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• Police step up hunt for man linked to harassment investigation

  12-08-2020 23:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Members of the public are advised not to approach Jacob Manfield
  
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• Bedminster to St George: Thunderstorm in pictures

  12-08-2020 22:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People have been taking pictures and videos of the weather
  
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• Live updates: M5 southbound CLOSED due to 'large diesel spill'

  12-08-2020 21:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene
  
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• 'Don't underestimate the water' - Kayaker rescued from Severn Estuary

  12-08-2020 21:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'The tides in the Severn Estuary can be remarkably strong'
  
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• Met Office upgrades Bristol's weather warning from yellow to rare amber

  12-08-2020 20:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Storms have been battering the country all day
  
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• Live updates as amber thunderstorm warning is issued for Bristol

  12-08-2020 20:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The storms look set to finally arrive
  
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• Live National Lottery results: Winning Lotto numbers for Wednesday, August 12

  12-08-2020 20:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are the winning National Lottery numbers on Wednesday, August 12?
  
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• Why police closed Temple Way in Bristol for three hours

  12-08-2020 20:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A woman was taken to hospital by paramedics
  
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• Police officer tells Islamophobic joke on training course

  12-08-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The special constable faces being dismissal
  
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• The seven worst flytipping grotspots chosen by the people of Bristol

  12-08-2020 19:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  From Kingswood to Hartcliffe, here is the list
  
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• Hidden beer garden to start serving incredible roast dinners

  12-08-2020 19:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tubby's Corner launches at the city centre venue this weekend
  
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• New plan for 'dilapidated' Kingswood pub - but neighbours aren't happy

  12-08-2020 19:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has been boarded up for several years
  
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• How exam marking 'will unfairly punish' students from deprived areas of Bristol

  12-08-2020 19:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Being marked down simply because of how previous years did is unjust"
  
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• Village pub to become nursery despite dozens of objections

  12-08-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents said its loss would harm the High Street and claimed another nursery was not needed
  
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• Spying university student caught as woman spots camera

  12-08-2020 18:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The camera's SD card revealed the student setting it up
  
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• This is when Clevedon's Curzon Cinema will re-open

  12-08-2020 17:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A £650,000 project to repair the cinema's leaky roof started in February
  
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• Black Lives Matter: All Premiership clubs to show support for anti-racism movement

  12-08-2020 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All Premiership clubs will show support for the Black Lives Matter movement, although not all will take a knee.
  
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• Luke Jerram brings stunning art installation to Bristol

  12-08-2020 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Palm Temple has been transported to Bristol from London
  
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• Wanted appeal to find Alistair Rutter

  12-08-2020 15:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Police are asking the public to help us find 32-year-old Alistair Rutter who we wish to speak to about an ongoing enquiry. Rutter is described as white, about 6ft, has short receding fair hair, stubble and is of a large build. We believe he may be in the Somerset area and is known to have links with Ilminster. Officers wish to speak to Rutter in connection with a dangerous driving investigation...
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• Live updates as crashes cause traffic delays in Easton and Shirehampton

  12-08-2020 15:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is slow on Stapleton Road and Park Hill
  
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• Several caravans set up camp on Weston-super-Mare seafront

  12-08-2020 15:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Around ten vehicles moved onto the Beach Lawns yesterday evening
  
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• Crash on busy A road near Bristol - two injured

  12-08-2020 15:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were queues in both directions
  
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• Crash on busy A road near Bristol - latest updates

  12-08-2020 15:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are queues in both directions
  
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• Everything you need to know about A-Level and GCSE grading this year

  12-08-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Exam cancellations caused by coronavirus have led to major changes
  
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• Renewed appeal to locate wanted man Jacob Manfield

  12-08-2020 14:51 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re making a renewed appeal for information to find Jacob Manfield from Kingswood. The 26-year-old has links with the Yate area too. We’re investigating reports of harassment and wish to speak to Manfield in connection with those enquiries. We’d ask anyone who sees him not to approach him but call 999 and give reference number 5220110626. Alternatively, if you know where he may be...
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• Prison escapee part of Bristol police's most wanted for August 2020

  12-08-2020 14:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hunt is on for prison absconders, court order breachers and alleged burglars
  
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• Major Bristol employer is to cut more than 400 jobs

  12-08-2020 13:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The business has suffered during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Airline refunds: 'We're still waiting after five months'

  12-08-2020 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Hanson's dream holiday was cancelled, but like many Brits he's been waiting months for a refund.
  
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• Changes to traffic free seafront scheme in Portishead announced

  12-08-2020 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council has carried out a review of the temporary closure of The Esplanade
  
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• Coronavirus: Bristol events workers show solidarity

  12-08-2020 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Events workers gathered in a silent protest on College Green, Bristol, in front of an empty stage.
  
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• Bristol gig venue fears noise complaints now new flats approved

  12-08-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Trinity Centre hosts gigs, club nights and community events
  
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• Bristol gig venue 'could get noise complaints' now new flats approved

  12-08-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Trinity Centre hosts gigs, club nights and community events
  
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• Man in court charged with drug and fraud offences

  12-08-2020 13:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man from Bristol has been charged with drug and fraud offences after a car he was driving was stopped near Filton. Fernando Feitosa, 27, was arrested on Monday 10 August. He was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possessing criminal property, as well as fraud and driving offences. Feitosa, of Thomas Lane in Redcliffe, is due to appear before Bristol Magistrates Court today...
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• Dr Samuel Turner 'overwhelmed' by NHS Hero portrait

  12-08-2020 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four artists spent 400 hours creating a micro-marquetry of the hospital surgeon at the end of his shift.
  
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• A huge inflatable theme park has opened near Bristol

  12-08-2020 12:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's every kid's dream
  
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• Bristol scientists' discover sperm have been tricking us for 350 years

  12-08-2020 12:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  That wiggly tail isn't a wiggle at all
  
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• Why this old-fashioned van is driving around Bristol

  12-08-2020 12:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Have you spotted it?
  
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• Updates: Police presence in north Bristol as officers raid property

  12-08-2020 12:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We will be bringing you updates on this incident
  
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• Appeal for information after an elderly woman is the victim of a theft in Bath

  12-08-2020 12:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following a theft in Bath City Centre at around 4.30pm on Thursday 30 July. The victim, a 73-year-old woman from Midsomer Norton, was waiting for her husband outside Boots Westgate Street when she was approached by a woman who took an interest in her necklace, a gold crucifix with a white gold Jesus (pictured). The woman walked around behind the victim where it is...
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• Avon and Somerset Police urges communities to look out for signs of domestic abuse

  12-08-2020 11:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  As lockdown measures continue to ease, Avon and Somerset Police is encouraging communities to look out for one another and know the signs of abuse. With more people out and about in social bubbles and contacting friends and family more frequently, it’s important that we learn to recognise the signs of someone being abused, manipulated and controlled. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone.
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• Council issues update on skate park plan for Portishead

  12-08-2020 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A major consultation on plans for the skatepark is due to launch this autumn
  
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• Boomtown 2020: Everything you need to know about virtual festival

  12-08-2020 11:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The event, which is organised in Bristol, was cancelled due to Covid-19
  
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• Appeal after collision between Land Rover and cyclist

  12-08-2020 11:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage of a collision in Somerset to come forward. A collision between a silver or grey Land Rover Discovery and a cyclist occurred on a narrow country lane between Charterhouse and Mendip Raceway between noon and 12.30pm on Sunday 2 August. The cyclist – a man in his 50s – was then pushed from his bike and sustained minor injuries.
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• Met Office forecasts more than 40 hours of thunder for Bristol

  12-08-2020 11:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stormsare on their way
  
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• BBC forecasts more than 40 hours of thunder for Bristol

  12-08-2020 11:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stormsare on their way
  
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• Witness appeal following racially aggravated public order offence in Dulverton

  12-08-2020 10:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses to a racially aggravated public order offence in Dulverton, Somerset on Saturday 1 August in which a 63-year-old woman and her family members were targeted. The victims, who are from Liverpool and were holidaying in Somerset, were standing outside The Lion Hotel in Bank Square at around 7pm when a woman driving a blue estate car shouted racial abuse at them from her...
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• Why we can't bring you a coronavirus case update at the moment

  12-08-2020 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol recently recorded its biggest daily rise in Covid-19 cases in two months
  
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• Punters forced to evacuate after fire at recently reopened pub

  12-08-2020 09:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Half of the Burnham-on-sea pub was destroyed in a previous fire
  
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• Warning over rise in disease-spreading mosquitos in UK - Bristol Live

  12-08-2020 09:23
  
  Warning over rise in disease-spreading mosquitos in UK  Bristol Live
  
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• "We have to be bold": Cleo Lake on facing racism as a Black person in politics

  12-08-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We must start elevating Black women and listening to their demands."
  
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