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• EuroMillions LIVE: Winning numbers for £101m draw on Tuesday, October 25

  25-10-2022 21:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is a lot of money up for grabs tonight
  
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• Bristol Halloween trail aims to raise people's spirits

  25-10-2022 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  People across Bristol and South Gloucestershire are creating spooky displays for the free trail.
  
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• The end for Turbo Island as the diggers move in

  25-10-2022 18:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The heart and soul of Stokes Croft or a lawless, fire-risk, dangerous anti-social hotspot
  
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• Man wanted for failing to attend court

  25-10-2022 18:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are hoping the public can help us find wanted Matthew Sheppard. The 35-year-old is wanted on a warrant after failing to appear at court in relation to alleged assault and drug offences. He is described as male, white, about 5ft 10ins, of large build and with short dark hair. Sheppard is known to have links to Weston-super-Mare town centre and the surrounding area. If you know where Sheppard is...
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• Ofsted revisits South Gloucestershire Council children's services

  25-10-2022 17:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Inspectors praise improvements but find weaknesses to service for kids in care
  
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• Bristol cannabis factory worth £3.5m discovered by police

  25-10-2022 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The cannabis plants were found by officers in an industrial unit in Avonmouth.
  
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• Gareth Bale's Bristol golf bar announces opening date

  25-10-2022 17:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Work is underway at the city centre venue
  
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• Two men charged with public order offence after football match

  25-10-2022 17:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Two men will appear in court next month after being charged with offences following Bristol City’s fixture against Millwall this month. Gareth Morgan, 30, and Shaun Davey, 50, were today (Tuesday 25 October) charged with one section 4 public order offence in connection with disorder after the league game between the clubs at Ashton Gate on Saturday 15 October. The pair, of Commonfield Road...
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• Frustrated Asda Filton shoppers claim students keep taking trolleys

  25-10-2022 16:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One disabled customer says she relies on the trolleys for stability while walking around the store
  
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• Cotham School says hidden cameras at Stoke Lodge weren't 'covert' but 'discreet'

  25-10-2022 16:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say the claim is "ludicrous" and "likely to make the school a laughing stock"
  
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• Man clobbered neighbour with a curtain pole in street fight

  25-10-2022 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ben Gingell admits causing grievous bodily harm
  
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• Learner driver from Clevedon caught after M5 police chase speeding at 130mph

  25-10-2022 14:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Declan Skidmore ashamed and shocked by his behaviour, court told
  
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• Bristol woman accused of murder has case dismissed

  25-10-2022 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police said "significant new evidence" led to the decision to stop the case against Caroline Simons.
  
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• Engineer leaves Dyson to help save the planet

  25-10-2022 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He wanted to use his "engineering superpowers" to do something positive for the world
  
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• Cannabis factory worth estimated £3.5million discovered in Avonmouth

  25-10-2022 14:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A huge amount of the class B drug was found at an industrial estate near Burcott Road in Avonmouth
  
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• Bristol City Council social worker barred for dishonesty and misconduct

  25-10-2022 13:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She let relatives get paid by a vulnerable resident for providing support
  
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• Moment preacher asks Asda Cribbs shoppers where they will spend eternity

  25-10-2022 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Barry the Baptist' strikes again
  
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• Saving life, bringing criminals to justice and making communities safer

  25-10-2022 13:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We have paid tribute to members of the public including a 12-year-old girl, officers, and staff for acts of bravery and saving life, and for bringing criminals to justice. Awards were presented before the recipients’ friends and family at a ceremony and Police and Fire Headquarters, Portishead on Tuesday 18 October. Chief Constable Sarah Crew said: “It’s uplifting, inspiring and humbling to hear...
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• TikTok hack to turn candles into heaters prompts warning from Bristol firefighters

  25-10-2022 13:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Life hacks’ are encouraging people to use candles dangerously say Avon Fire and Rescue Service
  
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• Woman injured by firework thrown near her head in Bristol

  25-10-2022 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  She was standing at a bus stop when the firework exploded beside her.
  
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• Body found in search for missing man in Yeovil

  25-10-2022 12:41 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  This morning (Tuesday 25 October) a body was found at Lynx West Trading Estate, Yeovil. Formal identification will be carried out, but we believe the man to be Alan, 50, who’d been reported missing. Our thoughts are with his family, who we continue to keep updated. We do not believe the circumstances of the death are suspicious. We’ll prepare a file for the coroner.
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• Black Friday 2022: Everything you need to know about the biggest shopping day of the year

  25-10-2022 12:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about Black Friday 2022
  
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• UK's favourite hangover cures, and what actually works - Bristol Live

  25-10-2022 12:31
  UK's favourite hangover cures, and what actually works  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol City game available in UK and international areas on Swans TV Live | Swansea - Swansea City

  25-10-2022 12:19
  Bristol City game available in UK and international areas on Swans TV Live | Swansea  Swansea City
  
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• Cabot Circus car park becomes skate park for half term with free sessions for all ages

  25-10-2022 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's 'Curb Kings' skate competition will be coming to the UK as part of the event for the first time ever
  
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• Cannabis factory discovered in Avonmouth

  25-10-2022 11:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Cannabis plants, believed to be worth millions of pounds, have been seized by police. Officers attended an industrial unit, in the Burcott Road area of Avonmouth, and discovered the significant quantity of cannabis plants on Monday 17 October. The estimated street value of the plants is approximately £3.5million. Enquiries to identify those responsible for the production of a class B drug is...
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• Firework thrown in Bristol 'exploded near woman's head' leaving her with hearing

  25-10-2022 11:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating to identify those responsible
  
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• Morrisons supermarkets to offer customers free hot meal using discreet phrase

  25-10-2022 09:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The offer starts from 26 October
  
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• Man threatened by male with 'bladed weapon' in Redcliffe

  25-10-2022 09:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to identify a man they wish to talk to about the incident
  
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• Appeal issued after woman injured by firework in Bristol

  25-10-2022 09:29 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re appealing for information after a woman in her twenties was injured after a firework was thrown in Bristol. The incident happened at around 8.45pm on Friday (October 21) in Broad Weir. The victim was stood at a bus stop when a firework exploded near her head. She suffered hearing loss as a result and needed hospital treatment. It’s believed two males were involved, but we don’t have a...
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• Bristol City game available in UK and international areas on Swans ... - Swansea City

  25-10-2022 09:00
  Bristol City game available in UK and international areas on Swans ...  Swansea City
  
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• Exhibition 50 years after Ugandan Asian expulsion

  25-10-2022 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Harshinder Sirah left her home in 1972 after dictator Idi Amin forced 80,000 people to flee.
  
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• Bristol man who attacked his partner twice spared jail

  25-10-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Farquharson assaulted girlfriend while on a suspended sentence for beating her before
  
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• Mystery cold spot in woman's house could be solved after six years

  25-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has now agreed a programme of works
  
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• Cottage just south of Bristol that's 300 years old on sale for first time in 40 years

  25-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Brook Cottage is located in Easton-in-Gordano
  
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• Calls for Bristol public to have say on how council should be run once mayoral system ends

  25-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A group of councillors have been hearing from experts and other councils about how Bristol's new model should work
  
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• Woman who was glassed in the face by a man explains how the attack ruined her life

  25-10-2022 02:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Contains distressing images of injuries suffered by woman in shocking attack
  
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• First Bus admits 'live bus tracker' only predicts when buses are supposed to arrive

  25-10-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Like Schrodinger's Cat, you can only be sure the bus is real if you tap on the app
  
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