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• Strictly star Jayde Adams is 'luckiest girl from Bristol' and loves life on the show

  06-10-2022 22:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bedminster comedian is a self-confessed super fan of the BBC show
  
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• Joe Batley: Bristol Bears sign ex-Worcester Warriors forward following club's troubles

  06-10-2022 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol Bears sign former Worcester Warriors forward Joe Batley following the club's financial collapse.
  
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• National Lottery results LIVE: Set For Life winning numbers for Thursday, 6 October, 2022

  06-10-2022 20:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This evening's winning numbers will be announced at 8pm
  
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• Parents of Natasha Abrahart call for change in law as Bristol University appeals again

  06-10-2022 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes as Bristol University announce they will go to the High Court to appeal the ruling against them
  
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• Bristol City Council scraps controversial staff transfer to Bristol Waste firm

  06-10-2022 19:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Opposition councillors and unions were against the plans
  
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• Hundreds of NHS vacancies in Bristol as record numbers of staff leave the sector

  06-10-2022 18:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Royal College of Nursing Union is asking members if they want to take industrial action
  
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• Suspected bank robber arrested on bus after Cabot Circus incident

  06-10-2022 18:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police says the man was also pepper sprayed and detained on suspicion of assaulting two emergency workers
  
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• South West sees Covid-19 surge as hospital admissions rocket to highest in country

  06-10-2022 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The region has seen a 250 per cent rise in admissions since the middle of September
  
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• Arrest after bank robbery – Bristol

  06-10-2022 17:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We have arrested a man today, Thursday 6 October, following a call reporting a robbery at a bank in Cabot Circus, Bristol. Officers were called at 10.23am and told that a man had threatened a cashier and stolen cash. Witnesses reported seeing a similarly-described man get on a bus, leading officers to stop a bus at Lawrence Hill roundabout. A suspect was detained by 10.32am and officers have...
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• Huge 'Boat Yard' development on Bath Road won't be finished until end of next year

  06-10-2022 17:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There's a new contractor trying to finish the project
  
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• Expert on new Covid wave threatening UK this winter - Bristol Live

  06-10-2022 16:38
  Expert on new Covid wave threatening UK this winter  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol City Council to inspect all tower blocks after Twinnell House tragedy

  06-10-2022 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Up to £1m will be spent on the checks required under new regulations following the Grenfell Inquiry
  
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• What next for Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter and Longmoor greenbelt housing plans

  06-10-2022 16:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is going to take time
  
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• Japan and Hong Kong have finally re-opened their borders to international tourists

  06-10-2022 16:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Covid restrictions are continuing to ease every day and now some countries are back on the table for eager travellers
  
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• Detectives renew appeal for information as search for missing Freddy continues

  06-10-2022 15:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of a teenager who’s been missing from his Somerset home for more than two weeks are making a further appeal for information. Freddy left the family farm in Stolford at 10am on Tuesday 20 September and has not been seen since. More than 100 police officers and staff have been involved in the inquiry to find the 17-year-old with the support of partner...
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• Bristol fire: £1m safety checks on all council's 62 blocks

  06-10-2022 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The move, in the wake of a fatal fire, will see safety checks on 4,400 council flats across Bristol.
  
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• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, UK release date, trailer, plot and cast - Bristol Live

  06-10-2022 15:13
  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, UK release date, trailer, plot and cast  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol parking charges to double in city centre

  06-10-2022 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The cost of a four hour off-street stay will rise from £6 to £12 in a bid to cut car trips.
  
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• Delivery driver punched through van window near Cribbs Causeway

  06-10-2022 14:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police are appealing for witnesses to come forward
  
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• Huge rise in homeless people staying in temporary housing in Bristol since pandemic

  06-10-2022 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council is trying to move to a new model of temporary accommodation with support services offered to tenants
  
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• Police vehicle collision damages Bristol gas line and causes fire

  06-10-2022 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One property was evacuated as a precaution
  
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• Holiday Homes in the Sun: JB Gill loves secluded Welsh town only an hour from Bristol

  06-10-2022 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The countryside escape location was described as a 'little gem'
  
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• Covid patients still above 100 in Bristol as 80,000 catch virus in region in a week

  06-10-2022 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs have warned it 'could be a difficult winter'
  
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• Witness appeal after delivery driver assaulted

  06-10-2022 13:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re asking for witnesses to come forward after a delivery driver was assaulted near The Mall Cribbs Causeway. The victim was punched through the window of his van by the driver of a white BMW during the incident, which happened on the A4108 roundabout, close to Mollies Diner, at about 6.20pm on Thursday 29 September. The victim suffered facial injuries and his glasses were broken.
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• Universities told to contact students' loved ones to stop suicides

  06-10-2022 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  New guidance asks staff to share concerns with "trusted contacts", even without the student's consent.
  
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• Shirley Ballas 'mortified' by Kaye Adams's Strictly Come Dancing elimination

  06-10-2022 13:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The ballroom legend said she would have voted against her three other strictly judges
  
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• E-fit released following Taunton robbery

  06-10-2022 13:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are releasing an E-fit of a teenager we want the public’s help to identify following a robbery in Taunton. The incident happened in Victory Road, in Taunton, around 2.30pm on Monday 8 August. The victim, who is in his 80s, was moving his motorbike into the garage when he was confronted by two teenagers, both holding knives. After an altercation, the victim returned to his house and the youths...
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• 'Life-changing' project for autistic children coming to Bristol

  06-10-2022 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  "He is a changed child," says the mother of one of the children involved in an eight-week workshop.
  
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• Bristol man shares his breast cancer story to raise awareness

  06-10-2022 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Dave, 64, from Bristol, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and is promoting 'self-checking'.
  
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• ‘Unsung hero’ has cooked over 20,000 free meals for local community

  06-10-2022 06:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He does it all out of his own pocket and makes the food himself
  
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• ‘Humongous threat’ to city as £81 million extra funding needed for Avon flood works

  06-10-2022 06:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The threat of rising sea levels and severe floods is expected to grow due to climate change
  
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• Ofsted rates Manor House Nursery 'inadequate', saying children's safety is 'at risk'

  06-10-2022 05:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The nursery previously had a rating of 'good'
  
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• Stagecoach launches 'urgent investigation' into claims drivers racially discriminated against Bristol Airport hotel asylum seekers

  06-10-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "In the past 24 hours, we have been made aware of new detailed complaints regarding the alleged behaviour of some employees"
  
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