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• Northern Lights seen over Bristol in stunning photo

  27-02-2023 23:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People in Bristol were shocked tonight to see the rare sight of the Northern Lights
  
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• ITV Love Island viewers call out girls for 'bullying' Casey during challenge

  27-02-2023 23:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Casey made his feelings clear during the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge
  
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• Bristol crowned one of the best staycation spots for food-lovers to 'discover hidden gems'

  27-02-2023 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol has plenty of places for food-lovers to explore
  
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• Bristol tips to close two days a week and street-cleaning rounds halved as waste firm faces cash crisis

  27-02-2023 18:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council has told its recycling company to "live within its means"
  
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• Man, 41, arrested in murder probe after pensioner found dead in Glastonbury

  27-02-2023 18:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “Our collective thoughts are with the victim’s family in what is undoubtedly a very difficult time"
  
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• New Assistant Chief Constable takes up post

  27-02-2023 18:19 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police have appointed Joanne Hall as Assistant Chief Constable, who has taken up her post today (Monday 27 February). Chief Constable Sarah Crew said: “I’m delighted to have Jo join our team here at Avon and Somerset. She brings with her a passion for policing, values that align with our own and some very relevant experience. “She will also bring a fresh perspective and I have no...
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• School’s application to install CCTV mast overlooking Stoke Lodge playing fields rejected

  27-02-2023 18:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cotham School’s application received 300 objections from neighbours with privacy concerns
  
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• UK's biggest outdoor cinema tour to return to Bristol this summer - Bristol Live

  27-02-2023 18:05
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• RSPCA investigating hunt after chilling video appears to show dog being attacked

  27-02-2023 17:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The hunt said the man was trying to stop the dog from chasing a wild mammal
  
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• Bristol City v Manchester City: Robins need to be at their best in FA Cup, says boss Nigel Pearson

  27-02-2023 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City need to be at their best against Manchester City in Tuesday's FA Cup tie, says manager Nigel Pearson.
  
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• Sam Bedlow: Sale Sharks agree to re-sign centre from Bristol Bears from 2023-24

  27-02-2023 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale Sharks agree to re-sign centre Sam Bedlow from Bristol Bears from the start of the 2023-24 Premiership campaign.
  
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• Bristol group working to inspire young people in 'deprived and polluted' neighbourhoods

  27-02-2023 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lawrence Hill has the lowest number of cars per person in Bristol
  
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• Max O'Leary: Goalkeeper signs new three-and-a-half-year Bristol City deal

  27-02-2023 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Max O'Leary signs a three-and-a-half year extension to stay with Bristol City until 2026.
  
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• Britain's first new nuclear reactor in 30 years has arrived at Hinkley Point C

  27-02-2023 15:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the first of two reactors which will eventually power some of the world's largest steam turbines
  
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• Councillors to vote on £22million Charfield railway station plan

  27-02-2023 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If approved it could end the isolating effects on the village of the Beeching cuts of 1965.
  
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• Man arrested as part of murder investigation in Glastonbury

  27-02-2023 15:22 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Somerset yesterday. Police were called to a property in George Street, Glastonbury, at around 12.30pm on Sunday 26 February where an 88-year-old man was sadly found dead. One man, aged 41, has been arrested in connection with the investigation and remains in police custody. A cordon remains in place while enquiries are...
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• Apartment from Amanda & Alan's Italian Job BBC show is for sale

  27-02-2023 15:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The apartment in Sicily is on Rightmove right now
  
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• Bristol Airport: You can fly to Europe's 'best party city' for just £31

  27-02-2023 14:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Beer costs just £2 in this beautiful city
  
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• Man refused to swap plane seats so mum could sit with kids because 'it's not his issue'

  27-02-2023 14:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "This is not my issue. Grow up and get over it. I am not moving seats."
  
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• BBC Weather forecasts hours of sleet and plunging temperatures for Bristol

  27-02-2023 14:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Keep your winter coats out as icy cold moves in ahead of spring
  
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• Amanda & Alan's Italian Job apartment in pictures

  27-02-2023 14:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Amanda & Alan's Italian Job apartment in pictures
  
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• Man arrested after assault in Bedminster

  27-02-2023 14:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re asking any witnesses to an assault in Bedminster last night (Sunday 26 February) to come forward. The ambulance service called us at approximately 10.10pm to make us aware a man had been injured outside a pub in West Street and required medical attention. He was taken to hospital, where he currently remains. Officers subsequently arrested a 32-year-old on suspicion of assault causing...
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• Appeal for witnesses and dashcam following A370 collision

  27-02-2023 14:05 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses after a two-vehicle collision in North Somerset yesterday. We were called at around 2.15pm on Sunday 26 February following the incident on the A370 Weston Road, in Congresbury, which involved two cars, one of which left the road. Five people were taken to hospital, with one person in critical condition. Officers are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the...
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• Bedminster restaurant COR included in Michelin guide just months after opening

  27-02-2023 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Owner is happy for success of the business and for his staff
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of GBH after 'assault' outside Bedminster pub

  27-02-2023 13:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The alleged victim was rushed to hospital and remains there
  
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• Driver walked away from crash scene in Knowle

  27-02-2023 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has released a CCTV image of a man officers investigating the incident would like to speak to
  
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• Council does not bully SEND parents, Bristol mayor says

  27-02-2023 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A row begins over crises in the city's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision.
  
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• South Gloucestershire slugs blamed for shorting out traffic lights

  27-02-2023 13:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council has set up a team to tackle the pests and maintain the network
  
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• Live: A38 Gloucester Road blocked after car crashes into bollard

  27-02-2023 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drivers heading towards Patchway are reported to be affected at the moment
  
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• A38 Gloucester Road blocked after car crashed into bollard - recap

  27-02-2023 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drivers heading towards Patchway were reported to be affected
  
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• TikTok woman explains why Bristolians 'have the worst accent' in UK - Bristol Live

  27-02-2023 12:55
  
  TikTok woman explains why Bristolians 'have the worst accent' in UK  Bristol Live
  
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• TikTok woman explains why Bristolians 'have the worst accent' in UK

  27-02-2023 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Local accents always divide opinions on whose is the least and most attractive
  
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• Colin Sexstone: Former Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Plymouth and Bristol Rovers director dies

  27-02-2023 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers executive Colin Sexstone dies aged 74.
  
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• Banksy: Ukrainian mum spoke to artist as he painted on wall without knowing it was him

  27-02-2023 12:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Yula Patoku struck up a conversation with a man who was painting on a wall but had no idea who he was
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after assault near Bristol cemetery

  27-02-2023 12:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A cordon was set up in the city following the incident and Avon and Somerset Police said a man in his 40s has been arrested and released on conditional bail
  
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• Northern Lights sightings LIVE as Met Office says spectacle set to return to UK tonight

  27-02-2023 12:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A purple-green glow was seen in the skies
  
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• Woman finds fish dinner still alive seconds before she prepares to eat it

  27-02-2023 11:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fish, they have now called Lazarus, spent two weeks recovering in the couple's bath
  
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• DWP: PIP monthly payments of £627 a month if you have one of 70 conditions

  27-02-2023 11:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost three million people in the UK qualify
  
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• We’re joining nationwide crackdown on people who use mobile phones while driving

  27-02-2023 11:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re carrying out a mobile phone enforcement operation led by the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) over the next three weeks, joining police colleagues from across the country to target drivers who are being distracted by mobile phones or other devices while driving. Since the beginning of 2021, there have been more than 4,500 fatal or injury collisions on Avon and Somerset roads.
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• Helen Flanagan 'signs up to celebrity dating app' after split from Bristol Rovers fiancé

  27-02-2023 10:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "She's feeling super-confident"
  
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• Appeal after fail to stop collision in Knowle

  27-02-2023 09:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A fail-to-stop collision in Knowle remains under investigation and we are asking the public to help us with our enquiries. We were called to Wells Road in Bristol at about 2.05pm on Sunday 15 January after a silver Vauxhall Astra collided with a parked vehicle. The driver of the Astra left the scene on foot immediately after the incident. Enquiries have since been carried out and we are releasing...
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• ‘We need to change, whether we like it or not’: London’s Ulez expansion

  27-02-2023 09:00
  
  Clean air zone will cover whole capital from 29 August, pitting health against household financesSheffield is latest city to implement clean air zoneAs the old prayer might have put it: Lord, give us cleaner air – but not just yet. To the joy of some and the dismay of others, six months from now, London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) will extend across the entire capital.Few recent political decisions aside from Brexit have proved so divisive. Is it a difficult but necessary move t
  
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• ‘We need to change, if we like it or not’: London’s Ulez expansion

  27-02-2023 09:00
  
  Clean air zone will cover whole capital from 29 August, pitting health against household financesAs the old prayer might have put it: Lord, give us cleaner air – but not just yet. To the joy of some and the dismay of others, six months from now, London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) will extend across the entire capital.Few recent political decisions aside from Brexit have proved so divisive. Is it a difficult but necessary move that will improve the health of millions; or a squeez
  
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• UK's biggest outdoor cinema tour to return to Bristol - Bristol Live

  27-02-2023 09:00
  
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• Extra £400 energy bill support to be given to nearly a million households

  27-02-2023 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The online application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme cash will open today (February 27)
  
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• Woman says visualisation helped pain battle

  27-02-2023 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maya Raichoora uses visualisation techniques to overcome tremendous pain caused by ulcerative colitis.
  
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• B&M to close as D-Day for Broadwalk Shopping Centre is postponed again

  27-02-2023 05:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I understand how difficult it has become to reverse the decline of the centre"
  
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• CAZ fine details of eight drivers sent to one motorist in data breach

  27-02-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Documents included names, addresses and car registrations, which is against GDPR rules
  
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