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• Bristol City 0-1 Sheffield United - Iliman Ndiaye goal enough to give Blades narrow win at Ashton Gate

  01-11-2022 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Sheffield United consolidate third place in the Championship with a narrow 1-0 win at Bristol City.
  
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• DWP shares most common medical conditions eligible for £627 PIP payment

  01-11-2022 22:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Millions of people across the UK get Personal Independence Payment benefits in order to help with their daily lives
  
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• City farms appeal for donations as rising costs bite

  01-11-2022 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Bath City Farm and St Werburghs City Farm say they are struggling to cope with rising bills.
  
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• Trio jailed over £3m cocaine-running plot

  01-11-2022 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Tekla Selassie, Adil Riaz, and Tobias Slender helped supply drugs across the UK, a court hears.
  
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• Bristol teen Oliver McGowan's legacy lives on as health staff trained on learning disability and autism

  01-11-2022 19:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Oliver died in 2016 after being given antipsychotic medication, despite warnings from his family
  
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• Three men sentenced to total of 32 years for roles in major drugs conspiracies

  01-11-2022 19:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Three men, including a man from Bath, have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years for their roles in an organised crime network that saw huge quantities of drugs and cash moved between London, the Midlands and the West Country. Adil Riaz, 31, formerly of Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, was sentenced to 24 years for the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit investigation...
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• Bristol’s new underground rail network will see an extra £15m spent on the plans

  01-11-2022 18:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's unclear exactly what the £15 million, pledged last week, will be spent on
  
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• LIVE: M4 Prince of Wales Bridge traffic chaos as crash causes 11-mile queues

  01-11-2022 18:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Reports suggest there is a travel time of one hour and ten minutes with two lanes closed
  
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• LIVE: M4 Bristol delays as traffic stopped due to crash

  01-11-2022 18:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is being held in both directions near J19 M32
  
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• We meet the Bristol mums who marched for affordable childcare

  01-11-2022 18:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are calling for childcare reform, flexible working hours and better parental leave
  
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• McColl's closures: Manager 'devastated' as Bristol stores to close for good

  01-11-2022 17:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  1,300 McColl’s colleagues will be placed at risk of redundancy UK-wide
  
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• Plans for 50-acre urban park near Bristol approved

  01-11-2022 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Construction of Brabazon Park is due to commence in 2023, with sections of it set to open in 2024.
  
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• PETA protests at University of Bristol dressed as 'zombie scientists'

  01-11-2022 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The group were campaigning against the university's swim test
  
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• First look at stunning park planned for Bristol's huge new Brabazon neighbourhood

  01-11-2022 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Construction of a stunning park is due to commence in 2023, with the park due to open in sections from 2024
  
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• South Gloucestershire social worker banned after child pornography conviction

  01-11-2022 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A panel ruled he committed serious misconduct that created a risk to the public
  
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• Clifton Wood property with panoramic views over the floating harbour

  01-11-2022 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Clifton Wood property with panoramic views over the floating harbour
  
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• Tributes paid to Brunel's Buttery founder Colin Nutt after his death

  01-11-2022 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He made a career out of tea and bacon butties
  
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• Lidl confirms major change to milk in stores as it follows Sainsbury's and Waitrose

  01-11-2022 14:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new policy will be fully implemented across all Lidl stores by November 21
  
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• Bristol radio duo's new YouTube series brings musicians together

  01-11-2022 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol-based presenters Daboothe & Maxx have created a YouTube series for artist collaboration.
  
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• Storm Claudio blows scaffolding over onto parked cars in Knowle

  01-11-2022 13:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Cleeve Road early this morning (November 1)
  
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• Dealers who used Bristol flats for drugs supply jailed for a total of 18 years

  01-11-2022 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Girls aged 14 brought from London to Bristol to help illicit enterprise, court told
  
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• CCTV appeal after theft in Midsomer Norton

  01-11-2022 12:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are asking the public to contact us if they can help us with an ongoing theft investigation. A customer at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Midsomer Norton reported their drawstring pouch containing keys to a mobility scooter, cash and identification, was stolen at about 4.45pm on Tuesday 9 August. We are releasing CCTV images of a woman we wish to talk to as part of our enquiries into what happened.
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• Man who traced woman to Bristol and assaulted her is banned from the city

  01-11-2022 12:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Abdelbaset Yaakoub followed victim from Sudan, court told
  
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• Man punches woman in Frenchay street

  01-11-2022 11:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police are asking for the public to help identify a man in relation with the incident
  
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• Bristol cycling safety to be debated by city councillors

  01-11-2022 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  How to make cycling safer in Bristol will be debated after thousands of people signed a petition.
  
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• Rejection of Bristol Airport park and ride plan appealed

  01-11-2022 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The council has cited 11 reasons for the rejection, including concerns over flooding risk.
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race announces series 4 UK tour including Bristol Hippodrome show: how to buy tickets, presale - BristolWorld

  01-11-2022 06:05
  RuPaul’s Drag Race announces series 4 UK tour including Bristol Hippodrome show: how to buy tickets, presale  BristolWorld
  
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• ‘Shameful’ plans to turn vacant bank into third high street betting shop

  01-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some objectors cited the cost of living crisis and its impact on an already deprived area
  
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• UK: Ex-Bundu Boys star set for Bristol show as Zim dominates Afrika Eye festival - New Zimbabwe.com

  01-11-2022 05:12
  UK: Ex-Bundu Boys star set for Bristol show as Zim dominates Afrika Eye festival  New Zimbabwe.com
  
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• 'Serious collision' closes M5 near Wotton-under-Edge - latest updates

  01-11-2022 02:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Delays still being experienced despite one lane reopening
  
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• 'Serious collision' closed M5 near Wotton-under-Edge - latest updates

  01-11-2022 02:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The scene has now been cleared and all lanes have reopened
  
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• Sisters of young mum with heart failure launch fundraiser following her death

  01-11-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Joanna-Jolene Dommett was 38 years old when she passed away earlier this month and she leaves two children
  
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