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• Hinkley Point concrete supplier closed by Covid-19 outbreak

  27-07-2020 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Balfour Beatty manufacturing facility supplies the Hinkley Point C construction site.
  
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• Couple feel 'forgotten' as soft play centres remain closed

  27-07-2020 20:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Indoor play areas are still not allowed to reopen
  
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• Three more stores to close on Bedminster high street

  27-07-2020 20:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A third shop will also be closing in the coming weeks
  
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• Travellers on sports field moved on as clean-up op begins

  27-07-2020 19:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The large group of travellers had been parked on school's playing fields in Portishead for several days
  
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  27-07-2020 19:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
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• Woman broke both ankles and a rib in M5 crash

  27-07-2020 19:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She has been treated at Southmead Hospital
  
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• Coronavirus: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?

  27-07-2020 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Key graphics explaining how coronavirus has spread in the UK and the government's response.
  
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• Caravan fire on Kellaway Avenue believed to be 'deliberate'

  27-07-2020 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters found the caravan, near Horfield Common, was 'well alight' upon arrival
  
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• Man assaulted former partner while he was armed with machete

  27-07-2020 18:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Maurice Ramos was said to be high on a cocktail of alcohol and cocaine when he punched and kicked woman and squeezed her throat
  
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• Further Covid-19 cases reported in Bristol in past 24 hours

  27-07-2020 17:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  The number of positive tests nationally has risen by another 685
  
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• Why police were searching Harbourside late at night

  27-07-2020 17:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One witness saw a team of officers with torches
  
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• Police face busy weekend with almost 5,000 calls

  27-07-2020 17:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The increasing demand on police resources as lockdown restrictions ease was again evident over the weekend with almost 5,000 calls to our control room. Between 8pm on Friday 24 July and 8am on Monday 27 July, police arrested 141 people who were taken into custody. We received almost 2,000 emergency 999 calls from the public and a further 2,976 non-emergency 101 calls. Of those, 896 were graded as...
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• Award-winning Bristol pizzeria to permanently close

  27-07-2020 17:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Social distancing is not compatible with its intimate dining space
  
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• Presenter calls Radio Bristol 'cowards' for pulling last show

  27-07-2020 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Richard Lewis has accused the BBC of a "disgraceful" decision not to let him say goodbye to fans
  
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• Appeal for dashcam footage of collision on M5

  27-07-2020 16:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers investigating a collision on the M5 on Saturday 18th July are appealing for witnesses. The collision happened around 5.35pm between junctions 15 and 14 of the northbound carriageway, near to Falfield. It involved a white Citroen van and a grey Nissan Qashqai. A passenger in the Nissan Qashqai sustained two broken ankles and a broken rib. She was treated at Southmead Hospital.
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• 'Abhorrent' homophobic leaflets being collected by police

  27-07-2020 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Christian LGBT group has spoken out against the controversial booklets
  
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• How a group of friends have led the fight for a new skatepark

  27-07-2020 15:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is hoped that a new skatepark in Long Ashton could be open by the end of next year
  
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• Debenhams put up for sale under plans to save historic chain

  27-07-2020 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The retailer traces its history back to 1778 but its future is now in doubt
  
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• Vandals trash town's formal garden - after volunteers spend lockdown tending it

  27-07-2020 15:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The park has been given a five star rating by South West in Bloom judges
  
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• Crash between tipper truck and car leads to witness appeal

  27-07-2020 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash happened in Failand
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg happy illegal rave shutdown by police

  27-07-2020 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The illegal rave suddenly appeared near to the MP's house
  
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• Woman, 85, from Bristol dies after crash

  27-07-2020 15:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She died at Southmead Hospital
  
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• Redditor claims to have added fake Bristol suburb to Google Maps

  27-07-2020 15:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Estate agents have apparently taken using to the location name
  
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• UK pet cat falls ill with Covid-19 caught from human - Bristol Live

  27-07-2020 14:46
  
  UK pet cat falls ill with Covid-19 caught from human  Bristol Live
  
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• Woman dies following collision near Westerleigh

  27-07-2020 14:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  An 85-year-old woman from Bristol has died in hospital following a collision on the B4456 Westerleigh Road earlier this month. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a collision with another car, at just after 1.30pm on Saturday 18 July. One of the cars was then involved in a minor collision with a third car. She was taken to Southmead Hospital where she sadly died on Saturday 25 July.
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• Coronavirus: How can I use the 'eat out to help out scheme'?

  27-07-2020 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of venues will take part in a discounting scheme to help boost the hospitality industry.
  
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• The new recycling centre rules being brought in today

  27-07-2020 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Restrictions have been lifted in North Somerset - at tips in Weston-super-Mare, Portishead and Backwell
  
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• Coronavirus: First Bus pilots online booking service in Bristol

  27-07-2020 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Bus is piloting the scheme in Bristol with a view to rolling it out across the West Country.
  
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• Criminal damage at Greenway Centre, Bristol – suspect identified

  27-07-2020 13:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Our neighbourhood officers have reported a 15-year-old boy for summons over damage at a Bristol community centre. Ten windows and a CCTV camera were smashed at the Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, over the weekend Saturday 27 to Monday 29 June. The teenager has also been referred to the Youth Offending Panel.
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• Collision in Failand under investigation

  27-07-2020 12:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses following a collision between a tipper truck and a car in Failand earlier this month. The collision happened on Clevedon Road, between Tyntesfield and Portbury Lane, at about 3.15pm on Thursday 16 July. As a result of the collision, the tipper truck crashed into a verge. The driver had to be freed by the fire and rescue service and the truck had to be recovered...
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• Fire crews help person back into house after oven was left on

  27-07-2020 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and the police responded to the incident in Hartcliffe
  
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• Latest after woman hit with arrow in armed police incident

  27-07-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A police helicopter attended the scene
  
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• Witness appeal after serious assault in Taunton

  27-07-2020 12:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has sustained a fractured nose and cheekbone following a serious assault in Taunton on Sunday 19th July. The incident happened at 12.15am outside Mambo on Mill Lane, where the 43-year-old man was pinned against the wall and punched in the face a number of times. He received treatment for his injuries at Musgrove Park Hospital. Officers investigating the serious assault have released a CCTV...
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• Bristol factory closes after 19 workers test positive for Covid-19

  27-07-2020 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The huge Balfour Beatty manufacturing plant in Avonmouth will stay shut "until further notice"
  
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• DWP confirms £149 bonus for over one million households

  27-07-2020 11:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A lump sum will be paid into people's bank accounts
  
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• Man raffles 5 bedroom Victorian house after struggling to sell

  27-07-2020 11:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man is looking for potential buyers from Bristol
  
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• Traffic updates - six mile queues on M5

  27-07-2020 11:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is building between junctions 16 and 17 southbound
  
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• First Bus launches booking system for space on buses

  27-07-2020 10:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Book my bus ride' is being piloted with the Brislington Park & Ride, Bath 3b and Thornbury T1b services
  
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• 'Frustrating' reason Bristol swimming pool will remain closed

  27-07-2020 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Swimming pools are allowed to reopen from Saturday, July 25
  
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• Lando Norris: Self-criticism a winning strategy for McLaren driver

  27-07-2020 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lando Norris says his self-critical nature is behind the starring performances with which he has started the new Formula 1 season.
  
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• Banksy to give away £1.2m worth of artwork

  27-07-2020 09:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The artwork is being given away to a charity based in Bethlehem
  
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• Angry Bristol nurses call for public support as they march to get pay rise

  27-07-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We have worked so hard to be there for you all, and now is the time we have to ask for your help - will you be there for us?”
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Bristol cases and Spain quarantine rules

  27-07-2020 08:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bristol over the last 24 hours has increased again, while new quarantine rules have come in for Spain
  
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• Bristol barristers warn lockdown divorces set to soar

  27-07-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Relationships are being put under pressure"
  
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• Man who said he wanted to kill brandished blade at mum in Filton shop

  27-07-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ivanjelani Cunningham-Stewart was mentally unwell and shop worker Shaun Roberts bravely intervened in terrifying incident which ended with no-one hurt
  
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• Met Office Bristol weather forecast for Monday - wet start to the week

  27-07-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But things are looking up as the week progresses
  
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