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• South Western Ambulance Service facing 'extreme' demand

  28-12-2022 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  South Western Ambulance Service says nearly 500 people are waiting for an ambulance earlier.
  
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• Gatwick, Luton and Bristol amongst the worst UK airports for delays - UK Aviation News

  28-12-2022 17:32
  Gatwick, Luton and Bristol amongst the worst UK airports for delays  UK Aviation News
  
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• Bristol council agrees to keep Ashton Court disc golf course after all

  28-12-2022 17:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 1,500 people signed a petition to keep the advanced course
  
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• Vehicles taken off the road due to defects following multi-agency operation

  28-12-2022 16:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Nearly 40 per cent of vehicles stopped during a multi-agency road safety operation held in Bristol were taken off the road due to having multiple defects. Operation Trader – a partnership between Avon and Somerset Police, local authority licencing teams, Trading Standards, the DVSA, Environment Agency, HMRC and DWP – involves days of action where commercial and light goods vehicles are stopped to...
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• Shoppers stuck in Cabot Circus car park 'gridlock' after fire alarm

  28-12-2022 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some reported being stuck in queues for more than an hour
  
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• Witness appeal after man dies following M5 incident

  28-12-2022 15:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision on the M5 this morning (Wednesday 28 December). We were called to the M5 between junction 25 (Taunton) and junction 26 (Wellington) at around 8am following reports of a pedestrian falling from an overbridge, and was subsequently struck by at least two vehicles. Sadly, the pedestrian, a 58-year-old man, has been pronounced dead at the scene.
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• Man charged after woman raped in Bristol city centre

  28-12-2022 14:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Investigating officers are still keen to hear from anyone with information
  
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• Missing dog Barney still AWOL as hundreds help with search to find him

  28-12-2022 13:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Everyone we speak to has heard about Barney"
  
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• Bristol man stole £192 worth of Calvin Klein pants from Sports Direct

  28-12-2022 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jamie Noel helped himself to £192 worth of designer boxers
  
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• LIVE: A420 blocked after crash near The George and Dragon pub

  28-12-2022 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is being affected in and and out of Bristol
  
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• Cameron Redpath: Scotland centre agrees new Bath deal

  28-12-2022 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland centre Cameron Redpath signs a new deal to stay at Premiership side Bath.
  
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• Driver crashes into central traffic island in torrential rain in Bristol

  28-12-2022 12:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They took out a lamppost
  
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• Driver crashes into central traffic island in Bristol

  28-12-2022 12:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving
  
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• Updated appeal in ongoing rape investigation – Bristol

  28-12-2022 12:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re keen to hear from people who were in Park Street or Denmark Street, Bristol, between midnight and 4.30am on Sunday 30 October, the night the clocks went back. A man has been charged with raping a woman in Denmark Street between 4.15am and 4.45am on that night and has been remanded in custody ahead of a trial next year. Although a suspect has been charged detectives are still keen to hear...
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• Narroways Nature Reserve in Bristol will close on New Year’s Eve

  28-12-2022 11:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It has become known as a party spot - we can’t let this happen again"
  
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• Bristol Parkway train chaos continues with no trains running from station

  28-12-2022 11:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Disruption will continue into the New Year
  
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• Bristol's van dwellers suffer as cost of living bites

  28-12-2022 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The low-cost way of life is not immune to the rising cost of items like fuel and food.
  
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• Biggest jail terms handed down in Bristol in 2022

  28-12-2022 06:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cases have included convicted murderers, drugs and paedophile gangs
  
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• Bristol mum 'baffled' by £100 fine under Hengrove Leisure Centre's new parking rules

  28-12-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “The amount feels really disproportionate. It’s a massive amount of money."
  
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• Altered opening hours for warm spaces in Bristol up to New Year's Day

  28-12-2022 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If you are struggling to stay warm at home, there are places you can go to warm up for free
  
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