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• Staff at Greggs factory test positive for coronavirus

  23-09-2020 23:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Production at the huge factory has been shut down
  
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• Dozens of pupils self-isolate at large school after Covid case

  23-09-2020 22:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Students are expected to wear face coverings, unless exempt, inside the school
  
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• Dozens of pupils self-isolate at Backwell School after positive Covid test

  23-09-2020 22:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Students are expected to wear face coverings, unless exempt, inside the school
  
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• Alex Beresford slams ministers for lack of investment in kids services

  23-09-2020 21:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Alex Beresford has been championing children's services for many years
  
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• Lotto results LIVE: The winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday

  23-09-2020 21:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's winning lottery numbers?
  
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• Zoe Ball and Fat Boy Slim drop son off at Bristol University

  23-09-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball and Fat Boy Slim's son Woody - who appeared in Channel 4's The Circle - has started university in Bristol this year
  
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• Bristol's top news stories Wednesday September 23

  23-09-2020 19:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Colston Hall is no more, first picture of Easton stabbing victim and zoo in crisis
  
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• Coronavirus cases jump up across Bristol in UK's third highest daily rise ever - Bristol Live

  23-09-2020 19:08
  
  Coronavirus cases jump up across Bristol in UK's third highest daily rise ever  Bristol Live
  
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• Coronavirus cases jump up across Bristol in UK's third highest daily rise ever

  23-09-2020 19:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 6,000 cases were recorded today
  
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• Bristol coronavirus and lockdown rules in full

  23-09-2020 19:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about the latest figures and restrictions for Bristol and the surrounding area - updated daily
  
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• Film crews spotted at Bristol Cathedral

  23-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's the latest film crew to set up camp in the city
  
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• Covid forces one of Bristol's best loved Christmas markets online

  23-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This year is the 40th anniversary of the annual St Peter's Hospice Christmas market
  
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• Parents of missing Bath student Alec Unsgaard release a statement

  23-09-2020 18:11 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The parents of missing 21-year-old University of Bath student Alec Unsgaard have released a statement and issued new photos as the search for him continues. Alec has been missing since Friday 18 September. He was last seen at the university campus at 6.10pm and spoke with a friend on the phone between 10pm and 11pm. The statement from Alec’s parents reads: “Alec is attending the University of Bath...
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• Family pays tribute to 'caring man' who died in M4 motorbike crash

  23-09-2020 18:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tony Hillard died after a collision near Swansea
  
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• More than 20 schools across the Bristol area hit by coronavirus cases

  23-09-2020 18:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three schools have confirmed cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours
  
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• Dying mother's wish to see beautiful girls grow up

  23-09-2020 17:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Eldridge has been given just two years to live
  
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• Opinion: England should exclude kids from 'rule of six' like Scotland and Wales

  23-09-2020 17:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It just makes the new law so impossible to follow you either have to laugh or cry"
  
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• Police want to speak to this man after a 'serious' attack

  23-09-2020 17:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Call 101 if you have any information
  
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• CCTV appeal following pickpocketing incident in Bath

  23-09-2020 16:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re appealing for information after an 81-year-old woman had her purse stolen from her handbag in The Card Factory in Bath. The incident happened at about 2.00pm on Tuesday 1 September. We’re releasing CCTV footage of a woman we’d like to speak to in connection with the incident. She’s described as being around 5ft 7in tall with dark hair. https://media.aspolice.net/uploads/production/
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• Christmas pantomime at Bristol Hippodrome postponed

  23-09-2020 16:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The theatre has issued information on tickets
  
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• Woman on mobility scooter robbed at knifepoint

  23-09-2020 16:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident happened in Knole Lane, Brentry
  
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• Have you seen wanted Clifton Mighty?

  23-09-2020 16:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for help to trace a man wanted on suspicion of a serious assault which left a woman with head injuries. Clifton Mighty, (pictured) is 39, and described as black, 180cm (5ft 10ins) tall and of proportionate build. He’s from Bristol and has connections across the city but has most recently been living in the Brislington area.
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• Mainland Greece could be removed from UK quarantine list - Bristol Live

  23-09-2020 16:21
  
  Mainland Greece could be removed from UK quarantine list  Bristol Live
  
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• Bring old photos to life with our colourising tool

  23-09-2020 15:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Use your postcode to show a vast range of local pictures through recent history
  
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• New images of of Portishead's long awaited rail station revealed

  23-09-2020 15:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The start of the planning examination on the long awaited rail scheme has been described as a 'key milestone' in the plans
  
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• New images of of Portishead's long awaited rail station

  23-09-2020 15:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The start of the planning examination on the long awaited rail scheme has been described as a 'key milestone' in the plans
  
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• Student at Nailsea primary school tests positive for Covid-19

  23-09-2020 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A year five class has been asked to self isolate after the confirmed case of coronavirus
  
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• First images of stabbing victim released as family 'devastated'

  23-09-2020 15:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was stabbed outside Easton Community Centre after being chased down
  
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• People still using the name Colston Hall are 'still welcome'

  23-09-2020 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We don't care if you still call it the Colston Hall"
  
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• Top restaurant to take payment from diners at booking stage

  23-09-2020 15:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  '[It] gives us confidence that we can generate the income to pay our staff and related costs'
  
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• Council 'saddened' at challenge to stop it buying crumbling pier

  23-09-2020 14:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But North Somerset Council chiefs say they will continue with their vision to buy the historic landmark
  
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• Cheating vicar banned from preaching for life

  23-09-2020 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Reverend Martin Baldock  began his church career in Nailsea
  
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• Another school tells year group to isolate after pupil gets COVID-19

  23-09-2020 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Parents have been told there is no need to be alarmed
  
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• The rules you should know before crossing Severn bridges

  23-09-2020 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The First Minister has announced restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus
  
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• Alert over coronavirus cases in South Gloucestershire

  23-09-2020 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs hopeful there won't be a local lockdown
  
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• Witness appeal following robbery in Brentry

  23-09-2020 13:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery that happened at about 5.55pm yesterday evening (Tuesday 22 September) on Lower Knole Lane, Brentry. A woman in her 60s, who was on a mobility scooter, was threatened with a knife by a woman who then stole items from her handbag. During the attack the victim fell from her scooter to the ground. Following the incident the offender...
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• Billboard goes up showing Bristol's first Black female DJs

  23-09-2020 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was also involved in the St Pauls uprising and celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela
  
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• UPDATE: New photos of missing Martin Bowers released

  23-09-2020 13:29 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Detectives searching for missing university student Martin Bowers from Bath are today releasing new photos as they continue to appeal for information. The 20-year-old is a third-year student at the University of Bath who was last seen on Saturday 19 September. Martin is from Staffordshire who has been living in Bath during his studies, but we believe he could have travelled to the Bristol area.
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• Cycle path for the Downs moves one step closer

  23-09-2020 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group behind the plan has got the green light to submit a planning application
  
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• Extinction Rebellion members deny conspiracy to damage buildings

  23-09-2020 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The alleged plot was arranged by Beyond Politics - a political party set up by Extinction Rebellion members - and a 61-year-old from Bristol was arrested
  
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• Bristol stabbing: Knife chase photo released in murder probe

  23-09-2020 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andre Gayle, 29, died in hospital two days after being stabbed in Easton on 31 August.
  
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• Trailblazing schools' coronavirus recovery curriculum to go national

  23-09-2020 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council introduced the scheme to ensure no child is left behind because of the pandemic
  
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• Call 999 if you see this wanted man in Bristol

  23-09-2020 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say he has links to south Bristol and Keynsham
  
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• Police resume search for Royal Navy sailor from Bristol

  23-09-2020 12:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The searches are being carried out after police found new leads in the investigation
  
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• Colston Hall music venue renamed Bristol Beacon

  23-09-2020 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trust that runs the venue did not want it to remain as a monument to slave trader Edward Colston.
  
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• Appeal after quad bike and power tools stolen in burglary

  23-09-2020 12:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after a number of workshops were burgled near Bridgwater. The units off Blackmore Lane, Cannington were broken into sometime overnight Monday/ Tuesday (21/22 September). A quad bike, a ride-on lawn mower, a pressure washer and a large number of power tools were stolen.
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• Police warn motorists to be vigilant following catalytic converter thefts

  23-09-2020 12:16 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re asking motorists to be vigilant following a recent increase in thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in the force area. Catalytic converters are attractive to thieves due to the current high prices of the metals inside them, and because they are relatively quick and easy to steal. Hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius, which have more valuable catalytic converters...
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• Crucial moment before fatal Easton stabbing captured on camera

  23-09-2020 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police leading the murder investigation have shared more details
  
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• Appeal to find wanted Mason Hicks

  23-09-2020 11:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are seeking the public’s help to find Mason Hicks who is wanted on recall to prison. The 29 year-old has links to South Bristol and Keynsham, but is known to travel around to other parts of the city. He has also recently spent time in Plymouth. He is described as white, approximately 5ft 8ins, slim build, and having dark brown hair. He has brown eyes and usually is clean shaven.
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• 'It's catchy' - reaction to the new name for Colston Hall

  23-09-2020 11:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's fair to say the response has been mixed
  
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