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• Coronavirus home test kits have 'not been available' to order all day

  07-09-2020 22:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the Department of Health said they 'pause' the booking portal during high demand
  
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• Southmead cordon: Man suffered puncture wounds to his neck

  07-09-2020 21:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has been arrested after incident in Charfield Road
  
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• Southmead cordon: Man suffered puncture wound to neck

  07-09-2020 21:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has been arrested after incident in Charfield Road
  
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• Updates as police and paramedics descend on quiet road in Southmead

  07-09-2020 21:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Stolen items recovered by police after arresting three 15-year-old boys

  07-09-2020 20:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The teenagers have now been released under investigation
  
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• Rise in Covid cases in all four areas across Bristol region

  07-09-2020 19:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 2,000 new patients were diagnosed with the virus across the UK
  
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• Car sped down wrong side of Fishponds Road in police chase

  07-09-2020 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset police have launched an investigation and two men remain in custody
  
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• UK records biggest jump in transport use since pandemic began

  07-09-2020 19:45
  
  Rail station footfall up 12% on Monday compared with Friday, as workers and pupils returnThe number of passengers using major public transport hubs has jumped to the highest since the start of the pandemic as more pupils returned to school and amid a government push for employees to return to workplaces.More people entered the UK’s key rail hubs during the morning peak period on Monday than had done so at any time since the start of the coronavirus lockdown, according to footfall figures f
  
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• Monday sees biggest jump in UK transport use since pandemic began

  07-09-2020 19:45
  
  Footfall in main rail stations up 12% compared with Friday, as workers and pupils returnThe number of passengers using major public transport hubs jumped on Monday to the highest since the start of the pandemic as more pupils returned to school amid a government push for employees to return to workplaces.More people entered the UK’s key rail hubs during the morning peak period than had done so at any time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, according to footfall figures f
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Somerset earn first-innings lead of 51 against Worcestershire

  07-09-2020 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire collapse from 123-1 to 200 all out to hand Somerset the initiative on day two of the Bob Willis Trophy game.
  
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• Man downloaded 225,000 child abuse images

  07-09-2020 19:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Christopher Allen downloaded the material, which could be accessed by others, over the course of 16 years
  
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• Covid heat map says Bristol cases could be up by almost 200

  07-09-2020 19:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after new confirmed cases in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and B&NES
  
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• There are plans to improve cycling and walking through Broad Plain

  07-09-2020 18:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Located close to Temple Meads Station, Temple Quarter and the city centre, the area in and around Broad Plain is undergoing rapid social and economic change
  
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• Chris Packham condemns 'cruel' badger culling extension

  07-09-2020 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nature broadcaster said plans to cull badgers in 11 new areas would not eradicate bovine TB.
  
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• 'Up to 70' pupils sent home for not having 'polishable' shoes and more

  07-09-2020 18:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dozens of unhappy parents gathered at the school gates to collect their children
  
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• Neil Buchanan: Former Art Attack host denies Banksy rumours

  07-09-2020 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Art Attack presenter confirms he is not the anonymous graffiti artist.
  
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• Boy, 12, hit by car in south Bristol

  07-09-2020 17:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash happened in Bishopsworth
  
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• Downs parking being sub-let to Bristol Zoo by the council

  07-09-2020 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say this adds “another layer of mystery and secrecy to this saga”
  
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• Holly and Phil left speechless as Josie Gibson is naked on live TV

  07-09-2020 16:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former Big Brother winner bared all as she visited a naturist club
  
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• Bristol school plans called in over flooding fears

  07-09-2020 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government decides to inspect the application for a new school in Temple Quarter.
  
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• New bottle shop and bar opening

  07-09-2020 15:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  That's a lot of different vinos to try
  
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• How much you could be fined if you don't send your kids back to school

  07-09-2020 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This is what Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset council's have said about fining parents who don't send their kids to school
  
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• Career burglar taken round city as he points out homes he's targeted

  07-09-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You have made it your life's work to be dishonest," the judge told Terry Marshall
  
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• Bristol stabbing: Seventh man held after fatal attack

  07-09-2020 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andre Gayle, 29, died in hospital two days after being stabbed near Easton Community Centre.
  
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• Seventh arrest in connection with death of Andre Gayle

  07-09-2020 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Major Crime Investigation Team has made another arrest
  
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• Jill Dando memorial tree chopped down in 'mistake' by housing developer

  07-09-2020 14:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Former colleague and friends of the Weston-super-Mare-born presenter say they are devastated
  
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• Seventh man arrested in connection with murder of Andre Gayle

  07-09-2020 14:02 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The Major Crime Investigation Team has arrested a seventh person in connection with the murder of Andre Gayle in Bristol. A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody. A 29-year-old man, arrested over the weekend, remains in custody. Two other men, aged 27 and 22, who were also arrested over the weekend, were recalled to prison. In relation to the three arrests last...
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• Popular swim school told it can't return to Kingswood leisure centre

  07-09-2020 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Aquarians have been teaching the children to swim for 35 years
  
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• Jared Warner: Gloucestershire sign Yorkshire pace bowler

  07-09-2020 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire pace bowler Jared Warner will join Gloucestershire at the end of the season on a three-year deal.
  
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• Fury as Peugeot stuck in house after crashing through door

  07-09-2020 13:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I’ve got a baby in my house and I’m scared this could happen to us"
  
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• Avon and Somerset Police recruiting new PCSOs

  07-09-2020 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The job now comes with a starting salary of more than £20,000
  
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• New mural in Stokes Croft highlights 'diversity' of the area

  07-09-2020 12:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s a big mix of cultures, races, ages, social classes and walks of life.”
  
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• Call for black people to have a greater say over the environment

  07-09-2020 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'These are our traditions but somehow we are often being left out of the conversation'
  
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• Appeal to trace owners of items stolen from vehicles in Uphill, Weston-super-Mare

  07-09-2020 12:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re releasing images of items that were recovered following a series of thefts from motor vehicles in the Uphill area of Weston-Super-Mare last week. Three teenage boys were arrested on Ellesmere Road in the early hours of Wednesday 2 September after they were found with various stolen items including Sat Navs, MP3 players and bank cards. One of the items was a watch with a distinctive engraving.
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• Witnesses sought to altercation in Weston-super-Mare

  07-09-2020 12:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses following an altercation between two men in Weston-super-Mare. The incident happened at around 8pm in the Milton Road/ Hatfield Road area on Monday, 31 August. A man in his 50s sustained a serious leg injury which required surgery. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and has since been released on police bail.
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• Weston's Playhouse Theatre to re-open - with promise of a Christmas panto

  07-09-2020 12:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But the programme of shows is likely to be limited
  
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• Art Attack presenter responds to rumours he is Banksy

  07-09-2020 11:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rumours began circulating on Twitter over the weekend
  
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• Campaigners fighting for cheaper bus tickets storm mayoral offices

  07-09-2020 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ACORN (The Association of Community Organisations for Reform Now) are urging for more regulation of Bristol's bus timetables, routes and ticket prices
  
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• Campaigners fighting for cheaper bus tickets storm maroyal offices

  07-09-2020 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ACORN (The Association of Community Organisations for Reform Now) are urging for more regulation of Bristol's bus timetables, routes and ticket prices
  
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• Watershed's revamp underwritten by Bristol City Council

  07-09-2020 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authority backs project which will see new cinema screen added and new cafe at popular venue.
  
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• New 24/7 mental health helpline after spike in demand

  07-09-2020 11:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  NHS bosses are forecasting a 30 per cent spike in demand for mental health support as people grieve for loved ones, lose their jobs or are exposed to abuse at home
  
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• Man charged with escaping lawful custody

  07-09-2020 10:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A wanted man was arrested and appeared in court over the weekend following a public appeal. Shannon Gray, 38, was arrested in Bridgwater on Friday 4 September and appeared before magistrates in Taunton the following day, charged with escaping lawful custody at HMP Leyhill on 8 August. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing at Taunton Crown Court on 09 October.
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• Man seriously ill after being pulled from burning car in Bristol

  07-09-2020 09:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Members of the public helped him after crash that closed the A4 Portway in the city for nearly five hours
  
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• Witnesses sought to collision on Portway, Bristol

  07-09-2020 09:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and information after a collision which closed the Portway in Bristol just after 4pm on Sunday 07 September. A blue Citroen Xsara was in collision with a red Mitsubishi Outlander before hitting a lamp post and catching fire. The driver of the Citroen, pulled from the vehicle by members of the public, is believed to be a man in his 50s. He went to hospital where he...
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• Bristol City Council to underwrite £500K of Watershed's redevelopment plans

  07-09-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council needs to be the grant recipient on behalf of Watershed Arts Trust Ltd and underwrite the repayment
  
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• Man wanted after Bristol 'gunshot incident' hands himself in

  07-09-2020 08:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jamal McBean had been sought by Avon and Somerset Police after incident in Horfield
  
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• COVID-19 at 62 UK schools sees hundreds of pupils isolated

  07-09-2020 08:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Schools in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland have all been affected
  
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• War memorial vandalised in Bristol park

  07-09-2020 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The memorial ‘is an important reflection of a dramatic event in the park’s history’
  
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• Instagram photo filters targeted by model's #filterdrop campaign

  07-09-2020 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why a make-up artist is campaigning to tackle unrealistic beauty images on social media.
  
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