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• West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City: Managerless Baggies lose at home

  18-10-2022 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Pearson's Bristol City are triumphant as managerless West Bromwich Albion lose for the fourth time in seven games.
  
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• Massive fire breaks out at derelict Grosvenor Hotel near Bristol Temple Meads - updates

  18-10-2022 23:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thick white plumes of smoke have been seen rising high into the sky
  
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• Grosvenor Hotel fire: Massive blaze at derelict building near Bristol Temple Meads - updates

  18-10-2022 23:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thick white plumes of smoke have been seen rising high into the sky
  
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• Martin Lewis explains how to get your hands on a free Greggs

  18-10-2022 22:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Britain's Money Saving Expert explains exactly how to treat yourself to a free meal during the cost of living crisis
  
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• Northern Ireland Open: Judd Trump out as Aaron Hill secures shock win

  18-10-2022 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  World number two Judd Trump suffers a shock second-round defeat by Ireland's Aaron Hill in the Northern Ireland Open.
  
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• Bristol swimmers campaign for river bathing rights

  18-10-2022 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners don swimming trunks and bathing suits as they back calls for a bylaw to be scrapped.
  
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• Police suggested Bristol school use hidden cameras 'only if there were signs'

  18-10-2022 19:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school said the police backed the covert CCTV but the police don't quite agree
  
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• Bristol Carriageworks development could be gated after anti-social behaviour incidents

  18-10-2022 19:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The site security company have been called out to investigate criminal or antisocial behaviour on 20 separate occasions since September 2021
  
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• M5 traffic live: Two lanes closed after crash near Bristol - updates

  18-10-2022 18:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is slow traffic on the southbound carriageway between junctions 18 and 19
  
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• Bristol riots: Police keen to speak with 22 people over the violent scenes

  18-10-2022 17:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Combining the sentences of those jailed so far would add to a total of 75 years and 11 months
  
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• Kingswood dad-of-two jailed for child abduction after relationship with girl, 15

  18-10-2022 17:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jonathan McConn pleaded guilty to child abduction after concealing child at his home
  
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• West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City

  18-10-2022 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City.
  
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• Mama Bear's Nursery downgraded by Ofsted as 'staff failed to recognise possible hazards'

  18-10-2022 17:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The education watchdog described the quality of teaching as "variable"
  
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• New research facility planned in Emersons Green to produce and store green hydrogen

  18-10-2022 17:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The emerging technology could be vital in fighting climate change
  
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• New power plant planned in Emersons Green to produce and store green hydrogen

  18-10-2022 17:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The emerging technology could be vital in fighting climate change
  
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• A4174 Avon Ring Road will have 'noise traffic camera' installed to catch loud drivers

  18-10-2022 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "For too long local residents have been plagued by inconsiderate and reckless drivers"
  
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• British Gymnastics to name banned coaches in 'zero tolerance' plan on abuse

  18-10-2022 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  British Gymnastics vows to put athlete welfare ahead of winning medals as it issues a 40-point action plan in response to "systemic" issues of abuse in the sport.
  
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• Jail sentence for shoplifter who stole from Yeovil supermarkets

  18-10-2022 16:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A shoplifter has been jailed for 48 weeks after stealing items from supermarkets in Yeovil. On four occasions Billy Chapman, of no fixed address, stole cleaning products and alcohol from two stores in the town in September and October. At Yeovil Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 18 October) the 41-year-old pleaded guilty to four theft charges and four counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order...
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• Driver who 'lost it' and rammed car into taxi banned for 18 months

  18-10-2022 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Daniel Wassell was handed a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving
  
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• Bristol riot detective makes renewed appeal on BBC Crimewatch Live

  18-10-2022 15:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  One of the lead detectives investigating the riot in Bristol in March last year appeared on BBC Crimewatch Live this morning to make a further appeal for the public’s help. Detective Inspector Peter Walker appeared live on BBC One calling for people to contact the Major Crime Investigation Team if they could identify any of the remaining people on our online gallery. The gallery was created two...
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• Jayde Adams defends decision to talk about death of her sister Jenna on Strictly

  18-10-2022 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "She’s the reason I wanted to dance again. For me it’s all connected"
  
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• Abba-inspired bottomless brunch is coming to Bristol

  18-10-2022 15:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's perfect for Mamma Mia fans of all ages
  
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• Bristol couple celebrate 75th wedding anniversary and vow never to go to bed angry

  18-10-2022 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Norman and Anne Tilling, who are now 95 and 93 respectively, have raised a glass of bubbly in celebration
  
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• Jayde Adams' next Strictly dance pays homage to BBC and Victoria Wood

  18-10-2022 14:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This weekend's episode will see the couples dance to iconic TV tracks from BBC shows as the broadcaster celebrates its 100th birthday
  
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• Man burgled Knowle house after kicking down door while family were asleep inside

  18-10-2022 13:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Steven Fitton, 38, has been charged with one count of dwelling burglary
  
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• Bristol City Council pays compensation to SEN teenager

  18-10-2022 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol City Council did not carry out an assessment on time leaving him without vital support.
  
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• Scott Sinclair: Winger returns to Bristol Rovers on short-term deal

  18-10-2022 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Winger Scott Sinclair signs a short-term deal with Bristol Rovers where his career began.
  
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• Bradford noise-detecting camera to crack down on boy racers

  18-10-2022 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The units record noise levels and take pictures as part of a trial to reduce road noise pollution.
  
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• Aldi announces up to 60 new jobs across the region ahead of Christmas

  18-10-2022 12:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Roles are available in areas such as Bedminster and Longwell Green - the budget supermarket also offers paid breaks
  
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• Bristol man to be sentenced for burglary offence

  18-10-2022 12:39 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to burglary after targeting a family home in the Knowle area of Bristol. Steven Fitton, of Willinton Road, Knowle, was charged with one count of dwelling burglary, which he admitted at a hearing held in Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (October 15). Magistrates heard how on Tuesday 11 October at around 10pm, Fitton kicked down the front door of a house in...
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• Scott Sinclair's fiancée Helen Flanagan is ex-soap star who doesn't share bed with footballer

  18-10-2022 12:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pair have been together for over a decade and have three kids together
  
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• Parents and councillors demand independent inquiry into council special needs spying scandal

  18-10-2022 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The monitoring parents' social media accounts by council officers was 'not systematic' a council lawyer has claimed
  
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• Glastonbury 2023: 'Challenging times' blamed for ticket price rise

  18-10-2022 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Emily Eavis says the festival is "still recovering" from the financial cost of Covid.
  
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• CCTV appeal after driver fails to stop – Yeovil

  18-10-2022 10:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Officers investigating a number of driving offences in Yeovil are hoping the public can help them identify two men who we believe can help our enquiries. At approximately 2.15pm yesterday (Monday 17 October), the driver of a blue Renault Kadjar failed to stop for police on the A30 Sherborne Road and left the area at speed. The driver turned right onto Lyde Road and then left onto Cromwell Road...
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• The woman who’s been tackling food waste and feeding her community for two years

  18-10-2022 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Henbury and Brentry Community Centre is run by volunteers because they have no source of regular funding
  
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• Bristol Temple Meads to host first UK trials for passenger tech - Global Railway Review

  18-10-2022 09:00
  
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  18-10-2022 09:00
  
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• ‘Huge challenge’ to get Temple Meads redevelopment cash going to local Bristol firms

  18-10-2022 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mayor said the major regeneration project should be an example of 'inclusive economic development'
  
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• Cycle lanes on Whiteladies Road saved as council drops ‘crazy’ plans to remove them

  18-10-2022 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new plan is looking at installing a drainage system into a stepped cycle track to help solve the flooding issue
  
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• Cost of living: Somali community struggles to send money abroad

  18-10-2022 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Members of Bristol's Somali community say they have had to cut the amount of money they send home.
  
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• Noise cameras to be trialled in England to tackle ‘boy racers’

  18-10-2022 07:01
  Government-backed scheme aims to crack down on road users who breach legal noise limitsNoise-detecting traffic cameras will be trialled in four areas in England in an attempt to crack down on “boy racers” who rev engines and use illegal exhausts, the Department for Transport has announced.The so-called noise cameras will be installed on the roadside in Bradford on Tuesday, before a rollout in Bristol, Great Yarmouth and Birmingham over the next two months. Continue reading...
  
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• New Highway Code warning for all drivers aged over 55 amid changes

  18-10-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Experts say "it's a real concern" that not enough drivers are up to date on the new rules
  
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• Greggs to open new store in former McColl's convenience store

  18-10-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  McColl's was saved from collapse earlier this year
  
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• Bristol rapper Takayo 'TK' Nembhard's funeral held with all guests dressed in green

  18-10-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The love shown through everyone else, it’s helped carry us through"
  
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• Floating harbour plans could see over 30 moorings being created

  18-10-2022 06:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mayor said the plans would transform this section of the harbour into a "living water park"
  
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• Thousands sign petition to force council to debate better provision for cyclists in Bristol

  18-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The petition says cycle lanes should be continuous and accessible to all
  
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• Swimmers in Speedos to call on council to back clean river pledge at Conham River Park

  18-10-2022 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has so far declined to support moves to designate the river for bathing
  
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• "Noise camera" trials to detect rowdy drivers coming to Bristol

  18-10-2022 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The technology uses cameras and microphones to create a digital package of drivers breaking the law
  
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• More4 and Tony Robinson put Bedminster 'on the map' in new series

  18-10-2022 00:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One street in South Bristol took centre stage on national TV in Tony Robinson's new docuseries
  
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