Bristol news

• Love Island fans 'pumped' as winter series premiere date announced

  04-01-2023 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ITV bosses have confirmed the show will be back on TV screens on January 16
  
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• NHS in crisis: Where do things stand in the South West?

  04-01-2023 19:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The NHS is seeing unrivalled pressure at a nationwide level and the current critical situation seems far from resolution but how are things across the South West?
  
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• Flooded Bristol subway sees cyclist and scooter riders face soggy commutes

  04-01-2023 18:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain lashed much of the city on Tuesday
  
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• Man was bashing neighbour's head onto path, jury told

  04-01-2023 18:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Witness was speaking on second day of the trial of Hengrove man Mike Forde, who denies wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
  
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• Calls for Bristol to bring in rent controls as housing costs become ‘unaffordable’

  04-01-2023 17:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Labour will try to garner cross-party support next week for their calls for rent controls
  
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• Appeal following fatal collision on A371 – Shepton Mallet

  04-01-2023 16:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a woman tragically died in a collision earlier today (Wednesday 4 January). Officers were called to the A371 at Arthurs Bridge, in Evercreech, near Shepton Mallet at around 8am following a two-vehicle collision. Sadly, a woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. Our thoughts are with her family at this time, who are being supported...
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• Convicted robber released from custody targeted another store after 'drugs bender'

  04-01-2023 15:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Marc Coles threatened to stab staff with screwdriver unless he got access to the tills, court told
  
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• Man, 89, sentenced for indecent assault of children in the 1990s

  04-01-2023 15:03 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  An 89-year-old man has been sentenced for indecently assaulting two young girls in the 1990s. John Marsh, of Worle, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault following a trial at Bristol Crown Court last year. The former police officer was sentenced in December 2022 to a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. He was also handed 40 days’ rehabilitation, a year’s curfew...
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• The Apprentice's Lord Alan Sugar hits back at 'Love Island' claims as 2023 contestants branded 'sexier'

  04-01-2023 15:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The line-up for this year's series of The Apprentice was revealed yesterday (January 3)
  
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• Bristol mental health group Talk Club expands worldwide

  04-01-2023 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Talk Club now has groups in Singapore and Sydney after starting in south Bristol.
  
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• Monday to Friday money challenge can see you save £780

  04-01-2023 14:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Whether you only have pennies to spare or you can put aside a crisp £5 note every month, every bit adds up
  
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• Cleared: St Philips Causeway reopened after emergency repairs

  04-01-2023 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The southbound closure ran from The Storage Building to McDonald's
  
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• Bristol traffic: St Philips Causeway closed due to emergency repairs - updates

  04-01-2023 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The southbound closure runs from The Storage Building to McDonald's
  
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• Thousands ask Bristol City Council to stop development on green spaces

  04-01-2023 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A petition asking the council to stop allowing construction on green spaces will be debated.
  
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• Person pulled from river in Keynsham park dies

  04-01-2023 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are not treating the death as suspicious and enquiries are ongoing to identify the body.
  
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• More than 7,000 petition city council to stop building on Bristol’s green spaces

  04-01-2023 11:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The petitioners have forced a council debate next week about the ecological emergency
  
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• Person dies after being rescued from water at Keynsham Memorial Park

  04-01-2023 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to reports of someone in the water
  
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• Thousands raised for family of Bristol dad who drowned on holiday

  04-01-2023 06:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "He gave his life trying to save someone else and that just epitomises the type of man he was"
  
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• Why Marvin Rees is still Mayor of Bristol after referendum vote to scrap the role

  04-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In May 2022 the people of Bristol voted to abolish the role of mayor
  
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• Gordon Ramsay's ITV show Next Level Chef to include Bristol contestant Layla Powell

  04-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gordon Ramsay is the host and mentor of Next Level Chef
  
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• UWE and Bristol students working as full-time bus drivers to help beat debt

  04-01-2023 01:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Students in the city are helping to fill dozens of vacancies in the sector
  
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