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• Live: M48 Severn Bridge closed due to high winds

  06-01-2023 23:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  National Highways has stated they will 'continue to monitor the speeds and as soon as it is safe we will reopen'
  
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• Amanda Holden and Alan Carr's Italian Job surprises BBC viewers

  06-01-2023 22:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some of the show's audience tweeted that they were not expecting to like it as much as they ended up doing
  
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• Live updates: Fire crews race to Bristol flats

  06-01-2023 21:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Passers-by have seen multiple fire engines outside the buildings
  
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• Fire crews race to Bristol flats

  06-01-2023 21:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Passers-by have seen multiple fire engines outside the buildings
  
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• Bristol stream turns greens and baffles locals

  06-01-2023 19:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A passer-by suggested it all happened in the space of 20 minutes
  
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• Ukrainians in Bristol celebrate Orthodox Christmas

  06-01-2023 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Ukrainians gather for a traditional meal with 12 dishes to celebrate Orthodox Christmas Eve.
  
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• Ryley Towler: Portsmouth sign defender from Bristol City

  06-01-2023 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  League One club Portsmouth sign defender Ryley Towler from Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Shop worker's 'midlife crisis' after mum's death caused him to deal drugs

  06-01-2023 18:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Yasir Hussain, 50, turned to drink and drugs after mum's death, court told
  
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• Amanda Holden and Alan Carr battled 'minor injuries' during new BBC series

  06-01-2023 17:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Amanda and Alan's Italian Job starts tonight on BBC One
  
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• Renewed appeal to find Paul Entwistle

  06-01-2023 17:23 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We need your help to find wanted man Paul Entwistle. The 40-year-old is wanted for breaching two court orders and we are making a renewed appeal to find him. He is of no fixed address but is known to frequent the areas of Bridgwater, Taunton and Wellington. He’s described as male, white, has a shaved head and a beard. If you know where Entwistle is please call 999 quoting reference 5222166503...
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• New BBC Blackbeard-centric comedy Our Flag Means Death has already wowed across the pond

  06-01-2023 17:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New Zealand's comedy pairing of Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi star in a comedic retelling of Blackbeard's friendship with noted terrible pirate, Stede Bonnet
  
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• NHS in Bristol hires out two floors of city centre hotel to free up hospital beds

  06-01-2023 16:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It should help to ease the pressure in hospitals
  
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• Bristol: BRI patient waits 31 hours on A&E trolley

  06-01-2023 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A hospital apologises for the wait of Jenna Bailey, who said the A&E environment was "horrific".
  
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• Trevor Clarke: Bristol Rovers defender returns to former club Shamrock Rovers on loan

  06-01-2023 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol Rovers defender Trevor Clarke returns to Shamrock Rovers on loan, with the view of making the deal permanent.
  
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• Boost for Stoke Park wildlife as major restoration project launched

  06-01-2023 16:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three overgrown ponds will soon become 'thriving oases for wildlife' under new plans
  
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• Stalker left Harry Potter Dobby doll on woman's car after she 'dobbed him in'

  06-01-2023 16:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Convicted Anton Blanco gripes to judge about his sentence
  
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• Laptops, phones and electric scooters stolen from Bristol shop

  06-01-2023 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after three unknown men broke into Coco Mobile shop and stole multiple electrical items such as laptops, phones and tablets
  
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• Love Island: Maya Jama refuses to host Davina McCall's middle-aged version of show idea

  06-01-2023 14:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new series of Love Island airs in January 2023, with Maya Jama taking over as host of the ITV dating show
  
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• CCTV released following phone shop burglary

  06-01-2023 14:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man following a burglary from a Bristol shop. Officers would like to speak to the man pictures in the above image as we believe he has information which could aid our investigation into the burglary which happened on Monday 17 October. At around 2.20am, three unknown men broke into the Coco Mobile shop, in Merchant Street, Stokes Croft...
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• South Gloucestershire taxi fares set to increase by 10 per cent as costs rise

  06-01-2023 13:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Costs to run a cab have soared in the last year, the council has found
  
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• Sky TV crews filming in Bedminster's East Street for Lazarus Project

  06-01-2023 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The hit SkyMax show Lazarus Project took over South Bristol's high street
  
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• Appeal after collision between pedestrian and bike

  06-01-2023 12:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 60s was injured in a collision with a bike. On Wednesday 14 December at around 6pm, the woman had been walking towards a bus stop near The Skills College, on Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, when the collision occurred, causing her to fall to the floor. She attended hospital and has sustained fractures to her ribs and thorax. She has now been...
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• NHS Tracker: How are your local NHS services coping this winter?

  06-01-2023 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Flu, staff shortages and Covid backlogs are putting the NHS under severe strain, find out what's happening in your area.
  
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• Chris Dent: Gloucestershire batter extends contract to 2026

  06-01-2023 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Batter Chris Dent signs a contract extension to keep him at Gloucestershire until the end of 2026.
  
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• Plans submitted to demolish Bristol's Grosvenor Hotel

  06-01-2023 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The derelict building is in a "fundamentally dangerous condition" following the fire in October.
  
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• Tribute paid to mum, 24, following tragic death in collision

  06-01-2023 11:23 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A ‘beloved’ 24-year-old mum has been remembered by her family following her tragic death yesterday (Wednesday 4 January). Martine Hearn, from Bruton, sadly died following a two-vehicle collision on the A371 in Evercreech, near Shepton Mallet, at around 8am yesterday. The family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers but now request privacy while they grieve.
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• Rail strikes and works hits trains in Wales on Saturday

  06-01-2023 08:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Strike action, combined with planned engineering work, mean it is "not a great weekend for travel".
  
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• Bristol man to enter Finnish ice race in memory of twin cousins

  06-01-2023 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Lloyd Kembrey is entering a marathon 50km skate despite having barely any ice-skating practice.
  
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• Man locked out of Bristol city centre car park on New Year's Eve

  06-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He has said the car park needs to improve its signage to warn drivers of reduced hours
  
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• Grosvenor Hotel near Bristol Temple Meads to finally be demolished

  06-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's been a long and slow decline of what was once a landmark building in Bristol city centre
  
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