Bristol news

• Remo Douglas: Drowned man's family touched by funeral donations

  11-01-2023 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A campaign raises £6,000 to pay for the funeral of Remo Douglas, who died while saving relatives.
  
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• Bristol: Landmark listed structure covered with graffiti

  11-01-2023 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The Grade II listed chimney on Troopers Hill was targeted on 30 December
  
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• Harry Randall and Siva Naulago: Bristol scrum-half and winger return from injury

  11-01-2023 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Scrum-half Harry Randall and winger Siva Naulago are available for Bristol after returning from long-term injuries.
  
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• Dog owner who attacked neighbour with saw after row about barking is jailed

  11-01-2023 19:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mike Forde denied the attack on Grantley Hunt, but was convicted after a trial
  
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• South Bristol ‘unsung hero’ football coach’s desperate plea to end council delays

  11-01-2023 18:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A football club has been left without adequate changing rooms for years
  
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• Bristol paramedics describe pay and conditions for ambulance workers 'absolute disgrace' as thousands strike

  11-01-2023 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are the sticking plaster that is trying to hold society together"
  
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• New 'kraken' Covid variant will awake soon in the UK - Bristol Live

  11-01-2023 18:12
  New 'kraken' Covid variant will awake soon in the UK  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol renters and landlords barred from speaking in council debate on rent controls

  11-01-2023 17:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors agreed to set up a new database of rogue landlords and create a "living rent index"
  
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• South Bristol cemetery to be expanded amid 'critical' shortage in burial space

  11-01-2023 17:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In 2020 the council said the shortage "is becoming critical"
  
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• Bristol Met Office weather warning as city set for 23 hours of hammering rain

  11-01-2023 17:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A deep rumble of thunder and flash of lightning first hit the city at 1.30pm
  
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• England Lionesses game at Ashton Gate already sold-out

  11-01-2023 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's the first time a senior international football match will take place in Bristol since 2015
  
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• Road outside school closed until March for metrobus works

  11-01-2023 17:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is a diversion route in place
  
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• Proposal to move Bristol Central Library withdrawn

  11-01-2023 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Members of two opposition parties claimed the decision was "cynical" in light of an upcoming by-election.
  
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• Railway station could reopen at Ashton Gate stadium

  11-01-2023 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol City Council leaders discuss reopening a railway station near Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium.
  
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• Teenager who admitted rape as a child handed suspended jail term

  11-01-2023 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Judge deals with exceptional case which involved Tobias Weyneberg indicating guilt aged 15, but being dealt with at court aged 18
  
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• Amelia Dimoldenberg wows on Golden Globes red carpet

  11-01-2023 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  YouTube sensation reports from LA at the Golden Globe awards
  
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• Top floor maisonette in Old Market Refinery with its own private roof terrace

  11-01-2023 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Top floor maisonette in Old Market Refinery with its own private roof terrace
  
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• Portishead pensioners able to leave retirement home after three weeks

  11-01-2023 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  A broken lift in a retirement home had left some residents unable to leave for more than three weeks.
  
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• Grade II-listed building at Troopers Hill Nature Reserve ruined in graffiti attack

  11-01-2023 16:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Grade II-listed chimney has been 'extensively damaged'
  
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• Thousands call for Clevedon seafront changes to be scrapped

  11-01-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of people are calling for the scheme in a coastal town to be scrapped.
  
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• Meet the 'bunny bonder' at Bristol ARC who helps rabbits make friends for life

  11-01-2023 15:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anna says the animals are sociable but sometimes need a little help to make friends
  
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• New 'WEST link' minibuses in Bristol areas will let people hail a ride for price of a bus

  11-01-2023 15:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's hoped the 'on demand' minibuses will attract more drivers to the profession
  
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• Man fined more than £550 for dropping cigarette in road

  11-01-2023 14:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was taken to court after failing to pay the initial fine
  
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• Ashton Gate railway station reopening hopes backed by council leaders

  11-01-2023 14:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Transport chiefs have pencilled in a new station on the restored line to Portishead but progress is uncertain
  
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• LIVE: Bristol Parkway to Gloucester train delays due to 'damaged' bridge

  11-01-2023 14:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  All lines are blocked
  
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• Bristol Parkway to Gloucester train delays after 'damaged' bridge - recap

  11-01-2023 14:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  All lines were blocked
  
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• Empty land behind Temple Meads station could become two hotels and 108 flats

  11-01-2023 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was originally going to be a conference centre
  
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• Traffic could be banned outside three more schools in Bristol

  11-01-2023 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cars would be banned from driving outside the three schools at the start and end of each day
  
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• Love Island 2023: Ann Summers partners with ITV2 show to bring 'playtime' to contestants with new toys

  11-01-2023 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The adult store is providing lubricants, lingerie and sex toys for this year's contestants
  
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• Bristol’s vacant Glassboat restaurant appears to be back on the market

  11-01-2023 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The barge was listed as being under offer at the end of last year
  
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• CCTV appeal after incident on Bath bus

  11-01-2023 10:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man. Officers would like to speak to him as they believe he has information relating to an incident in November. On Thursday 17 November, an unknown man inappropriately touched a teenager while they travelled on the Number 5 First Bus, travelling in Bath, at around 9.50am. He is thought to have got off at Bath Bus Station, in the city centre.
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• Carol Vorderman tells Michelle Visage's Rule Breakers podcast of 'weird' first meeting with her dad at 42

  11-01-2023 10:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Michelle Visage's Rule Breakers podcast invited Carol on to discuss her life, and touched on her 'unusual' upbringing in a single-parent Catholic family in North Wales
  
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• Bristol 'plogger' has litter-picked in 30 UK cities and says it's 'like a ... - Bristol Live

  11-01-2023 09:00
  Bristol 'plogger' has litter-picked in 30 UK cities and says it's 'like a ...  Bristol Live
  
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• Stoke Park pond restoration to boost wildlife habitats

  11-01-2023 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A major restoration project will improve three ponds at Stoke Park to restore wildlife habitats.
  
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• Army seen driving Bristol ambulances as SWAS workers form picket lines

  11-01-2023 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The military has been brought in to help at South Western Ambulance Service
  
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• Ambulance strikes today LIVE as Bristol workers form picket lines

  11-01-2023 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The military has been brought in to help at South Western Ambulance Service
  
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• Love Island 2023: Why Laura Whitmore left as Maya Jama prepares to take over ITV2 show

  11-01-2023 06:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Laura Whitmore confirmed that she would be leaving the villa for good last summer, after the eighth series of Love Island wrapped up
  
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• Landmark building by Temple Meads to be demolished for flats

  11-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's often the first building people see when they arrive in Bristol
  
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• Bristol 'plogger' has litter-picked in 30 UK cities and says it's 'like a treasure hunt' - Bristol Live

  11-01-2023 06:00
  Bristol 'plogger' has litter-picked in 30 UK cities and says it's 'like a treasure hunt'  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol 'plogger' has litter-picked in 30 UK cities and says it's 'like a treasure hunt'

  11-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He said the city centres in Bristol and Brighton were the cleanest he'd seen
  
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• Martin Lewis' easy energy saving checklist to get money off your heating

  11-01-2023 03:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could save you money and keep you warm
  
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