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• Council tax could rise by four per cent next year

  15-10-2020 22:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But South Gloucestershire Council admits this is only an educated guess because so much is up in the air
  
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• Man charged with murder in Shepton Mallet appears in court

  15-10-2020 21:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Peter Weldon is charged with killing Stuart Noble in Oakhill
  
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• Covid-19: How will London and Essex cope with Tier 2 rules?

  15-10-2020 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in London, Essex and York will be banned from meeting people outside their home from Saturday.
  
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• Bristol's coronavirus cases reach grim milestone as another lockdown looms

  15-10-2020 20:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK's coronavirus death toll jumped by 138 today
  
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• Home Alone to be screened at Bristol cinema for one day only

  15-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The one-off screening takes place later this month
  
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• Coronavirus: Almost 60 pupils self-isolating at primary in Stapleton

  15-10-2020 19:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pupils have been forced to self-isolate in Bristol since the start of term.
  
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• Live National Lottery: Set for Life winning numbers on Thursday

  15-10-2020 19:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's winning Set for Life results?
  
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• Covid rules mean Bristol rough sleepers 'face horrible winter'

  15-10-2020 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A GP said Covid rules meant fewer spaces at indoor homeless cafes, night shelters and his drop-in centre.
  
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• Police incident closes busy route in Eastville - updates

  15-10-2020 18:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Buses are being diverted
  
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• Woman accused of 'punching landowner in face' in fox hunting row

  15-10-2020 18:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to identify this woman
  
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• Staff member tests positive for Covid at large primary school

  15-10-2020 18:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The primary school has sent a letter to parents after consulting with Public Health England
  
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• Erhun Oztumer: Bristol Rovers sign Charlton Athletic midfielder on loan

  15-10-2020 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Rovers sign midfielder Erhun Oztumer on a season-long loan from fellow League One club Charlton.
  
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• European Challenge Cup final: Bristol Bears v Toulon

  15-10-2020 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by match report of Bristol Bears' first European final, in the Challenge Cup against Toulon on Friday.
  
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• Tory councillor calls Bristol reporter racist in heated interview

  15-10-2020 17:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s like the Germans dropping bombs on Bristol in World War Two. We’ve got over it, alright?"
  
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• Bristol University coronavirus cases surge to more than 700

  15-10-2020 17:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The university is now providing daily updates on the number of known cases
  
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• School’s leaking skylights won’t be fixed until next year

  15-10-2020 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “Urgent” repairs were due to take place at Courtney Primary School last month
  
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• Student hits out at Bristol Uni - and claims she's running out of food

  15-10-2020 17:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several residents in her flat tested positive for coronavirus last Friday
  
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• Joe Morrell: Luton Town sign Bristol City's Wales midfielder

  15-10-2020 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton Town sign Wales midfielder Joe Morrell from fellow Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• First black cabinet member for South Gloucestershire Council

  15-10-2020 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cllr Franklin Owusu-Antwi also worked for NATO and the United Nations as a logistics expert for developing nations
  
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• Woman found barefoot and covered in blood at petrol station

  15-10-2020 16:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  James Dent has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm
  
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• Royal Mail hiring posties across Bristol in time for Christmas

  15-10-2020 15:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail are preparing for Christmas - their busiest time of year
  
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• Teen charged with knife possession and aggravated burglary

  15-10-2020 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old also faces three other charges
  
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• Rees Mogg says coronavirus restrictions on Wales border 'are unconstitutional'

  15-10-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "What do you expect of a hard left Labour Government?"
  
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• Former Stokes Croft restaurant hoping to reopen 'as soon as possible'

  15-10-2020 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It'll cost more than £40,000 to reopen
  
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• Bristol City Council to buy 100 homes after pandemic delay

  15-10-2020 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  While many properties will be "brand new, some could be old and need refurbishing", the authority says.
  
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• Local lockdown rules: What Covid tier is my area in?

  15-10-2020 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Use our search tool to find out about coronavirus rules and restrictions where you live.
  
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• Patrols increased in north Bristol in response to ASB concerns

  15-10-2020 14:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  High visibility patrols are being conducted in a north Bristol neighbourhood following concerns about anti-social behaviour. The local community has recently voiced frustration about groups of young people acting anti-socially in Henbury as well as motorbikes being ridden dangerously through residential and community areas. As part of an effort to reassure the public we’re taking their concerns...
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• Here's how the latest lockdown rules work across the UK - Bristol Live

  15-10-2020 14:44
  
  Here's how the latest lockdown rules work across the UK  Bristol Live
  
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• School reveals 'small number' of staff and pupils self-isolating

  15-10-2020 14:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after the trust which runs Patchway Community School reported concerns over parents not wearing masks
  
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• Man remanded in custody after burglary in Bradley Stoke

  15-10-2020 14:03 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man from Bristol has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with aggravated burglary following a break-in at a property in Bradley Stoke. Reece Forshaw-Stewart, of Meg Thatchers Green, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 14 October charged with one count of aggravated burglary and one count of possession of a knife. He was remanded in custody to...
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• Lidl announces when new Bristol supermarket will open

  15-10-2020 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The store will feature an in-house bakery
  
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• Love Island's Siannise Fudge reassures fans she's 'still alive'

  15-10-2020 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristol-native, who starred in the first ever Winter edition of Love Island, vanished from Instagram
  
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• Entire year group sent home after coronavirus outbreak

  15-10-2020 13:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A total of six positive cases have been identified in past eight days
  
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• Shop worker found child abuse images on customer's phone

  15-10-2020 13:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Steven Johnson asked for data to be transferred from old to new device and shop worker found him in possession of child abuse images
  
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• Anger and devastation as primary school set to close

  15-10-2020 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Children aren’t just taught here, they are loved.'
  
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• Witness appeal after assault in Yeovil

  15-10-2020 12:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re seeking witnesses to an assault in Yeovil that happened in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 15 October). The incident happened in St Michaels Avenue at about 4.25am. A man, in his 30s, sustained a number of stab wounds and he was taken to hospital by paramedics. His condition is not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. Officers will remain in the area throughout the day...
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• Wales could use ANPR to target visitors from England

  15-10-2020 12:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford appears to be growing frustrated with Boris Johnson and claims he has been reluctant to impose travel restrictions
  
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• Why police chiefs weren't told where pop-up will be in Bristol

  15-10-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nightingale courts are being set up across the country to cope with a massive backlog in cases
  
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• Police chiefs not been told location of pop-up Bristol court

  15-10-2020 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nightingale courts are being set up across the country to cope with a massive backlog in cases
  
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• Family urge people to back hospice fundraising campaign

  15-10-2020 12:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mike Freeman was the first person to be cared for at St Peter's Hospice new inpatient unit, now his family want others to join them to help fundraise for charity's survival
  
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• Bristol carpenter to appear alongside comedian Lee Mack in TV show

  15-10-2020 11:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Chop is hosted by Lee Mack, Rick Edwards and master craftsmen William Hardie.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Tier one ends at my garden wall'

  15-10-2020 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The street split down the middle by the government's new coronavirus rules.
  
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• My life at the Black and White Café and life after drugs

  15-10-2020 11:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Former Bristol gang member has turned his life around and now runs a successful shipping business
  
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• Police patrols to stop people visiting Wales amid coronavirus

  15-10-2020 10:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police will enforce the new travel laws on the border
  
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• Matt Hancock update on COVID-19 measures as cases rise

  15-10-2020 09:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More parts of the country could be placed under tier 3 restrictions
  
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• Long-running newsagents reopens as cake shop

  15-10-2020 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Cake House sells cakes for customers to take away as well as bespoke occasion cakes
  
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• Here's how the latest coronavirus lockdown rules work across the UK - Bristol Live

  15-10-2020 09:00
  
  Here's how the latest coronavirus lockdown rules work across the UK  Bristol Live
  
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• Pubs and cafes to be charged £100 for new street seating licence

  15-10-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council was making hospitality venues pay a daily fee that mounted up to £7,000 a year
  
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• Wallace and Gromit sculptures to be unleashed on Bristol at The Mall

  15-10-2020 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trail will see the Aardman characters located out of reach to minimise any virus spreading risk.
  
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• Today's latest lockdown rules across all parts of the UK - Bristol Live

  15-10-2020 07:38
  
  Today's latest lockdown rules across all parts of the UK  Bristol Live
  
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