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• Wild Beer posts heartfelt statement after going into administration

  05-12-2022 23:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The business announced that they had faced “adverse” trading conditions including covid and damaging inflation also quoting the cost of living crisis
  
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• When are rail strikes and engineering works happening in the South West during December 2022 and January 2023?

  05-12-2022 22:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up all the rail strikes and engineering works that might affect your travel this December
  
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• Peace campaigners organise ‘Tour of Shame’ for Bristol arms factories

  05-12-2022 22:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer of UK arms and the country has led a bombing campaign in Yemen since 2015
  
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• Ex-cop blamed terror attack investigations after sending sexual texts to teen

  05-12-2022 21:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  DC Burton was involved in the investigations for the Manchester Arena bombing and the Exeter synagogue arson
  
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• Second victory for Bristol Live as misconduct hearing for police officer who sent inappropriate texts is held in public

  05-12-2022 21:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the second time in three weeks reporters have successfully overturned a police decision to allow disgraced cops to be dealt with privately
  
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• Maya Jama gets in shape ahead of Love Island presenting debut

  05-12-2022 18:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new Love Island host showed off gym bod ahead of the new winter season
  
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• Woman sadly dies following collision in Podimore

  05-12-2022 18:18 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses after one woman sadly died in a road traffic collision this morning. Officers were called at around 7.50am today (Monday 5 December) to the A303 Podimore following a three-vehicle collision involving two cars and a lorry. Unfortunately, a woman died at the scene, and another man has been taken to hospital as a precaution. Our thoughts are with the woman’s family...
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• Bristol to get its first 'luxury Travelodge'

  05-12-2022 16:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The budget chain's new kind of hotel is coming to north Bristol
  
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• Community and specialist radio stations go digital

  05-12-2022 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Nine small stations in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire are now available on DAB digital radio.
  
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• Striking teacher says salaries are so low some staff can’t afford to walk out for one day

  05-12-2022 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Short-term, strikes will cause disruption, but the whole point is that if we don’t fund this sector properly, that’s going to impact students for years to come and impact them significantly."
  
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• Voi e-scooters to become available in south Bristol

  05-12-2022 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Voi e-scooter operator is expanding its hire area into south Bristol.
  
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• Takayo Nembherd: Second man 'urgently' sought in connection with Bristol rapper's death

  05-12-2022 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Takayo died after he was stabbed at Notting Hill carnival in August
  
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• Takayo Nembhard: Second man 'urgently' sought in connection with Bristol rapper's death

  05-12-2022 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Takayo died after he was stabbed at Notting Hill carnival in August
  
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• Former officer barred from policing following misconduct hearing

  05-12-2022 15:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A former police officer who sent sexual messages to a child has been placed on a barred list preventing him working in policing and other law enforcement agencies again. While off-duty, former officer DC Scott Burton sent a number of messages to the child, which included inappropriate and sexualised comments. The offences were disclosed to Avon and Somerset Police by a third party in June 2021 and...
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• Major emergency services response to incident at flats in central Bristol

  05-12-2022 14:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paramedics and police were called just before 11am
  
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• Bristol teenager's award-winning Christmas light display is brighter than ever

  05-12-2022 14:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The teenager has dedicated the past five years to raising money for cancer while helping to put smiles on everyone's faces
  
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• Met Office forecasts -4C temperatures as Bristol set to freeze

  05-12-2022 13:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to plummet later in the week
  
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• Netflix's Wednesday: I may have only watched half the series but I'm hooked

  05-12-2022 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Everyone knows the story of the Addams family but what about Wednesday?
  
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• Have your say in our Clean Air Zone poll

  05-12-2022 11:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We want to know if the charge will see you change your driving habits in Bristol
  
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• Dashcam and witness appeal following collision between car and pedestrian – Frome

  05-12-2022 11:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a car and a pedestrian. On Thursday 17 November, a dark blue Rover and pedestrian collided on Broadway, in Frome at around 7.30pm. The pedestrian, in their 30s, sustained hand and head injuries and was taken to hospital. He has since been discharged to recover at home. Officers are appealing for witnesses, and any relevant footage...
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• Carol Vorderman's heartfelt plea ahead of Christmas as she prepares to celebrate festive birthday

  05-12-2022 10:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV personality, who will be celebrating her birthday on Christmas Eve, has asked her loved ones to come and help her 'tidy her rubbish' instead of adhering to festive traditions
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: From package holidays to last-minute deals - ski holidays from Bristol airport

  05-12-2022 10:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Packages including flights departing from Bristol
  
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• Martin Lewis shares clothes drying hack which costs just 7p an hour

  05-12-2022 09:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The financial expert has been sharing some invaluable advice as energy bills skyrocket and leave families hard-pressed for cash ahead of Christmas
  
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• Bristol Airport EasyJet flight lands in Prague after 'bomb scare'

  05-12-2022 09:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The diverted aircraft landed in Prague over the weekend after a possible bomb was reported to be on board
  
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• Bristol Sounds 2023: Three headliners for next summer's Harbourside concerts announced

  05-12-2022 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There will be five nights of music at the amphitheatre
  
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• Bristol Sounds 2022: Three headliners for next summer's Harbourside concerts announced

  05-12-2022 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There will be five nights of music at the amphitheatre
  
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• Bristol surfing lake The Wave to become carbon neutral

  05-12-2022 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A solar installation is set to make artificial surfing lake The Wave carbon neutral.
  
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• Hundreds of new Bristol homes set to get the go ahead

  05-12-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Some residents have raised concerns about the planned housing estate.
  
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• Two countryside sites on Bristol’s outskirts at risk of development in housing plan

  05-12-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council is consulting the public on the new Local Plan setting out how the city should develop
  
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• Scaffolding removed again from fire-hit Grosvenor Hotel in Bristol

  05-12-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A court has ordered the owners to make the building safe
  
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• EasyJet flight safely diverts to Prague after bomb threat

  05-12-2022 04:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A plane from Krakow to Bristol landed safely and no dangerous object was found, officials say.
  
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• EasyJet flight to Bristol diverted to Prague after bomb threat - The Guardian

  05-12-2022 03:52
  EasyJet flight to Bristol diverted to Prague after bomb threat  The Guardian
  
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• EasyJet flight to Bristol diverted to Prague after bomb threat

  05-12-2022 03:50
  Plane flying from Kraków in Poland to Bristol diverted on Sunday night and landed safely in Prague and no dangerous object was found, says Czech airportAn easyJet flight heading for the UK has landed safely after being been diverted to Prague due to a report of a “possible bomb” on board.Flight 6276 was flying from Kraków in Poland to Bristol on Sunday when it was diverted towards the Czech capital and landed safely at 10.50pm local time (9.50pm UK time), according to P
  
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• Bristol council closes off 'Clean Air Zone hole' in Bedminster

  05-12-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There's a 230 yard 'gap' in the Clean Air Zone
  
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