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• Bristol arena train station to open in 2026 with delays blamed on design changes

  28-10-2022 18:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gig-goers will not be able to catch the train straight to concerts for at least two years
  
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• Bristol City: Coach Lauren Smith says 'high standards' behind 'flying' start

  28-10-2022 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol City head coach Lauren Smith says their unbeaten start to the Championship is down to renewed ambition in the squad.
  
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• Grosvenor Hotel fire: Fences still blocking pavement and cycle path 10 days on

  28-10-2022 17:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council said the temporary fencing has been put up to make the area safe
  
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• Person rescued from Avon Gorge after getting stuck on cliff face

  28-10-2022 17:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fire crews used rope rescue equipment to rescue them safely
  
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• Bristol Airport's Superdrug store to close for good tomorrow

  28-10-2022 17:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Passengers are being told to shop for beauty products in WHSmith
  
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• Man guilty of murder over ex-partner’s death 21 years after Somerset attack

  28-10-2022 17:00
  Steven Craig served prison time for 1998 attack on Jacqueline Kirk and was re-arrested after her death in 2019A man has been convicted of murdering his ex-partner, who died 21 years after he doused her with petrol and set her on fire.Steven Craig, now 58, inflicted horrendous injuries on Jacqueline Kirk in a car park in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in April 1998. Kirk had burns to 35% of her body, required a tracheotomy and operations including skin grafts, and was in hospital for nine months. C
  
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• Man guilty of murder after ex-partner dies 21 years on from Somerset attack

  28-10-2022 17:00
  Steven Craig served time in jail for 1998 petrol attack on Jacqueline Kirk and was re-arrested after her death in 2019A man has been convicted of murdering his ex-partner, who died 21 years after he doused her with petrol and set her on fire.Steven Craig, now 58, inflicted horrendous injuries on Jacqueline Kirk in a car park in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in April 1998. Kirk had burns to 35% of her body, required a tracheotomy and operations including skin grafts, and was in hospital for nine m
  
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• Imperial Apartments disturbance sees second woman arrested

  28-10-2022 16:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was detained on suspicion of possession of a blade and affray
  
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• Jacqueline Kirk attacker guilty of murder 21 years after he set her alight

  28-10-2022 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Jacqueline Kirk died 21 years after Steven Craig set fire to her inspired by the film Reservoir Dogs.
  
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• Bristol: First black royal guardsman speaks of racist abuse

  28-10-2022 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Richard Stokes joined the Grenadier Guards in 1986 after encouragement from his adoptive father.
  
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• Easton tower block fire leaves young mum and autistic son traumatised and still in need of somewhere to live

  28-10-2022 15:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Selma Muuse said the Mayor told her the way she'd been treated by the council was 'disgusting', but days later it got worse
  
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• Bristol MP refers Cotham School to Information Commissioner over 'appalling' hidden CCTV cameras

  28-10-2022 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Darren Jones said the school's explanation was 'pretty amusing'
  
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• Gloucester Road bar wants to extend opening hours to 'survive'

  28-10-2022 15:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The documents describe the application as "a modest request", but say they would "go a long way to ensuring that the business survives"
  
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• Man convicted of murder decades after he set woman alight

  28-10-2022 14:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man has been found guilty of murdering his former partner who died more than 20 years after he set her on fire. In 2000, Steven Craig, now 59, was sentenced to life in prison for the assault on Jacqueline Kirk in Weston-super-Mare two years earlier. Jacqueline sustained 35% burns in the incident and spent nine months in hospital – including three months in intensive care – before being...
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• Police update on Bristol child abduction arrests after teen girl went missing

  28-10-2022 14:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One man remains under police investigation
  
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• Fire in Long Ashton sparks evacuation and road closure - live updates

  28-10-2022 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon Fire and Rescue Service has urged people to avoid the area
  
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• Bristol's Clean Air Zone: Everything we know about the scheme a month before it comes into force

  28-10-2022 13:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We bring you everything you need to know ahead of the change
  
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• Group deciding how Bristol City Council will run after 2024 denies ‘mistake’ to meet in private

  28-10-2022 13:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The councillors in charge of setting up Bristol's new committee-run council promised to get the public more involved
  
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• Bristol family suing TUI after falling ill on nightmare holiday to Egypt

  28-10-2022 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are among several holidaymakers who say they were struck down by illness during a stay at the Jaz Bluemarine Hotel in Egypt
  
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• North Somerset 'gimp' sightings: Teen describes freaky encounter

  28-10-2022 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and released on bail.
  
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• Vets Halloween 'survival guide' including why pets shouldn't be dressed up

  28-10-2022 10:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tips for pet owners this spooky season
  
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• Bristol pub The Lion scoops number one spot in UK's best Sunday ... - BristolWorld

  28-10-2022 09:00
  Bristol pub The Lion scoops number one spot in UK's best Sunday ...  BristolWorld
  
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• Sales of wood burners rise as people battle increased energy bills

  28-10-2022 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Sales of wood burners are on the increase as people seek to cope with the rise in energy prices.
  
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• March of the Mummies supporter says nursery costs make her worried about having children

  28-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She said what people have to spend in the UK in childcare as "shocking" and "completely disproportionate" to their wages, describing the system as "broken"
  
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• Bristol man living in pop-up-tent accuses council of ‘neglect and discrimination’

  28-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “I have been left on the street like a dog”
  
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