body of man who went missing five years ago found

  23-07-2020 12:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The human remains were found on the side of a cliff in Kewstoke earlier this summer
  
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• Kate Moss drawing smeared with blood goes on sale in Bristol

  23-07-2020 12:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  JK Rowling and Albert Einstein memorabilia are also up for grabs, as well as original Sooty puppets
  
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• Council facing £15 million black hole because of coronavirus pandemic

  23-07-2020 12:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The impacts of Covid-19 has cost the authority more than £27 million in the last few months
  
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• Appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage of a serious collision in Fishponds, Bristol

  23-07-2020 12:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses to come forward and dashcam/CCTV footage of a serious traffic collision in Bristol on Tuesday evening (21 July). The collision was between a white Vauxhall Astra and a blue Yamaha motorcycle at the junction of Berkeley Road and Mayfield Park North, Fishponds, at approximately 6.50pm. The motorcyclist, a 35-year-old man from Bristol, suffered significant injuries and...
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• Death of Weston-super-Mare man reported missing in 2015 confirmed

  23-07-2020 11:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The family of Scott Cook, who went missing five years ago in Weston-super-Mare, have been informed his remains have been found. DNA tests and a post-mortem were carried out, after they were found in Kewstoke on Saturday 9 May. Scott, who was 25 years old when he went missing, was last seen in April 2015. A lengthy and in-depth investigation followed in an attempt to trace his whereabouts.
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• Campaigners call on Bristol Airport to drop expansion appeal threat

  23-07-2020 11:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The Airport should do the decent thing"
  
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• Bath Christmas Market 2020 cancelled

  23-07-2020 11:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Visit Bath, Bath BID and Bath Festivals are working together to arrange a new event
  
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• Social distancing schemes could become permanent in these towns

  23-07-2020 10:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People are being asked their views on social distancing measures - with hopes that some schemes could become permanent
  
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• Couple fear business might go under if 'confusing' guidance isn't updated

  23-07-2020 10:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Eric and Sam Mutch say family groups are under threat
  
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• Latest from police after man found with serious injuries in garden

  23-07-2020 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset police have issued an update
  
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• Face mask rules in takeaways and coffee shops explained

  23-07-2020 09:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The face covering rules are different if you're dining in or getting a takeaway
  
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• Van dweller numbers climb as Bristol emerges from lockdown

  23-07-2020 09:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “This is a citywide issue and one that doesn’t have a simple solution"
  
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• Bristol scientists begin research into pollution link to childhood cancer

  23-07-2020 08:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The study will test pregnant mums and newborn babies
  
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• New details emerge on chances of vaccine working - Covid updates

  23-07-2020 08:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We will bring you today's latest Covid-19 updates
  
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• Schools in Bristol reveal their coronavirus safety measures for September

  23-07-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  School life still won't be back to normal by then
  
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• Bristol's Seven Saints heroes honoured in new tour

  23-07-2020 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People can see 3D animations, hear sounds and the voices of the people from the murals on the new tour.
  
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• You can now commute to work in a 'Covid-secure' open-top bus

  23-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new bus services will operate in Bristol if enough people express interest
  
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• Man knocked out his partner when she asked him to leave her home

  23-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Reece Donovan lost his temper and lashed out
  
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• Bristol weather forecast: Met Office predicts an end to recent heatwave

  23-07-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Saturday looks dodgy too
  
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• A Muslim in Bristol: Applauding the work which keeps worshippers safe

  23-07-2020 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Farooq Siddique explains the careful measures being taken at the Masjids - Muslim places of worship - as they begin to reopen after lockdown
  
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