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• Siale Piutau: Bristol Bears lose appeal against three-match suspension

  10-09-2020 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Bears lose their appeal against Siale Piutau's three-match suspension for punching in the game against Worcester Warriors.
  
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• M5 updates: Standstill traffic as 'serious' crash closes motorway

  10-09-2020 22:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Police, paramedics and firefighters are at the scene between junction 19 for Portishead and junction 18 for Avonmouth
  
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• Some Bristol parents now have to wear face masks at school pick up and drop offs

  10-09-2020 22:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fresh rules are being rolled out as cases rise
  
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• Update on manhunt over 'abduction' of three children

  10-09-2020 22:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Detectives want to hear of any sightings in the city of the boys and their alleged abductor
  
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• Warning after men followed young girl and took pictures

  10-09-2020 21:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anyone with information should call 101
  
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• Travellers in Portishead could be moved on with eviction notice

  10-09-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group of travellers have been parked at Portishead Lake Grounds since Monday evening
  
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• Live UK National Lottery results: Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday

  10-09-2020 20:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What's the winning Set for Life numbers?
  
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• Rise in coronavirus cases across Bristol region

  10-09-2020 20:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Schools, supermarkets and restaurants have all been hit with Covid.19 in Bristol this week
  
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• Pub forced to shut after customer tests positive for Covid

  10-09-2020 20:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pub bosses are warning anyone who visited the pub on Saturday night to get a coronavirus test
  
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• Drive-in cinema launches in Bristol

  10-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Suzuki At The Drive-In also features interactive games and stand-up comedy
  
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• Coronavirus at schools: The rules on fines for not sending a child in

  10-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rules for parents taking kids out of school and fines
  
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• Family's Napoleonic war medals set to fetch £60k

  10-09-2020 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Maclaine family have long-standing links with Thornbury in South Gloucestershire.
  
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• Bus hits bridge in Bristol city centre crash

  10-09-2020 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motorists are urged to avoid the middle of Bristol after a double-decker is badly damaged.
  
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• In pictures - Roof ripped off bus in Bristol crash

  10-09-2020 19:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Park Street and Frogmore Street are closed
  
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• Brandon Hanlan: Bristol Rovers sign forward from Gillingham

  10-09-2020 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Rovers sign forward Brandon Hanlan from League One rivals Gillingham on a two-year deal.
  
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• Bristol mayor Marvin Rees defends affordable housing record

  10-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As reported this week, the city mayor is set to break a key election pledge for 2,000 new homes – 800 affordable – a year by 2020
  
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• Bristol bus driver neglected gran in house full of animal filth

  10-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paula Davidson sacked her gran's carer and took over the £770-a-week work herself. This story contains graphic images of squalid conditions
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak at Weston General Hospital 'may have killed 18'

  10-09-2020 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report finds 18 patients at Weston General may have died from Covid-19 caught at the hospital.
  
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• Bristol faeces-strewn house neglect case woman sentenced

  10-09-2020 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Betty Long, 90, was found sitting on an overflowing commode when police broke in, a court hears.
  
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• Bus roof ripped off in crash into Bristol bridge - traffic updates

  10-09-2020 18:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have advised motorists to find alternative routes due to the traffic
  
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• UK weather: When the Met Office predicts sizzling 30C will arrive - Bristol Live

  10-09-2020 17:51
  
  UK weather: When the Met Office predicts sizzling 30C will arrive  Bristol Live
  
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• Police, camera, action, as open day goes virtual

  10-09-2020 17:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers and staff are set to take to the small screen, when the Avon and Somerset Police open day goes virtual. Lines are being learnt, routines practiced, horses groomed and cars polished in preparation for when the cameras roll on Sunday 20 th September, looking to become the first force to host a live virtual open day. Live displays from the Mounted Section, Roads Policing...
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• Stop Bristol Airport Expansion group launch fundraiser

  10-09-2020 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The costs of fighting the appeal are expected to top £40,000
  
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• Witness appeal following assult on Old Market Street, Bristol

  10-09-2020 17:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following an assault which happened last Friday (4 September) between 11pm and midnight on Old Market Street, Bristol. The victim, an-18 year-old man from Bristol, was walking on the left hand side of the road approaching the traffic lights at the junction with Midland Road when he was approached by two men and assaulted in an apparently unprovoked attack. The men...
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• Witness appeal following assault on Old Market Street, Bristol

  10-09-2020 17:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following an assault which happened last Friday (4 September) between 11pm and midnight on Old Market Street, Bristol. The victim, an-18 year-old man from Bristol, was walking on the left hand side of the road approaching the traffic lights at the junction with Midland Road when he was approached by two men and assaulted in an apparently unprovoked attack. The men...
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• Student at the UWE tests positive for Covid 19

  10-09-2020 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The University is working with Public Health England to limit the spread of the virus
  
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• Hundreds self-isolating after COVID-19 outbreaks at six schools

  10-09-2020 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Acase of Covid-19 has also been confirmed at UWE
  
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• Domino's branch closed and cleaned in coronavirus scare

  10-09-2020 16:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A worker returned home feeling unwell
  
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• Lockdown warning for Somerset region amid rising infection rate

  10-09-2020 16:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Situation has been described as a 'wake-up' call to residents
  
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• Local lockdown warning over North Somerset Covid-19 infection rate

  10-09-2020 16:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Situation has been described as a 'wake-up' call to residents
  
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• Man accused of stabbing has case sent to the crown court

  10-09-2020 16:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stephen Sarkozi faces charges of wounding with intent and possessing an offensive weapon
  
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• Bristol schools send home year groups due to Covid

  10-09-2020 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three schools in Bristol have been disrupted due to four pupils testing positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Council 'not surprised' as coronavirus confirmed at Bristol schools

  10-09-2020 15:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As many as 388 pupils are thought to be self-isolating
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak at Bristol factory caused by car-sharing

  10-09-2020 15:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  At least 37 employees tested positive for Covid-19 forcing the temporary closure of the manufacturing plant owned by construction giant Balfour Beatty in July
  
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• High schools sending whole year groups home due to Covid-19

  10-09-2020 15:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If there is a case of Coronavirus in a school then children are sent home - but this varies depending on whether the school is a secondary or a primary
  
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• Mystery surrounds new statue which has appeared in city centre

  10-09-2020 15:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The grey figure appears to be comforted by a teddy bear and many seem to think it marks World Suicide Prevention Day
  
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• Fourth Bristol school confirms Covid case as group must self-isolate

  10-09-2020 14:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after positive tests at Two Mile Hill Primary School, John Williams Oasis Academy and Kings' Forest Primary School
  
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• What's next in the fight to save threatened pool in south Bristol?

  10-09-2020 14:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jubilee pool remains closed more than five months after it was shut because of coronavirus
  
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• Asian hornet spotted in UK for first time this year - Bristol Live

  10-09-2020 14:38
  
  Asian hornet spotted in UK for first time this year  Bristol Live
  
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• First Bus services diverted and slow traffic after crash - updates

  10-09-2020 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash has happened on Westbury Road
  
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• Staff member at Waitrose tests positive for coronavirus

  10-09-2020 14:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The store opened an hour later than usual for the deep clean to be carried out
  
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• UK gambler bets £200000 that Donald Trump will be re-elected - Bristol Live

  10-09-2020 14:22
  
  UK gambler bets £200000 that Donald Trump will be re-elected  Bristol Live
  
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• Comedian Russell Howard 'probably did right thing' as act filmed

  10-09-2020 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russell Howard ended a gig in Bristol mid-set when a woman in the crowd started filming him.
  
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• Husband books Suspension Bridge so wife can ride across it

  10-09-2020 14:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was a complete surprise for Jules
  
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• M4 traffic warning as disruption to continue for most of day

  10-09-2020 13:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thespillage happened between junction 16 for Swindon and junction 17 for Chippenham
  
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• The Bristol women baking to diminish racism

  10-09-2020 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “It is not normal to watch helpless black individuals die on the internet."
  
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• Russell Howard speaks out about cutting Bristol gig short

  10-09-2020 13:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The comic has defended his decision to walk out after being filmed by an audience member
  
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• Coronavirus: Rees-Mogg self-isolating after child tested

  10-09-2020 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leader of the House of Commons was absent from business questions on Thursday.
  
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• Cafe in Bristol announces closure

  10-09-2020 13:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group said it has "outgrown the space"
  
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• Boston Tea Party announces cafe closure

  10-09-2020 13:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group said it has "outgrown the space"
  
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