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• Friends of Twinnell House fire survivor demand 'justice' over her living situation

  25-11-2022 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two months after the fire that killed their neighbour, Selma and her son are still in a hotel hoping to find a new home
  
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• LIVE: Police and fire incident unfolding in Bristol city centre

  25-11-2022 19:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A witness reports a road closure in the area
  
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• Recap: M32 slip road at Bristol blocked due to car fire

  25-11-2022 18:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Log delays are reported on the M32 near Eastville
  
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• LIVE: M32 slip road at Bristol blocked due to car fire

  25-11-2022 18:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Log delays are reported on the M32 near Eastville
  
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• Solicitor General meets government lawyers in Bristol - GOV.UK

  25-11-2022 17:37
  Solicitor General meets government lawyers in Bristol  GOV.UK
  
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• Witness appeal launched following single-car collision

  25-11-2022 16:51 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a single-car collision this morning (Friday 25 November). Officers were called to Marsh Road, near Dilton Marsh, at 6.35am following reports that a Mini had left the road and collided with a wall and telegraph pole. The driver, a man in his 50s, has been taken to hospital with suspected life-threatening injuries. If you were in the area and...
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• Recap: M5 lanes closed after multi-vehicle crash near Bristol

  25-11-2022 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Current delays are estimated to be around 20 minutes
  
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• LIVE: M5 lanes closed after multi-vehicle crash near Bristol

  25-11-2022 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Current delays are estimated to be around 20 minutes
  
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• Man sentenced for series of burglaries – Taunton

  25-11-2022 16:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 20-year-old man has been sentenced for multiple counts of trespassing and burglary. James Northcott-Brewer, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to four counts and was sentenced at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Monday 21 November. Northcott-Brewer pleaded guilty to one count of dwelling burglary, two counts of non-dwelling burglary and criminal damage. The charges relate to offences committed in...
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• Bristol’s business owners to sleep rough with celeb in city’s first CEO Sleepout event

  25-11-2022 16:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol has one of the highest rates in the UK of homeless deaths
  
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• Appeal launched after driver fails to stop following collision in Yeovil

  25-11-2022 15:20 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses after a man sustained a broken foot in a collision in Yeovil. It happened in Sherborne Road, in Yeovil, at around 1.25pm on Sunday 16 October. Officers are investigating after a dark-coloured Ford Focus failed to stop following a collision between the car and a fellow motorist who got out his van. One man, in his 50s, sustained a broken foot which required surgery.
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• Football banning orders totalling 33 years for eight involved in disorder after Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers match

  25-11-2022 15:01 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Football banning orders totalling more than 30 years have been handed to eight supporters who have pleaded guilty to offences committed following Bristol Rovers’ home match with Forest Green Rovers last season. The two clubs met at The Memorial Stadium on Saturday 23 April in a League Two promotion clash but after the full-time whistle fans from both sides ran onto the pitch and aggressively...
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• 'Predator' jailed for multiple Bristol sexual assaults

  25-11-2022 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the streets of a city are safer for women now "menace" Craig Pearsall is behind bars.
  
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• Bristol's poorest families may be asked to pay council tax

  25-11-2022 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The city council proposes asking 18,000 Bristol homes to pay council tax to ease a funding crisis.
  
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• Pervert who sexually assaulted five women in public areas jailed

  25-11-2022 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He also pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences involving children
  
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• Electric motorbike seized for destruction

  25-11-2022 12:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re warning that the riders of expensive electric motorbikes could have their machines seized and be prosecuted if they don’t have a driving licence and insurance. Officers in Southmead, Bristol, have this week seized an electric motorbike which was being ridden without insurance. It will now be destroyed. Neighbourhood Sergeant Richard Jones explained: “An electrically-assisted pedal cycle...
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• Cribbs Causeway Christmas jobs still up for grabs including Next and John Lewis

  25-11-2022 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are huge numbers of temporary and seasonal work opportunities across multiple retail sectors
  
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• Dashcam footage sought following serious collision – Bath

  25-11-2022 12:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Officers are appealing for dashcam footage and witnesses after a three-car road traffic collision in Bath yesterday (Thursday 24 November). Police were called at around 7.24pm to Claverton Down Road, following reports of a collision. One man is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, and another man was taken to hospital with a leg injury. If you witnessed anything...
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• Parking company 'handing out fines like confetti' outside homes

  25-11-2022 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "In this time when the prices of everything are going up, they’re just taking as much money as they can get.”
  
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• Nearly 5000 young people in Avon and Somerset educated on the dangers of carrying knives during Operation Sceptre

  25-11-2022 10:32 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Last week, we intensified our efforts to reduce the harm and impact of knife crime, by taking part in Operation Sceptre, a national initiative we’ve been involved with since 2016. Our officers were out in your communities removing weapons from the streets, arresting wanted offenders, ensuring retailers were complying with the law around the sale of knives to children and educating young people on...
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• Man jailed for sexually assaulting women in Bristol

  25-11-2022 09:44 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man who sexually assaulted five women in public areas in south Bristol has been jailed for his crimes. Craig Pearsall, from Bristol, also pleaded guilty to a number of other charges, including multiple online sexual offences involving children. Pearsall, between the start of March and Friday 20 May this year, sexually assaulted four women by touching them. Several of the women were out jogging...
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• LIVE: Gloucester Road delays after crash near petrol station

  25-11-2022 09:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The delays are coming from a reported collision in Patchway
  
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• Bristol council's lack of emergency planning staff "terrifying"

  25-11-2022 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol City Council has five people working on planning for anything from blackouts to inflation.
  
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• Winners of the BristolLive Business Awards 2022 announced at glittering ceremony at Ashton Gate

  25-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Leaders from across the city gathered at Ashton Gate Stadium to celebrate the achievements of the city's business community
  
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• Ukraine refugees in Bristol 'can help solve' bus driver crisis

  25-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I hope Ukrainian drivers can be part of the solution"
  
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• New book shop opens on Church Road in Bristol with 'great response'

  25-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It’s the second book shop to open on Church Road this month
  
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• Bristol City Council's Labour leaders deny slashing funding to hobble committee system

  25-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents voted to scrap the mayoral model in a referendum this year
  
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• Only a fraction of drivers affected by Bristol Clean Air Zone have applied for help

  25-11-2022 05:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 100,000 drivers will have to pay from next Monday
  
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• King's Christmas speech 2022: What we know so far

  25-11-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Royal experts have been speculating whether King Charles III will scrap the Christmas speech entirely
  
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• Bristol pupil ends up in A&E with concussion after violent bullying incident at John Cabot Academy

  25-11-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  James Digweed-Brown claims the school isn't doing enough to protect his son
  
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