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• European Challenge Cup: Bristol 33-19 Perpignan - Ellis Genge scores two tries in Bears win

  20-01-2023 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellis Genge scores two tries as Bristol round off the European Challenge Cup group stage with a 33-19 bonus-point win over Perpignan.
  
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• Love Island Australia bombshells to arrive in UK villa on Sunday night

  20-01-2023 23:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The news of Aaron Waters and Jessie Wynter's arrival in the villa came after tonight's recoupling left David single
  
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• Challenge Cup: Glasgow Warriors seal home tie in last 16 despite 19-19 draw with Bath

  20-01-2023 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Duncan Weir misses a late penalty as Glasgow draw with Bath but still seal a home tie in the European Challenge Cup last 16.
  
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• Cop who punched man in Bristol city centre pub sacked for gross misconduct

  20-01-2023 20:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The officer wrongly believed his girlfriend was being sexually assaulted on the dancefloor
  
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• EastEnders legend Anita Dobson joins cast of Doctor Who as BBC makes announcement

  20-01-2023 19:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The soap actress is not the only newcomer to the show, with After Life and Mandy star Michelle Greenidge also joining the Doctor Who universe
  
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• Wapping Wharf has ‘waiting list’ for new tenants to move in

  20-01-2023 18:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The developer has said it's "business as usual" in the Cargo development
  
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• BBC One Show: Billy Chip co-founders surprised with private Tom Grennan gig in Bristol

  20-01-2023 18:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The charity has saved hundreds of lives across the city
  
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• Petition for Bristol Airport flights to Cork to resume after Aer Lingus takeover

  20-01-2023 17:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It would connect the South West of England to the South West of Ireland, say travellers
  
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• Love Island's Maya Jama became 'more careful' of what she posted online after stalker horror

  20-01-2023 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A crazed stalker once managed to work out where Maya lived from her Snapchat stories
  
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• Sovereign Housing tenants in Fishponds ''living with buckets and bowls' after recurring leaks

  20-01-2023 16:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Some have no lights because of water pouring through the fittings"
  
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• Ukrainian refugee pianist, 12, wins place at music academy

  20-01-2023 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kateryna Pyshniuk wins a place at the Royal Academy of Music a year after fleeing the Ukraine war.
  
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• Five Bristol restaurants make it into Top 100, including one open ... - BristolWorld

  20-01-2023 15:45
  Five Bristol restaurants make it into Top 100, including one open ...  BristolWorld
  
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• Yate man who sexually assaulted two children 'robbed them of their childhoods'

  20-01-2023 15:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Nicholas sexually assaulted the children on multiple occasions between 2015 and 2020
  
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• Bristol harbour boaters and ferries face huge fee hike from April

  20-01-2023 15:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some fees are set to more than double with warnings that many will struggle to pay the new rates
  
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• List of free car parks in Bristol that will become pay and display

  20-01-2023 15:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Four other little-used car parks are due to be sold off
  
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• Bristol by-election candidates face tough questions from voters in hustings

  20-01-2023 14:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A by-election will be held at the start of February with high stakes for Labour, Greens and the Lib Dems
  
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• Stoke Lodge row: Cotham School’s 'covert' CCTV cameras deemed 'unlawful'

  20-01-2023 14:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school said it installed the cameras in a bid to deter vandals
  
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• Jarell Quansah: Bristol Rovers sign Liverpool defender on loan

  20-01-2023 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's England Under-19 centre-back Jarell Quansah joins League One side Bristol Rovers on loan.
  
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• House engulfed in flames as fire breaks out in log store in middle of night

  20-01-2023 13:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire started in a log store outside the property
  
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• West bus passengers to see 36 routes axed in funding row

  20-01-2023 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Routes affected by the West of England combined authority-backed cuts have now been released.
  
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• Josie Gibson's journey from Big Brother glory to regular This Morning host

  20-01-2023 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Would I Lie to You?'s latest guest star might be recognised from ITV's This Morning, but the Bristol-born star got her start on popular reality TV show Big Brother...
  
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• Man, 50, jailed for 16 years for sexually assaulting two children

  20-01-2023 12:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man who sexually assaulted two children has been jailed for 16 years. Matthew Nicholas, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (Friday 20 January) after being found guilty of 10 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13. The court heard how Nicholas, formally of Yate, had sexually assaulted two young children on multiple occasions between 2015 and 2020.
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• Arguing Love Island contestants Olivia and Zara knew each other before villa

  20-01-2023 12:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They've been accused of being "industry plants" going for the "Ekin-Su effect"
  
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• LIVE: Doctor Who film crews and stars spotted in Bristol

  20-01-2023 12:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The filming is taking place in Clifton this morning (January 20)
  
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• Carol Vorderman floored by Gyles Brandreth's 'Boxing Day bonk' This Morning story

  20-01-2023 12:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former politician shocked the sofa after regaling them with a raunchy story from his grandfather
  
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• Love Island fans take to social media to talk all things Tanya Manhenga

  20-01-2023 10:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans share their thoughts her cool, calm vibes and who she would be good with
  
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• Maya Jama reveals Love Islander's 'red-faced' shock exit in new episode

  20-01-2023 10:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One contestant has reportedly been forced off the show after failing to couple up
  
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• Bath and Bristol train cancellations due to rail improvement works

  20-01-2023 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of trains services are being affected over three successive weekends.
  
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• Slow down to save South Bristol's surprising new otter population, drivers told

  20-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Otters were only discovered in South Bristol a year ago but now two have been killed on the same main road
  
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• Bristol council tax set to double on second homes under new rule

  20-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  City council wants to take advantage of a new law set to come into force from April 2024
  
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• Disabled man says delayed care bill is making his ‘health worse’

  20-01-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He has been sick with worry over how he will afford the bill when it finally gets issued
  
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