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• BBC The Gold: Viewers 'hooked' as they become fascinated by the real life events

  19-02-2023 23:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new thriller about the £26 million heist is making TV gold with fans 'hooked' by an episode with Bristol links
  
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• Baftas 2023 red carpet: Kate Middleton and Florence Pugh shine among stars - pictures

  19-02-2023 21:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jamie Dornan, Emma Thompson, and Michelle Yeoh were just a few of the famous faces that graced the red carpet
  
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• M4 traffic: Vehicle fire brought motorway to standstill near M5 junction

  19-02-2023 17:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An incident on the eastbound carriageway at Almondsbury Interchange in Bristol closed the motorway.
  
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• M4 traffic live: Vehicle fire brings motorway to standstill near M5 junction

  19-02-2023 17:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Incident on the eastbound carriageway at Almondsbury Interchange in Bristol
  
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• Bobsleigh World Cup: Brad Hall leads Great Britain to bronze medal in two-man event

  19-02-2023 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brad Hall, along with brakemen Taylor Lawrence and Greg Cackett, secures Britain's first World Cup medal in the two-man bobsleigh.
  
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• ‘Lessons will be learned’ in mistakes made closing South Bristol Rehab Centre

  19-02-2023 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rehab centre in South Bristol closed in summer last year
  
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• DVLA issues £1,000 warning to drivers who've had licence for nearly 10 years

  19-02-2023 16:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Remember to complete this vital process or risk harsh penalties
  
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• Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action - Bristol Live

  19-02-2023 16:15
  Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action

  19-02-2023 16:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Bristol school's ski trip was delayed on return.
  
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• Easton community oven plan to help with rising energy bills

  19-02-2023 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A non-profit cookery school in Bristol hopes the project can help with cost of living pressures.
  
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• Four cocktail bar jobs in and around Bristol you won’t want to miss

  19-02-2023 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Want to work in hospitality? Then these four roles could tickle your fancy
  
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• Full DWP £1,350 cost of living payments - who is eligible and when they arrive

  19-02-2023 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Five payments will be made in total to vulnerable households between Spring 2023 and 2024
  
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• Wood burning stoves could be banned by 2027 following report

  19-02-2023 13:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Campaigners want the government to take stricter measures
  
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• Further arrest after man stabbed in Taunton

  19-02-2023 13:44 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A teenage boy remains in police custody and there has been a further arrest after a man was stabbed in Taunton. Thankfully the man’s injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing, but he continues to receive treatment. It happened in the park area between Baldwin Road and Monmouth Road, Halcon, just before 3.30pm today, Saturday 18 February. Initial reports suggest that he had been involved...
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• UPDATE: Two remain in custody after Yeovil assaults

  19-02-2023 13:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Two suspects remain in police custody after a series of assaults in Yeovil on Saturday 18 February. All available resources were deployed immediately after a man reported an assault in Reckleford at 6.30am and two people were arrested by 9am. There was a second call at 7.30am to Yeo Vale Leisure Park where officers found two men had been assaulted near Cineworld. Soon afterwards there was a report...
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• Injured hiker survives Storm Otto in Skye mountains

  19-02-2023 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 61-year-old hillwalker was found "cold but alert" after two nights missing on the Isle of Skye.
  
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• We explore the newest Lidl in Bristol that doesn’t have a middle aisle

  19-02-2023 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's one of the smallest Lidl stores in the country
  
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• 'Incredibly rare' marina townhouse in Portishead on the market

  19-02-2023 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It boasts three/four double bedrooms, a balcony and terrace, with views out over the marina
  
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• Police concerned for welfare of elderly missing Bristol man

  19-02-2023 11:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  James left his home in Knowle unexpectedly overnight
  
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• Missing 78-year-old from Bristol found safe

  19-02-2023 11:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The elderly man went missising overnight.
  
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• Bristol man charged with rape remanded into custody

  19-02-2023 11:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He will remain in custody until a hearing at Bristol Crown Court in March
  
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• Banksy Valentine’s Day Mascara artwork to be relocated to Dreamland theme park

  19-02-2023 10:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mural appeared to have a theme of domestic abuse and fighting violence against women
  
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• Plans for new housing development near Bristol criticised

  19-02-2023 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A decision to give planning permission for 595 new homes has been criticised.
  
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• "Stammer meant I chose washing up as a job so he didn’t have to talk to anyone"

  19-02-2023 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Now he presents courses to help others with stammering and stuttering, having learned techniques to cope and overcome his own
  
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• Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais ... - Bristol Live

  19-02-2023 09:00
  
  Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais ...  Bristol Live
  
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• Old photos show how neighbourhood on the edge of Bristol has changed over the years

  19-02-2023 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's a former royal hunting estate and mining town
  
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• In pictures - new North Street tower blocks begin to take shape

  19-02-2023 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will be one of the biggest 'affordable housing' developments in the area
  
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• The Bristol postcodes with the biggest property price rises in the past year

  19-02-2023 06:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Which neighbourhood came out on top, and which has seen a drop?
  
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• Tiny plot of land in South Bristol left vacant for decades could finally come back into use

  19-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The tiny pocket of land in Totterdown was left vacant after the council's abandoned ring road project in the 1970s
  
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• Bristol student has finally graduated more than 50 years after he started his PhD

  19-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Personal computers were still sci-fi when Dr Nick Axten began university
  
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• Bristol bus driver says fostering is 'not all squeaky clean and happy but it’s worth it’

  19-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  City’s children need help as more foster carers are retiring than signing up
  
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• Bristol pawnbroker on keeping other businesses afloat during the cost of living crisis

  19-02-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “A lot of people can think quite badly of pawn shops, but we're quite proud in the fact that when we don’t take advantage of people"
  
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