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• Fishponds nursery closes after six positive cases

  16-10-2020 22:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bosses said it has been 'an extremely difficult and challenging situation'
  
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• 11 primary school staff and 60 pupils self-isolating

  16-10-2020 21:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of students have been forced to self-isolate at schools across Bristol this week
  
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• All the changes to 19 different bus routes in Bristol

  16-10-2020 21:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some services are being cut, others increased
  
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• 1,000+ kids self-isolating after Covid cases at Bristol schools

  16-10-2020 21:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Infections continue to spread across schools and nurseries
  
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• Convicted burglar raided home and stole a laptop, watches and a nightdress

  16-10-2020 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sanjay Patel admitted stealing laptop, watches and nightdress
  
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• Bristol City coronavirus paradox baffles football fans across England

  16-10-2020 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Make it make sense, please!"
  
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• EuroMillions results Friday, October 16: The winning lottery numbers

  16-10-2020 19:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's winning EuroMillions numbers?
  
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• Bristol's main Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph cancelled

  16-10-2020 19:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There has been a service at the Cenotaph since 1920
  
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• Wasps: Bristol placed on standby for Premiership final over coronavirus outbreak

  16-10-2020 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps will be replaced by Bristol in the Premiership final on 24 October if a coronavirus outbreak means they cannot play, says Premiership Rugby.
  
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• Bristol Covid cases rise by record number for third time in week

  16-10-2020 18:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A further 136 UK deaths have been recorded today
  
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• Driver ploughs into pole held by crossing staff on busy route to school

  16-10-2020 18:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Motorists driving dangerously on busy school route in Clevedon are putting peoples' lives at risk
  
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• The amazing way Bristolians are helping to save vital hospice

  16-10-2020 18:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  St Peter's Hospice has closed beds and is making redundancies because of a £2million funding gap due to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Plans to bulldoze iconic hotel and replace with 22 homes approved

  16-10-2020 18:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Alveston House Hotel is the former home of famous aviator Frank Barnwell
  
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• Coronavirus UK: Locked-down students at Bristol and Edinburgh protest campus restrictions - Daily Mail

  16-10-2020 18:34
  
  Coronavirus UK: Locked-down students at Bristol and Edinburgh protest campus restrictions  Daily Mail
  
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• First coronavirus death at Southmead Hospital for two months

  16-10-2020 18:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The overall number of Bristol hospital deaths now stands at 274
  
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• Car rental firm to move to vacant premises

  16-10-2020 17:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Enterprise has outgrown its current premises on an industrial estate
  
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• Historic Bristol pub announces closure as customers 'heartbroken'

  16-10-2020 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Downend Tavern, in Downend Road, revealed it will soon "draw its final breath"
  
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• 'Small, independent businesses like mine need financial help'

  16-10-2020 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  63 per cent of young people in Bristol are ‘scared’ about being unemployed
  
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• Let us know if you think trick-or-treating should be banned this year

  16-10-2020 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If 2020 hasn't been spooky enough already - Halloween is just around the corner
  
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• Car blaze breaks out on side of road in Chew Magna

  16-10-2020 16:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have attended two incidents in the Chew Valley today
  
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• Bristol University coronavirus cases nearing 800 as rise slows down

  16-10-2020 16:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the second day this week the university has confirmed less than a hundred new cases
  
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• Phillip Schofield lifts lid on 'terrible' Noel Edmonds spat

  16-10-2020 16:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV host opened up about his fall-out with Noel Edmonds in his new book Life's What You Make It
  
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• South West could now have highest coronavirus growth rate in UK

  16-10-2020 15:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes as several universities in the region report outbreaks
  
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• Boris Johnson to give speech on new lockdown rules - updates

  16-10-2020 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What time is the PM’s speech?
  
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• Plans submitted major housing development near Bristol

  16-10-2020 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The overall plans for land at Youngwood Lane in the town is to build 450 homes
  
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• Popular farmers market to return this weekend - at new location

  16-10-2020 15:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The farmers market was cancelled during lockdown but returns this Saturday at a new High Street location
  
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• The 'soulless' area of Bristol where the greenest space is a car park

  16-10-2020 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Time is running out to have your say on the Broad Plain regeneration plan
  
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• M5 and M4 traffic updates as Friday getaway begins

  16-10-2020 14:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There have already been crashes on the M4 and delays on the M5
  
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• Covid: Courtney Primary leak repairs delayed by social distancing

  16-10-2020 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bosses felt the work could affect distancing measures "required to allow pupils and staff to return".
  
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• The areas in and around Bristol with fewest Covid-19 cases

  16-10-2020 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The latest Covid-19 case figures from Public Health England
  
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• University of Bristol new campus could face five-year delay

  16-10-2020 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Four local MPs put the case for huge government investment in the city's major infrastructure projects to housing minister during Westminster Hall debate
  
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• Boris Johnson tells UK to prepare for a no-deal Brexit - Bristol Live

  16-10-2020 13:15
  
  Boris Johnson tells UK to prepare for a no-deal Brexit  Bristol Live
  
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• Ex-soldier becomes first black cabinet member

  16-10-2020 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Franklin Owusu-Antwi will also be responsible for public health at South Gloucestershire Council.
  
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• Video shows burning 'UFO' hurtling towards West Country

  16-10-2020 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incredible footage shows the object flying towards Earth
  
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• Bath and Bristol are UK's most 'woke' cities based on 'vegan restaurants and voter turnout' - Somerset Live

  16-10-2020 12:38
  
  Bath and Bristol are UK's most 'woke' cities based on 'vegan restaurants and voter turnout'  Somerset Live
  
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• New Mediterranean restaurant opens in Bristol

  16-10-2020 12:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Opening a restaurant is a gamble in these challenging times, but the response has been really positive so far'
  
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• Motorcyclist, 20s, dies after crash with car on Bristol road

  16-10-2020 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Witness appeal after fatal collision in Hartcliffe

  16-10-2020 11:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for any witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Hartcliffe last night (Thursday 15 October) to come forward. The collision, involving a motorbike and a car, happened in Bishport Avenue at about 8.30pm. The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed. Collision investigators attended and enquiries are continuing.
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• Four secondary school staff members self-isolating

  16-10-2020 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Other cases have been confirmed at Stanbridge Primary School, Fairfield High School and Begbrook Primary Academy in just 24 hours
  
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• DJ Sideman says BBC cannot push race issues 'under the rug'

  16-10-2020 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DJ, who quit the BBC over a racist slur in a news report, says it must improve its diversity.
  
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• DWP warns fraudsters after £1,500 Universal Credit loophole

  16-10-2020 10:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for those looking to 'rip off the taxpayer'
  
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• Banksy-style artwork defaced after cover placed over it

  16-10-2020 10:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The artwork was given a temporary cover to protect it
  
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• The coronavirus infection rate is soaring in every part of Bristol

  16-10-2020 10:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Significant increases in cases are being seen across the city and in its surrounding areas
  
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• UWE academic claims university 'isn't taking coronavirus seriously'

  16-10-2020 10:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The university will be resuming face-to-face teaching next week
  
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• Teens on motorbikes putting public 'at risk' - police step up patrols

  16-10-2020 10:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It would simply be too dangerous to pursue those riding recklessly through residential streets"
  
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• Weston Grand Pier photos evoke memories of past

  16-10-2020 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The photos were erected on the towers of Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier ten years after it reopened.
  
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• Wales and England border row deepens as leaders 'fall out'

  16-10-2020 09:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mark Drakeford said the Prime Minister's refusal to restrict travel in coronavirus hotspots showed the Conservative Party's "tin ear" to Wales
  
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• 'Serious' crash between car and motorbike on Bristol road

  16-10-2020 08:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have spent much of the night at the scene
  
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• TV series needs a Bristol street which wants to save thousands

  16-10-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is from the same team behind shows featuring Joe Lycett, Romesh Ranganathan and Sir Tony Robinson
  
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• How you can enjoy free boat trips with tea and cake around Bristol Harbour

  16-10-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One of the city's most loved passenger boats is celebrating its 100th birthday
  
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