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• Clifton's Princess Victoria Street pedestrian zone to be made permanent

  04-11-2022 21:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hospitality venues have placed tables and chairs onto the road for outdoor eating and drinking and more people have been walking and cycling to the high street
  
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• Police officer accused of misconduct warned he faces sack after throwing punch in bar

  04-11-2022 20:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He said he believed his girlfriend was being sexually assaulted
  
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• Andrew Herbert sentenced for sexual abuse and ordered to pay £50,000 compensation

  04-11-2022 19:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andrew Herbert pleaded guilty to ten counts of indecent assault on young girls in the early 1970s
  
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• Woman sexually abused in Bristol as a child bravely speaks out after sentencing

  04-11-2022 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Warning: Please be aware that this article contains discussion of sexual abuse that may be triggering to some readers
  
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• Car crashes with rapid response ambulance on A37 in Totterdown

  04-11-2022 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police were called to the scene at 2pm this afternoon (November 4)
  
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• Men jailed for manslaughter of Jason Lock

  04-11-2022 18:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Two men have today been jailed over the death of a man in Wiveliscombe earlier this year. Daniel Bond, 34, and Lee Conlon, 37, both of Claremont Crescent, Weston-super-Mare, had previously admitted manslaughter. Bond was sentenced to seven years and eight months’ imprisonment, while Conlon was sentenced to six years and four months’ imprisonment. Jason Lock, 55, died in hospital after being...
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• Avon Bridge closure live: Crossing from south to city centre closes for repair work

  04-11-2022 18:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is set to be traffic disruption in the area this weekend
  
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• Woman indecently assaulted as a child urges other victims of sexual abuse to talk

  04-11-2022 18:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A woman who was sexually assaulted in the 1970s has waived her right to anonymity in the hope of encouraging other victims of abuse to report offences to police. Liz Roberts, of West Somerset, was abused by Andrew Herbert in the early 1970s. She confided in a few friends during the past 50 years but only reported what he did to her as an eight-year-old girl to police in 2020.
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• How Bristol Became A 'Deep Tech' Powerhouse | WIRED UK - Wired.co.uk

  04-11-2022 17:55
  How Bristol Became A 'Deep Tech' Powerhouse | WIRED UK  Wired.co.uk
  
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• Bristol ‘should scrap unachievable’ target of building 3,300 new homes each year

  04-11-2022 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Labour and Green councillors are arguing that Bristol City Council should use an "evidence-based approach" to housing
  
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• Grosvenor Hotel fire was 'deliberate', service confirms

  04-11-2022 17:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fire investigators have determined the cause of last month's fire on Victoria Street
  
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• Hartcliffe community bonfire event cancelled after 12th vandal attack

  04-11-2022 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Heart of BS13 have been asking Bristol City Council to fix a security fence since June
  
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• Bristol flat closed after 29 police calls over antisocial behaviour and drug offences

  04-11-2022 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The address in Hayleigh House, Hartcliffe, has been closed for three months following the complaints
  
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• Victim threatened at Bristol bus stop and has mobile phone stolen

  04-11-2022 16:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to talk to the man pictured in connection with the incident
  
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• Interest rates rising has sparked end of Bristol's overbidding property war

  04-11-2022 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol's property market is notoriously fiesty, but what do experts predict the impact of the Bank of England's interest rate rise will have on house prices and first-time buyers?
  
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• St George Social Club could be turned into restaurant

  04-11-2022 16:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If approved, the establishment will likely operate Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 11pm
  
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• Bristol children's hospital's Lollipop Be-Bop lights up again

  04-11-2022 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Lollipop Be-Bop is a series of entwining coloured hoops outside Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
  
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• Bristol City Council spending £4 million this winter on support with cost of living

  04-11-2022 15:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cash will go towards services like providing free school meals during the holidays
  
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• Temporary closure order granted for flat in Bristol

  04-11-2022 15:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Antisocial behaviour and drug offences reported by members of the public has led to a three-month closure order against a flat in Bristol. In the first nine months of this year, we received 29 calls relating to antisocial behaviour or vulnerability connected to a single address in Hayleigh House, in Hartcliffe. Avon and Somerset Police worked with Bristol City Council to attempt to reduce the...
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• Stephen Merchant's series The Outlaws nominated for Rose d'Or Award

  04-11-2022 14:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The gritty Bristol show follows seven strangers who begin a stint of community service as punishment for crimes
  
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• Bristol pub's chunky cheese roll goes viral

  04-11-2022 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  "We are an old-fashioned boozer, all we do is Sunday roasts and rolls," says the Sugar Loaf landlord.
  
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• Maya Jama wows on at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere as she swerves ex Stormzy

  04-11-2022 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The future Love Island presenter looked incredible on the black carpet at the premiere, which was attended by a whole host of famous faces
  
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• PC who punched man in Bristol bar defending girlfriend, hearing told

  04-11-2022 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol PC Jedd Perry believed she was being sexually assaulted in a bar, a hearing is told.
  
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• Bristol, UK Singer-Songwriter Saskia Nyx Waxes Poetic in New “Moon” Single - Cashbox Magazine Canada

  04-11-2022 13:23
  Bristol, UK Singer-Songwriter Saskia Nyx Waxes Poetic in New “Moon” Single  Cashbox Magazine Canada
  
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• The bleak world of trafficked children and modern slavery

  04-11-2022 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  With the number of children trafficked into England rising, how can they escape the cycle of abuse?
  
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• Jayde Adams' Strictly 'firework' tribute for sister Jenna on what would have been her 40th birthday

  04-11-2022 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Instead the family are fundraising for the charity which helped them
  
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• Police officer accused of misconduct says he thought his girlfriend was being 'sexually assaulted'

  04-11-2022 12:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He also told another off-duty officer "It’s a long Uber back to Romania”
  
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• Woman denies murdering newborn baby in Weston-super-Mare

  04-11-2022 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Sarah Jayne Barron pleads not guilty to murdering the newborn, whose body was found in a garden.
  
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• Image released as part of robbery investigation

  04-11-2022 11:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are investigating a robbery that occurred in Bristol in October. An unknown man approached the victim at a bus stop in Redcliff Hill at approximately 1.30-1.50am on Tuesday 11 October. He threatened the victim and made off in the direction of Clarence Road with their mobile phone. The victim was not injured. Officers attended and conducted an area tour but were unable to locate the offender.
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• Appeal after burglaries in Bridgwater and Woolavington

  04-11-2022 11:07 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re appealing for witnesses and information after two homes were burgled in West Somerset on Saturday 29 October. At about 6.30pm a house in Sedgemoor Road, Bridgwater, was broken into and items stolen. A second home was burgled between 4.30pm on Saturday 29 and 11am on Sunday 30 October in nearby Woolavington Hill, Woolavington, but it appears nothing was taken. Officers have carried out house...
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• Strictly's Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez are 'partnership made in heaven', presenter says

  04-11-2022 10:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Strictly pairing engaged in playful banter during last night's episode of 'Strictly - It Takes Two', which host Janette Manrara branded a 'love fest'
  
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• Martin Lewis' new advice for those on prepayment energy meters

  04-11-2022 10:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Money Saving Expert has new advice if you're not receiving your £66 a month energy bill discount
  
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• Ex-Bristol City defender tackles home energy bills

  04-11-2022 09:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Scott Golbourne and his friend are teaming up to help tenants with energy efficient homes.
  
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• How The UK's South West Became A 'Deep Tech' Powerhouse - Wired.co.uk

  04-11-2022 08:00
  
  How The UK's South West Became A 'Deep Tech' Powerhouse  Wired.co.uk
  
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• Housing plans for Brislington Meadows and Yew Tree Farm could face new obstacle

  04-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council is drawing up a new Local Plan which will have huge impact on where new housing estates are built
  
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• Footage shows delivery driver launching parcel into man's garden and running off

  04-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He just about had time to take a bushy photo before the owner came out
  
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• Bristol reacts to news Voi e-scooters could be replaced with rival fleet

  04-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of readers have shared their opinions
  
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• 'Distressing' 999 wait highlights South West Ambulance delays

  04-11-2022 05:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Iles died while waiting 11 hours for an ambulance, despite six 999 calls to report bleeding.
  
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