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• Jayde Adams' new ITV sitcom casts two unknown Bristolian actors including chef from Pucklechurch

  23-01-2023 20:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ruby Speaking is set in the fictional Bristol call centre Hellocom
  
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• Warnings over Bristol harbour fee hikes which could ‘make boat dwellers homeless’

  23-01-2023 20:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A ferry operator has also warned the fee increases will impact small businesses on the docks
  
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• Leicester Tigers: Tom Whiteley leaves Bristol Bears for the Premiership champions

  23-01-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester Tigers sign scrum-half Tom Whiteley from Premiership rivals Bristol Bears on a "long-term" deal.
  
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• Chaos as pupils battle for space on overcrowded bus

  23-01-2023 18:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school is working with First Bus to improve the situation for students
  
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• Person rescued from serious flat fire in South Bristol

  23-01-2023 18:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The air ambulance was called to the scene along with other emergency service crews including Avon Fire and Rescue Service
  
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• YTL Arena Bristol's impact on transport and parking up for public consultation

  23-01-2023 18:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents will be able to say how the 19,000 capacity venue will affect them, how they travel and where they park
  
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• Bristol postcodes could receive up to £50 in cold weather payments

  23-01-2023 17:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The recent cold snap of snow and ice has entitled some households to a cash boost
  
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• Did you witness assault at zebra crossing in Bridgwater?

  23-01-2023 17:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man was assaulted in Bridgwater earlier this month and we’re hoping witnesses to the incident can help our enquiries. He was walking along Bristol Road between 6-7pm on Friday 13 January when it happened, close to the junction with the A39 Bath Road. When he reached the zebra crossing, he was assaulted by a second man who punched him in the face. The suspect is described as 30-40 years old and...
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• Find companies in Bristol to work for with Gowork.uk - Bristol24/7

  23-01-2023 16:50
  
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• Man landed with £250 fine for illegally transporting waste

  23-01-2023 16:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He received a 12-month conditional discharge after police found he did not have a waste carriers' licence
  
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• Portishead boy joins Mensa after teaching himself to read aged two

  23-01-2023 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teddy, from Portishead, now four, can also count to 100 in six non-native languages.
  
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• Carol Vorderman says she has 'just one rule' with her 'five special friends' during This Morning appearance

  23-01-2023 15:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former Countdown star told This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about the relationship she shares with her multiple partners on today's instalment of This Morning
  
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• 346 drink and drug drive arrests made in winter operation

  23-01-2023 15:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We arrested 346 drivers for driving under the influence of drink and / or drugs during The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC’s) Winter 2022 Drink and Drug Driving Operation. The operation ran between 21st November and 31st December. Of these arrests, 278 were made in the month of December – a 13 per cent increase on the 246 arrests made in the equivalent period in 2021.
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• 'Distracting' M32 graffiti removed during motorway closures

  23-01-2023 14:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The walls have also been treated with anti-graffiti coating
  
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• Three arrested in drug warrants – Bath

  23-01-2023 14:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Three people were arrested and a large volume of drugs seized in a day of action in Bath. Bath Neighbourhood Policing Team led an operation to disrupt and apprehend suspected drug dealers and to prevent drug crime in the city and surrounding communities. In the early hours of Wednesday 18 January, four warrants were executed in different address in Bath simultaneously. During this operation...
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• Bristol police officer sacked after dance floor punch

  23-01-2023 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jedd Perry, of Avon and Somerset Police, was dismissed after striking a man twice in the face.
  
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• What should you do if you get a parking ticket and do you have to pay?

  23-01-2023 13:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Consumer and motoring disputes expert Scott Dixon talks to Bristol Live about what to do if you get a parking ticket
  
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• Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon 'hold off' on signing deal for next series of BGT after salary fury

  23-01-2023 13:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Amanda and Alesha have respectively judged 16 and ten series of the show
  
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• Maya Jama wows Love Island viewers in stunning pink dress on Aftersun

  23-01-2023 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  On Sundays we wear pink, Maya Jama looks stunning in a slinky hot pink dress for the first show of Aftersun.
  
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• Bristol renters and landlords to be allowed to speak in future debates on rent controls after U-turn

  23-01-2023 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Earlier this month renters were "banished" from a debate and vote on bringing in rent controls
  
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• Police statement after officer who assaulted member of the public sacked

  23-01-2023 12:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  PC Jedd Perry, based in Bristol, has been dismissed and barred from the profession following a misconduct hearing
  
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• Love Island fans not happy with new pair after first recoupling

  23-01-2023 12:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Last night’s episode showed the aftermath of Friday's recoupling
  
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• Bristol Harbour boaters and businesses fear mooring price hikes

  23-01-2023 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boat tour operators in Bristol Harbour are worried new fees will put some of them out of business.
  
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• Officer who assaulted a member of the public at an off-duty event is dismissed

  23-01-2023 09:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A police officer who assaulted a member of the public at a pub in Bristol during an off-duty social event has been dismissed without notice and placed on a national barred list following a misconduct hearing. PC Jedd Perry, a student officer based in Bristol, physically assaulted a member of the public at a bar in Bristol city centre in August 2021, while he was off-duty and out with colleagues.
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• Woman sustains broken ankle in collision at retail park in Filton

  23-01-2023 09:36 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Can you help our enquiries into a collision that saw a pedestrian sustain a broken ankle in Filton earlier this month? We are hoping there may be witnesses that have yet to come forward as we try to ascertain what happened at Abbey Wood Retail Park on Tuesday 3 January. A woman, in her 50s, needed to go to Southmead Hospital following the collision involving a red Kia Rio at approximately 6.50pm.
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• Celebrating Neighbourhood Policing’s vital role in keeping communities safe

  23-01-2023 09:17 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  This week, we are celebrating the work of our dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Teams, as part of national Neighbourhood Policing Week. The week of action starts today (Monday 23rd January) and runs until Sunday 29th January and aims to highlight the vital work that neighbourhood officers, PCSOs and volunteers do to keep people safe. Recent examples of Neighbourhood Policing Teams’ good work...
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• Met Office predicts arctic snap is behind us with highs of 5 degrees from today

  23-01-2023 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will be largely dry today but there will be some frosty mornings to come
  
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• Bristol audiences to be part of a pioneering project on theatre magic and how it works

  23-01-2023 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If you want to be part of the research, head down to the Bristol Old Vic
  
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• Incredible photos of burnt-out Voi scooter on Turbo Island tarmac

  23-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The spot was notorious for antisocial behaviour
  
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• Bristol teen waiting for heart surgery 'traumatised' by repeat cancellations, say parents

  23-01-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It's just so stressful on my child. I'm having to pay for counselling at the moment because they've just not been coping well with it at all"
  
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• Six-month wait for landlord to repair broken windows leaves Keynsham tenant in 'horrendous' conditions

  23-01-2023 05:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A tenant of Sanctuary Housing says the hazardous windows in their property left them unable to ventilate their flat in the summer heatwave and with gaping holes during December's freezing conditions
  
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• True picture of NHS waiting times in Bristol revealed

  23-01-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cancer waiting times are close to meeting targets but A&E waiting times are still an issue
  
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• World Grand Prix: Mark Allen survives scare to beat Judd Trump in dramatic final

  23-01-2023 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Allen survives throwing away a five-frame lead to defeat Judd Trump 10-9 in a dramatic World Grand Prix final in Cheltenham.
  
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