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• I'm A Celeb fans 'cringe' as Matt Hancock reveals family history

  22-11-2022 23:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some I'm A Celeb fans were confused after hearing Matt Hancock's story
  
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• Train strikes: Rail workers to strike in run-up to Christmas

  22-11-2022 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The RMT says a series of strikes will take place across four 48-hour periods in December and January.
  
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• CCTV images released of three men wanted over Bristol assaults

  22-11-2022 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Police want to speak to the three men pictured as part of inquiries into three assaults in Bristol.
  
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• LIVE: M5 lanes closed near Portishead after vehicle fire

  22-11-2022 19:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two lanes are closed after the fire
  
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• Frustrated Bristol resident says First Bus is a cancer on the region

  22-11-2022 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol residents say they cannot rely on First Bus due to its frequent service cancellations.
  
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• Carer drank eight cans of Stella and smoked cannabis before beating up 89-year-old

  22-11-2022 18:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pavla Dolanska has been jailed for the 'sickening and shocking' attack
  
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• Mum's heartbreak after loss of baby daughter spurs project to make memory boxes for Southmead Hospital

  22-11-2022 17:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tiffany Sparrow, 21, has started the project following the death of her baby girl Matylda
  
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• Officers appeal for people who helped e-scooter rider after collision to come forward

  22-11-2022 16:44 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Did you witness a collision involving an e-scooter in Bristol? It’s believed the e-scooter collided with a parked car in the Cotham Brow area, near to the junction with Sydenham Hill. It happened at about 12.15am on Sunday 30 October. The rider received hospital treatment but is now recovering from his injuries at home. We’re especially keen to speak to members of the public who came to the rider’...
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• Mum-of-three forced on to prepayment meter by Ovo after energy bill doubled within a month

  22-11-2022 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In September she had to choose between buying school uniforms for her children and paying the bill
  
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• First Bus passengers furiously brand operator a 'cancer' and want them stripped of right to run services

  22-11-2022 16:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Company announced temporary cancellation of 1,450 bus journeys a week in Bristol last week
  
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• Brand new café and coffee roaster opens on St Mark's Road

  22-11-2022 15:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The coffee is roasted on the premises
  
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• Parsonage Hayes country house with shepherd's hut on the market

  22-11-2022 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Parsonage Hayes country house with shepherd's hut on the market
  
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• Witnesses sought after altercation in supermarket – Bridgwater

  22-11-2022 15:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses following an assault at ASDA supermarket in Bridgwater. Between 6.15-6.45pm on Friday 28 October, a 28-year-old woman was assaulted by a man and woman. The victim was followed by the pair and assaulted inside the shop, sustaining minor injuries. Officers are appealing for anyone who was in the store and may have seen the altercation, or the events before or after.
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• Bristol youth club members meet World Cup star Rashford

  22-11-2022 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Goal scorer took part in virtual graduation ceremony with youngsters
  
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• Mum locks herself in Travelodge as she and son cannot face returning to scene of tower block blaze

  22-11-2022 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Selma Muuse and her son escaped the fatal flat fire at Twinnell House in September
  
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• Sexual harassment ‘has become very common’ among school children say Bristol charity

  22-11-2022 14:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The charity says girls in Bristol schools say they are regularly pressured into sending nude images
  
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• CCTV images released as police investigate series of Bristol city centre assaults

  22-11-2022 12:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to identify three men, who police think can help the investigation
  
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• Stagecoach West wants to recruit Ukrainian bus drivers

  22-11-2022 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Stagecoach West is holding a special recruitment day after being forced to cut services.
  
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• CCTV images released in renewed appeal after three assaults in Bristol city centre

  22-11-2022 11:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Officers investigating assaults on three men in Bristol city centre last month are releasing CCTV images of men they want to talk as part of their enquiries in a renewed appeal for information. Police were called after the assaults in the Corn Street and Baldwin Street area of Bristol at about 5.45am on Saturday 29 October. Two of the victims required hospital treatment. Both have since been...
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• The Fence review – rough justice on the meanish streets of 1980s Bristol

  22-11-2022 10:00
  Likable debut feature casts Sally Phillips as the mother of two tearaways, one of whom turns crimefighter when his motorbike is pinchedAn expanded version of a well-received short of the same name made in 2018, this represents a sparky if a smidge predictable feature debut for writer-director William Stone, fronted by a mix of fresh and familiar onscreen faces. The redoubtable Sally Phillips (the Bridget Jones films, Veep) probably worked three or four days max to play put-upon working-class Sha
  
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• Wanted woman arrested

  22-11-2022 09:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A wanted woman with links to Bristol and Bath has been detained following a public appeal for information. Phillipa Bligh was wanted for recall to prison and was arrested on Monday 21 November. We’d like to thank everyone who got in touch with information or shared our appeal.
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• University of Bristol: Inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK persists, new research finds - India Education Diary

  22-11-2022 09:12
  University of Bristol: Inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK persists, new research finds  India Education Diary
  
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• University of Bristol: University welcomes German Ambassador to the UK delegation - India Education Diary

  22-11-2022 09:00
  University of Bristol: University welcomes German Ambassador to the UK delegation  India Education Diary
  
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• Bristol University could rename buildings like Wills, Fry and Goldney due to links with slave trade

  22-11-2022 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are named after prominent families with connections to slavery
  
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• We visited Mrs Potts' Pudding Club in Bristol for a festive evening of chocolate

  22-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It featured Christmas-inspired hot chocolates, biscuit decorating and even a Christmas cracker or two
  
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• British Curry Awards name two Bristol restaurants in the running for 2022 title

  22-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Curry fans around the country have been having their say on their favourites
  
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• Bristol school mates will walk across Clifton Suspension Bridge for 24 hours straight

  22-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s about walking and talking and supporting each other through tough times.”
  
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• Someone will get injured on pothole roundabout, councillors warn

  22-11-2022 05:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “The council needs to sort this out before someone gets hurt”
  
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