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• Carabao Cup: Bristol City 1-3 Lincoln City - Imps stun Robins to reach fourth round

  08-11-2022 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  League One side Lincoln shock Championship club Bristol City to reach round four of the EFL Cup for only the second time.
  
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• Fishponds flat slapped with closure order after links to drugs and antisocial behaviour

  08-11-2022 21:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several residents in the area reported feeling "distressed" with the issues happening at the property
  
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• Bristol airport expansion would hinder UK climate goals, court told - The Guardian

  08-11-2022 20:55
  Bristol airport expansion would hinder UK climate goals, court told  The Guardian
  
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• High Court appeal to stop Bristol Airport expansion begins

  08-11-2022 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A two-day hearing asks whether inspectors acted correctly when they supported the airport expansion.
  
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• Bristol tower block fire: Flammable cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of blaze

  08-11-2022 20:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire started at Eccleston House, on Aitken Street on October 20, and injured six people
  
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• Man appears in court after woman allegedly raped in Bristol city centre

  08-11-2022 19:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been charged with rape after appearing in court on Tuesday
  
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• Bristol Airport expansion campaigners protest outside court showdown

  08-11-2022 19:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We don’t need to look at charts and graphs - we can see climate change happening now"
  
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• Clean Air Zone camera errors leave council apologising weeks before enforcement begins

  08-11-2022 19:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People across Britain received warning letters by mistake
  
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• Bristol airport expansion would hinder UK climate goals, court told

  08-11-2022 19:02
  Climate campaigners appeal against plans for more flights after original council veto was overruled by central governmentExpanding Bristol airport would lead to an unacceptable rise in carbon emissions, a court has heard.The high court, sitting in Bristol on Tuesday and Wednesday, heard from climate campaigners challenging a central government decision to allow Bristol airport to expand its maximum capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers a year. Continue reading...
  
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• Nurses' strike: Why young NHS workers are voting 'yes'

  08-11-2022 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff who've been in the NHS for a short time say they have seen enough to know change is needed.
  
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• Man wanted for extradition has ‘similar’ fingerprints to fugitive, court hears

  08-11-2022 18:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The court is trying to determine the identification of a man, 35, who claims he is Arthur Knight, but whom officials in the United States have said is Nicholas Rossi
  
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• E-fit released as part of investigation into sexual assault in Street

  08-11-2022 17:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re releasing an E-fit of a man we’d like to identify in connection with a sexual assault in Street at the weekend. A woman was attacked by a man off Sharpham Drove at around 2.45pm on Sunday (6 November). The victim has described the offender as white, aged in their 30s or 40s, of slight build with pitted skin. He wore dark trousers, a dark fleece jacket, a black beanie hat and dark black...
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• Closure order for property after links to drugs and antisocial behaviour

  08-11-2022 17:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A flat in Bristol has been made subject of a temporary closure order after magistrates heard evidence of criminality and antisocial behaviour being linked to the address. We received multiple reports of suspected crime or antisocial behaviour linked to the address in Wharf Road, Fishponds, between March and August this year and a number of messages from community members concerned about what was...
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• Barton Hill hate crime involving pig's head 'not linked' to Ecclestone House fire, police say

  08-11-2022 17:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are pursuing 'a number of active lines of enquiry' about the head being left on display
  
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• New Boundary Commission map creates 'Bristol North East' constituency

  08-11-2022 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol will get a fifth MP if the proposal goes ahead
  
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• Remand in custody for suspect in rape case

  08-11-2022 17:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with rape. Nasradin Kakl, 27, of Easton, was charged in connection with the rape of a woman which happened in Baldwin Street, Bristol, in the early hours of Sunday 31 October. He appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 8 November and was remanded in custody pending an appearance at Bristol Crown Court on 7 December...
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• Bristol: Person injured after driver 'rams police car' in St George

  08-11-2022 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A driver has been arrested after three police cars were damaged in Bristol.
  
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• Taxi driver smashed through Bristol Airport barrier after being terrified by white van man

  08-11-2022 16:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cabbie was so terrified he smashed his way in and out of the long stay car park at Bristol Airport
  
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• How Bristol constituency boundaries could change

  08-11-2022 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A final report on the changes is expected in June next year.
  
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• Police vehicles rammed after stolen car pursuit closes Bristol street

  08-11-2022 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The driver has been arrested and one person has been seriously injured
  
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• Police vehicles rammed after stolen car incident closes Bristol street

  08-11-2022 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The driver has been arrested and one person has been seriously injured
  
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• Bristol girl picks giant Howgate Wonder apple almost the size of her head

  08-11-2022 16:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The huge Howgate Wonder was found just south of Bristol
  
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• Update on investigation into hate crime in Barton Hill

  08-11-2022 15:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  An investigation into a hate crime committed in Barton Hill at the weekend is continuing at pace. It follows an incident in which a pig’s head was left in an alleyway off Avonvale Road on Sunday morning (November 6). Ch Insp Deepak Kenth said: “We’re continuing to make progress in our investigation and have a number of active lines of enquiry we’re pursuing, including an ongoing review of CCTV and...
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• Decades old Warmley hair salon closes with cafe set to open in its place

  08-11-2022 14:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It had been a staple of the high street for 30 years
  
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• St George road closed with police vehicles on scene - updates

  08-11-2022 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of vehicles and officers are at the scene
  
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• St George road closed after police chase suspect in stolen car - updates

  08-11-2022 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of vehicles and officers are at the scene
  
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• England Women to play at Ashton Gate in final game before World Cup

  08-11-2022 13:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Lionesses will face Belgium in the second of two matches in one day in Bristol
  
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• Industry Voice: Why the University of Bristol is supporting the UK IT Awards - Computing

  08-11-2022 11:38
  Industry Voice: Why the University of Bristol is supporting the UK IT Awards  Computing
  
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• MacBooks and wallet stolen in Cotham before bank cards used in Easton off-licence

  08-11-2022 11:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The police are keen to identify two men in connection with a burglary and fraud offence
  
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• Speed limits in Bath to improve air quality and safety

  08-11-2022 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  New speed limits of 20mph along several roads in Bath are set to improve air quality.
  
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• Bristol riots: Man who attacked horse with glass bottle and spat at police officer jailed

  08-11-2022 09:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Joseph Parry has been sentenced to 20 months in jail
  
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• CCTV footage released in burglary and fraud investigation

  08-11-2022 09:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re issuing CCTV footage of two men we want to identify in connection with a burglary and fraud offence in Bristol. A burglary occurred at a property in Belgrave Road, Cotham, between 5pm and 5.55pm on Saturday 1 October. Two Apple MacBooks were stolen, along with a wallet and bank cards. One of the stolen cards was then used at an off-licence in Easton. If you recognise either of the men in the...
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• Industry Voice: Why the University of Bristol is supporting the UK IT ... - Computing

  08-11-2022 09:00
  Industry Voice: Why the University of Bristol is supporting the UK IT ...  Computing
  
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• Clifton pedestrian zone made permanent to boost traffic-free trade

  08-11-2022 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Princess Victoria Street has been closed to traffic between 11:00 and 17:00 GMT since August 2021.
  
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• Social housing tenants fear poverty as energy bills rise

  08-11-2022 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  They are unable to save money by reducing their individual energy use as they are on a heat network.
  
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• Safe swimming spot in Bristol’s harbour could be piloted as calls grow to scrap ban

  08-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Swimming in the harbour and much of the river Avon is currently illegal due to an unpopular council byelaw
  
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• Derelict site on key Bristol road to be turned into flats, houses and shops

  08-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We are thrilled that this scheme has been given the seal of approval"
  
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• Closure of Post Office in Stockwood would be 'huge blow' for high street

  08-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Hollway Road Post Office adjoins a branch of McColl's, due to be closed in the new year
  
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• Bristol’s demand for doctors and dentists, one of the highest in the UK

  08-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Use of private healthcare has increased in recent years across the UK
  
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