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• Winning numbers for Friday's £58million Euromillions draw

  07-08-2020 21:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some £58million is set to be won on the Friday Euromillions lottery
  
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• Bristol Balloon Fiesta hosts virtual Nightglow

  07-08-2020 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta will stream the show virtually for the first time.
  
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• Owner of Cabot Circus hoping to raise £800m to ride out pandemic

  07-08-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The move will help the company pay down a huge debt bill
  
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• Coronavirus: What are the new lockdown rules for Preston and other areas?

  07-08-2020 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston has become the latest place to impose restrictions. But how does a local lockdown work?
  
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• Bristol's airport aspirations are 'unappealing'

  07-08-2020 18:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) has said it was disappointed with the airport's decision to appeal
  
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• League One & Two clubs vote to introduce salary cap

  07-08-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans for a salary cap in League One and League Two are "unlawful and unenforceable" says the Professional Footballers Association.
  
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• Special constable faces misconduct hearing over Islamophobic 'joke'

  07-08-2020 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The officer allegedly made the comment while discussing the shooting down of a civilian plane by Iran
  
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• Robbie Cundy: Cambridge United sign Bristol City defender on loan

  07-08-2020 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cambridge United sign defender Robbie Cundy on loan from Bristol City for the 2020-21 season.
  
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• Hippodrome to reopen piano bar at city centre theatre

  07-08-2020 17:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bar will raise much-needed funds for the venue and have an outdoor seating area
  
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• Call 999 if you see this man - he's wanted

  07-08-2020 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Phillip Wright has a distinct scar across the right side of his face
  
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• Former police officer sentenced for stealing money while on duty

  07-08-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Rollason stole cash from a member of the public’s wallet that had been found and handed in at the racecourse
  
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• Dad accuses Bristol Aquarium of 'free-for-all' and fears 'disaster'

  07-08-2020 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I couldn’t quite believe it"
  
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• New laid-back steakhouse opens in Bristol city centre

  07-08-2020 16:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Steak Me Out was launched as a food delivery service during the coronavirus lockdown and has now opened as a restaurant
  
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• First look inside new bar on Bristol's harbourside

  07-08-2020 16:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We took a tour of the new venue, which has replaced the long-running Severnshed
  
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• Appeal over shop window damage – Glastonbury

  07-08-2020 16:41 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re issuing a CCTV image as part of our investigations after eight windows were damaged in Glastonbury. Overnight Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 July the windows of shops in Benedict Street, High Street and Archers Way had windows smashed. A car wing mirror was also damaged. We’d like to speak to the man pictured. If you have any information which could help call 101 quoting reference 5220154137.
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• CCTV appeal to identify man in connection with public order offences in Taunton

  07-08-2020 16:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking the public’s help to identify a man we’d like to speak to in connection with two public order offences in which a man from Taunton was harassed and threatened. The victim, a man in his 30s, was targeted by the offender at his home address at Wedlands, Taunton on Saturday, 1 August at about 3pm, and again at Co-op Cheddon Road on the evening of Monday, 3 August by the same man.
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• Coronavirus growth rate in Bristol region now highest in England

  07-08-2020 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But case numbers are too low for the R or growth rate to inform policy decisions
  
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• What University of Bristol freshers can expect in September

  07-08-2020 16:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  From online versions of freshers week to the introduction of living circles - here is what you need to know
  
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• 'Radical' plan to overhaul hospital waiting lists

  07-08-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But bosses accept prioritising one group would be at the expense of another
  
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• 'Mistrust' leads to data hole relating to BAME people and Covid-19

  07-08-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We really struggle to understand what our population looks like"
  
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• Cyclist's anger at residents' 'dangerous' response to road closure

  07-08-2020 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A confrontational cardboard sign has also appeared along the road
  
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• Funding granted for new Bristol railway station

  07-08-2020 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The station is planned on the line between Avonmouth and Shirehampton in Bristol.
  
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• Council to 'vigorously defend' appeal against airport expansion plan veto

  07-08-2020 15:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The airport announced it will appeal North Somerset Council's decision to reject its expansion plans
  
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• Statement issued on Covid cases 'doubling' in areas near Bristol

  07-08-2020 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Public Health England message on fluctuations appears to be supported by the latest Covid Symptom Study statistics
  
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• Couple in their 90s victim to distraction burglary

  07-08-2020 14:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at the elderly couple's home
  
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• Major delays on Bristol's motorways - latest traffic updates

  07-08-2020 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Holiday traffic is causing miles of queues
  
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• When clothing store in Cabot Circus will close

  07-08-2020 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shoppers don't have long to take advantage of the closing down sale
  
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• Level 3 heatwave warning issued for Bristol and surrounding areas

  07-08-2020 13:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is forecast to see highs of 29°C over the weekend and into next week
  
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• Yate man has only seen his wife once since wedding

  07-08-2020 13:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dan and Kenia are living in limbo more than 5,000 miles apart
  
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• Old Market to get 12 new flats after original plans rejected

  07-08-2020 13:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The original plans were rejected because some flats had windows one one side only
  
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• Reopening date confirmed for council swimming pools

  07-08-2020 13:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many swimming pools in Bristol remain shut despite being allowed to reopen
  
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• Pub de-registers from 50% off scheme after it got too busy

  07-08-2020 13:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Owners of the Westleigh Inn said the timing of it is "completely wrong"
  
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• Mobility scooters dumped at Tesco car park by thieves

  07-08-2020 12:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A further three scooters were damaged
  
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• Hundreds of used face masks discarded on streets and beach

  07-08-2020 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The face coverings were collected in just one weekend
  
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• New Middle Eastern street food restaurant to open at Cargo

  07-08-2020 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jigaraki has spent the past five years trading at UK festivals and is now preparing to open its first permanent site
  
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• Council plea for signage on seafarers memorial used by free runners

  07-08-2020 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We would much rather people interacted with it as art"
  
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• Witnesses and information sought following distraction burglary in South Gloucestershire

  07-08-2020 11:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information after an elderly couple in Patchway, South Gloucestershire were victims of a distraction burglary. At around 3.15pm on Wednesday 29 July, three men knocked on the back door of a home in the Coniston Road area and told the elderly residents, a man and woman in their 90s, that they were police officers and started talking about some building work that had been done at...
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• Additional day announced for first post-lockdown festival

  07-08-2020 10:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The extra day has been announced following high demand
  
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• Taxi driver fined after stopping for a minute to help elderly woman

  07-08-2020 10:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'I am confused and upset - does this mean a taxi can not stop for 60 seconds?'
  
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• Live: Firefighters tackle 'large' barn fire near Bristol

  07-08-2020 09:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been tackling the fire overnight and this morning in Barrow Gurney, with villagers warned they may see a plume of smoke
  
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• UK - New automotive R&D facilities in Bristol - Foundry-Planet.com

  07-08-2020 09:00
  
  UK - New automotive R&D facilities in Bristol  Foundry-Planet.com
  
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• Coronavirus updates - Bristol cases rise, quarantine rules extended

  07-08-2020 08:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Belgium, Luxembourg and The Bahamas have imposed stricter lockdown rules, while new face mask rules come into place on Saturday
  
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• 'Saharan blowtorch' could see UK break record for hottest day

  07-08-2020 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Temperatures could reach 38C, according to the Met Office
  
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• UK - New automotive R&D facilities in Bristol | foundry-planet.com - B2B Portal - Foundry-Planet.com

  07-08-2020 00:07
  
  UK - New automotive R&D facilities in Bristol | foundry-planet.com - B2B Portal  Foundry-Planet.com
  
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