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• Carabao Cup: Bristol City beat Northampton 4-0 to set up Aston Villa tie

  16-09-2020 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Martin scores his first goal for Bristol City as the Championship side comfortably book a third-round Carabao Cup tie with Aston Villa.
  
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• T20 Blast: Babar Azam ton fuels Somerset bid, wins also for Durham, Surrey, Essex, Middlesex

  16-09-2020 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Babar Azam century fuels Somerset's late T20 Blast bid, while holders Essex keep their faint hopes alive and there are also wins for Surrey, Middlesex and Durham.
  
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• Timeline shows how coronavirus has already hit Bristol's schools

  16-09-2020 22:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We've listed all of the schools to be hit with Covid
  
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• Primary school pupils isolating after 'suspected coronavirus case'

  16-09-2020 22:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This is one of the first Bristol schools to close a class before a positive test
  
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• More than 80 coronavirus cases confirmed in Bristol this week

  16-09-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A total of 85 people have been diagnosed with the virus in Bristol over the past week
  
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• Meet Bristol's biggest Percy Pig fan and his new favourite toy

  16-09-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Musician Jonny Rhodes was last year given a year's supply of the sweets
  
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• UK National Lottery results LIVE: Tonight's winning Lotto numbers - September 16 - Bristol Live

  16-09-2020 20:58
  
  UK National Lottery results LIVE: Tonight's winning Lotto numbers - September 16  Bristol Live
  
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• Tonight's National Lottery results as jackpot hits £5.3M

  16-09-2020 20:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's National Lottery winning numbers for huge jackpot?
  
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• List of schools affected by coronavirus grows to 12

  16-09-2020 20:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Significant demand' on the NHS Test and Trace is adding to the huge number of pupils off school
  
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• Zivile Jokubonyte: Missing woman and son 'left UK for Spain'

  16-09-2020 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zivile Jokubonyte flew to Spain from Bristol with her two-year-old son, police say.
  
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• New pizzeria opening in Bristol - and it's giving away free food

  16-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Be the first to grab a slice of the ever popular Parmigiana Party and classic margherita pizzas
  
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• DWP issue PIP and DLA update for face-to-face assessments

  16-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  DWP issues guidelines for those with awards due for renewal or for re-assessments
  
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• Coronaviurs: 18 pupils self isolating at south Bristol school

  16-09-2020 19:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pupils have been forced to stay off school as families experience 'great difficulty in booking tests'
  
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• K-Dogg attack: Smashed car photos released

  16-09-2020 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The car's bonnet was smashed in and shows the physical impact to the victim, police say.
  
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• University student says 'I've paid £25K to sit in my room for seven months'

  16-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Staff strikes and coronavirus have had a huge impact on his academic experience
  
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• People are 'trying for days' to book Covid tests in Bristol

  16-09-2020 18:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some said they had been trying to book Covid-19 tests online for several days but hadn't succeeded
  
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• Man arrested in The Galleries shopping centre

  16-09-2020 18:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He's been charged with a number of crimes
  
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• Coronavirus: Marshals are ‘possible’ in Bristol says mayor

  16-09-2020 18:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The marshals would be tasked with ensuring people follow coronavirus rules
  
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• Pictures show damage to car used to try to kill NHS worker

  16-09-2020 17:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol musician Kdogg suffered life-changing injuries
  
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• This car was used in an attempted murder - do you know who was in it?

  16-09-2020 17:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Musician K-dogg said members of the public saved his life in the moments after the attack
  
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• One of Bristol's biggest Christmas events has been cancelled

  16-09-2020 17:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus has led to the 'disappointing' decision from organisers
  
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• Bath boats left underwater after sluice gate fault

  16-09-2020 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners talk of panicking after seeing their homes put in danger by the sudden drop in water levels.
  
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• Will Bristol be carbon neutral in 10 years?

  16-09-2020 16:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has set a target for the city to be carbon neutral by 2030 - eliminating all carbon emissions, not just territorial ones
  
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• Drone crashes into wind turbine in 'extremely rare' incident

  16-09-2020 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pilot misjudged the height of the wind turbine
  
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• College confirms coronavirus case - pupils isolating

  16-09-2020 16:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  70 pupils are now having to isolate for two weeks
  
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• Car images released in appeal over attack on NHS worker

  16-09-2020 15:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Stark images of damage to a car are being issued in a further appeal for information two months after it was used to knock down an NHS worker in Bristol. The 21-year-old victim, known as K, was walking home from work when he was hit by a dark blue Honda Accord in Monks Park Avenue, Horfield, at about 4.30pm on Wednesday 22 July. The occupants of the car shouted racist abuse at him before running...
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• Someone tries to vandalise Bristol Banksy, fails miserably

  16-09-2020 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's one of his earliest pieces
  
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• Memorial to commemorate Long Ashton's war dead

  16-09-2020 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The memorial - three granite stones - will have the names of the men, women and children who died.
  
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• Appeal after woman and her son, aged two, go missing

  16-09-2020 15:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re concerned for the welfare of a woman who has gone missing with her two-year-old son. Zivile Jokubonyte, 29, is a Lithuanian national living in Bridgwater. We believe she and her son Saliamonas caught a flight from Bristol Airport to Valencia in Spain on Monday 31 August and we’re liaising with the Spanish authorities. Her departure is unexpected and she has not been in touch with her mother...
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• Man pleads guilty to assaulting PCSO in Bristol

  16-09-2020 15:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court after being charged with assaulting a PCSO in Bristol at the weekend. John Treasure, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Bristol Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday 15 September) to one count of assaulting an emergency worker. The 33-year-old punched the PCSO in the face in the Trinity Road area shortly before 10pm on Sunday 13 September.
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• Call 999 if you see this wanted man - do not approach him

  16-09-2020 14:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Russell McPhee is known to frequently visit south Bristol
  
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• Bristol street art celebrates the great outdoors

  16-09-2020 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A giant mural featuring dog walking and ducklings has been painted onto the side of a Bristol home.
  
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• Area just over an hour from Bristol to go into local lockdown

  16-09-2020 14:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Welsh government made the announcement today
  
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• Coronavirus infection rate falls - but people struggle to get tested

  16-09-2020 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  North Somerset has seen a particularly sharp decline
  
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• Street artists transform Weston town centre in first ever SprayJam

  16-09-2020 14:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Twenty artists from across the UK helped transform a dull and unloved area of the town centre
  
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• Watch 'indescribable' moment as man scales Cabot Tower

  16-09-2020 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They suspect it was struck by lightning during the fierce August storm
  
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• Cyclist crashes head-first into bus windscreen

  16-09-2020 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cyclist Gerry Davis says wearing a helmet saved his life
  
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• Health secretary told better Covid testing is needed in North Somerset

  16-09-2020 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council leader Don Davis tell health chief testing provision is 'just not good enough'
  
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• Police update on fire at Bristol church

  16-09-2020 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cause of the fire is thought to be deliberate
  
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• Festival clothing shop to open in wake of cancelled events

  16-09-2020 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The owners hope to increase their sales whilst running the shop
  
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• Huge update on plan for nuclear power station 15 miles from Bristol

  16-09-2020 12:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sites were planned at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey and Oldbury on Severn
  
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• Appeal to trace wanted Russell McPhee

  16-09-2020 12:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Have you seen Russell McPhee, pictured, wanted on recall to prison? He was jailed for an offence of wounding with intent and released on licence from a prison term in July 2019. McPhee lives in Weston-super-Mare but is known to visit south Bristol. He is described as white, 6ft (185cm) tall and of proportionate build, with dark hair.
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• Nando's now available for delivery across the UK with Deliveroo - Bristol Live

  16-09-2020 11:34
  
  Nando's now available for delivery across the UK with Deliveroo  Bristol Live
  
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• Man charged with burglary and fraud offences by Operation Remedy

  16-09-2020 11:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers working as part of Operation Remedy have charged a man following six offences in Bristol. David Williams, 32-years-old of no fixed abode is charged with burglary and five fraud by false representation offences. He is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court today (16/9). The burglary occurred yesterday (15/9) morning in Redland Grove and Williams was later arrested by officers in the...
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• Appeal after handbag stolen in burglary

  16-09-2020 10:32 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are seeking witnesses to a burglary in which a handbag was stolen from a property in Mangotsfield. The incident happened at about 10.20am on Thursday 3 September. A handbag containing a quantity of cash and bank cards was taken. House-to-house and CCTV enquiries have taken place and show a man in the Mangotsfield Road area we wish to speak to in connection with our investigation.
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• Cribbs Causeway cancels Winter Wonderland event

  16-09-2020 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Winter Wonderland is one of the largest festive events in Bristol but won't take place this year.
  
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• Left over supermarket food given away in town centre

  16-09-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People can take up to five items per adult, per day
  
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• Coronavirus updates as Bristol records death and cases rise - Bristol Live

  16-09-2020 08:24
  
  Coronavirus updates as Bristol records death and cases rise  Bristol Live
  
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• Coronavirus updates as Bristol records death and cases rise

  16-09-2020 08:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 cases are rising
  
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• Pop-up restaurants to stay on The Downs - with roasts incoming

  16-09-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  And there will be comedy, DJs and live acts organised by the people behind Love Saves The Day and The Downs festival
  
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