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• Hundreds of Love Island fans issue complaints to Ofcom as they accuse contestants of 'bullying' Ron Hall

  08-03-2023 23:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Scores of viewers were left unhappy by scenes that aired last week
  
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• Love Island fans 'not surprised' as Farmer Will names baby after dead sheep

  08-03-2023 23:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The latest instalment of the ITV2 reality show saw the islanders become parents for a day
  
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• Sarah Bern: England prop signs new deal at Bristol Bears

  08-03-2023 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England prop Sarah Bern extends her contract at Bristol Bear until 2024.
  
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• Weather: Bristol Airport flights disrupted after snowfall

  08-03-2023 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flights continue to be disrupted at Bristol Airport and bus services are also being impacted.
  
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• Man 'lifts woman's skirt' to look underneath in Bedminster street

  08-03-2023 18:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers are looking to identify the man in the photo in connection with the incident last month (February 3)
  
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• Appeal after upskirting incident in Bristol

  08-03-2023 17:50 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers investigating the upskirting of a woman in Bristol are releasing an image of a man they need the public’s help to identify. At around 2pm on Friday 3 February on Cannon Street, a member of the public witnessed a man approach a woman from behind, lift her skirt and look underneath. The victim turned around and the offender walked off. Officers would like to speak to the man in the image...
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• Local hero honoured for International Women’s Day with blue plaque

  08-03-2023 17:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hilda Cashmore was the founder of Barton Hill Settlement
  
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• Man, 44, charged with murder following death of pensioner – Glastonbury

  08-03-2023 17:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 44-year-old man is due to appear in court after being charged with murder. James O’Connor, from Hilltown in Dundee, Scotland, has been charged with the murder of 89-year-old Frederick Burge. Frederick was found in his home off George Street, Glastonbury, on Sunday 26 February. Major Crime Investigation Team Senior Investigating Officer, Supt Gary Haskins, said: “We continue to support Frederick’...
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• Carol Vorderman supports Gary Lineker after BBC host’s attack on migrant plan

  08-03-2023 17:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former Countdown co-host responded to a tweet sent by the Match of the Day presenter
  
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• Bristol's snow day in pictures after city wakes up to a blanket of white

  08-03-2023 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's been a picture postcard day for much of Bristol, albeit cold and slushy
  
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• Bristol residents claim marina plan would create 'litter dump'

  08-03-2023 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almost half a million pounds is to be spent on new moorings for boats and provide a "haven for birds".
  
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• Green light for major regeneration project in South Bristol with 2,000 new homes

  08-03-2023 16:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Concerns were raised that few of the new homes will be affordable
  
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• Council chiefs to rethink charging patients to park at GP appointments

  08-03-2023 16:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The medical practice has pleaded with Bristol City Council to keep the first hour free
  
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• In pictures: Snow scenes across the west

  08-03-2023 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning is in place for snow and ice but for some it has been a chance to play.
  
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• Missing man last seen leaving Bristol's O2 Academy three days ago

  08-03-2023 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police officers will be handing out leaflets in the city centre in the hopes of finding Jake
  
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• Have you seen missing Jake?

  08-03-2023 14:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Jake, 20, was last seen around 1.45am on Sunday 5 March leaving the O2 Academy, in Frogmore Street, Bristol. He has not been seen since and we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. He was seen wearing a dark blue jumper, a green Bob Marley T-shirt, black jeans, black shoes and a black baseball cap (as shown in the left photo above). Jake, who is from Pembrokeshire and has no local...
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• Men fled onto roof after Nailsea cannabis factory found

  08-03-2023 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men are jailed after the discovery of a "large and sophisticated" cannabis factory in Nailsea.
  
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• How Bristol Airport passengers can get to the Belgium hotel shaped like a bum hole

  08-03-2023 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The unusual hotel is shaped like a giant colon with a bedroom inside the bum hole section
  
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• Bristol Airport: Full list of easyJet flight cancellations after snow grounds planes

  08-03-2023 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  easyJet and Lufthansa flights look to be affected
  
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• Your rights if your Bristol Airport flight was cancelled or delayed due to the weather

  08-03-2023 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flight cancellation and delay rights and guidance, including whether you're eligible for compensation from easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI
  
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• Bristol family in distress over mould on beds and “a ghost playing with wires” in their home

  08-03-2023 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Housing association says it takes reports of mould and damp seriously
  
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• Bedminster pub bomb hoaxer sentence adjourned, again, for further inquiries

  08-03-2023 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Michael Casey told police he had planted three bombs at the Three Lions
  
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• More heavy snow on the way for Bristol today as Met Office updates its forecast

  08-03-2023 12:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hour-by-hour forecast for Bristol as Met Office renews its yellow weather alert
  
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• Bristol Airport 'disarray' as departure lounge packed with thousands of delayed passengers

  08-03-2023 12:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Elderly people had to sit on the floor, one passenger claimed
  
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• Primark's 'cute' Nike Dunk dupes that savvy shoppers love

  08-03-2023 12:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Primark's version is more than £100 cheaper
  
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• Bristol Airport reopens after snow chaos grounds flights

  08-03-2023 12:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flights began boarding at the airport shortly before 11am
  
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• Net Zero Carbon Buildings Solutions Forum - Bristol - UKGBC - UK Green Building Council

  08-03-2023 12:15
  
  Net Zero Carbon Buildings Solutions Forum - Bristol - UKGBC  UK Green Building Council
  
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• PC kept job after sending vulnerable woman flirty texts

  08-03-2023 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The officer received a final written warning for sending the woman inappropriate messages.
  
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• All flights to and from Bristol Airport were suspended due to heavy snow - Express

  08-03-2023 11:24
  All flights to and from Bristol Airport were suspended due to heavy snow  Express
  
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• Bristol Waste bosses deny city council company is in financial trouble

  08-03-2023 11:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “I want to dispel the issues you might have seen in the press"
  
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• Bristol and Yate pupils compete in Lego Robot Wars

  08-03-2023 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils take on opponents from different schools in the Lego Robot Wars challenge.
  
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• Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene

  08-03-2023 11:00
  
  With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgenceI am at a dinner table in south London, in the middle of which sit ceremonially placed items evoking butch culture: a carabiner, a sex harness and an edition of Quim – a lesbian erotic magazine from the late 80s and 90s. It is a Saturday evening in mid-February, and also eating bowls of dal around me are nine regulars from Bristol Butch Bar, set up last sprin
  
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• ‘It’s a reclamation of masculinity’: the rebirth of butch culture

  08-03-2023 11:00
  
  With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgenceI am at a dinner table in south London, in the middle of which sit ceremonially placed items evoking butch culture: a carabiner, a sex harness and an edition of Quim – a lesbian erotic magazine from the late 80s and 90s. It is a Saturday evening in mid-February, and also eating bowls of dal around me are nine regulars from Bristol Butch Bar, set up last sprin
  
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• Man sentenced after being drunk on flight from Dublin to Bristol

  08-03-2023 10:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Patrick McDonagh had attended his gran's funeral and downed 10 to 12 pints of Guinness, court told
  
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• Neighbours fear noisy workers at South Bristol tip as new plans to start work at 6am

  08-03-2023 10:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The recycling centre opened but now Bristol Waste wants permission for its staff to start earlier
  
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• Snow grounds Bristol Airport flights until late morning as clear-up operation takes place

  08-03-2023 10:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some incoming flights are being diverted to Birmingham Airport
  
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• Embracing equity this International Women’s Day

  08-03-2023 09:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Equity, which refers to fairness and justice, reminds us of our organisational value of inclusion. Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognising that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to prevent an imbalance. Here we feature a small selection of the many women within our organisation who are out there, embracing equity...
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• Full list of school closures as snow falls in Bristol

  08-03-2023 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Most schools will open today - but a few have closed
  
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• Live: Flights grounded at Bristol Airport amid snow and icy conditions

  08-03-2023 07:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No flights are currently leaving from the airport
  
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• South Gloucestershire Council revises traffic camera plan

  08-03-2023 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The authority had wanted to use cameras at four locations but officers are now recommending just one.
  
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• Snow in Bristol Live: Updates as the white stuff falls in Bristol

  08-03-2023 07:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The white stuff has fallen across the city
  
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• Met Office hour-by-hour snow forecast for Bristol amid yellow weather warning

  08-03-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Snow is forecast to fall in parts of the city
  
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• International Women’s Day 2023: The unsung heroes making Bristol a better place

  08-03-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are making a difference
  
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• Stoke Gifford OAP who admits historic child sexual abuse could die in jail

  08-03-2023 05:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Michael Hole, 77, admits plethora of charges relating to molestation of three boys decades ago
  
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• 'Britain’s loneliest dog' may have found a home as RSPCA issues weather warning

  08-03-2023 05:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lots of warm bedding and shelter, says animal rescue organisation as Arctic temperatures sweep UK
  
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• UK: Flights grounded at Bristol Airport March 8 due to heavy snow - Crisis24

  08-03-2023 03:11
  
  UK: Flights grounded at Bristol Airport March 8 due to heavy snow  Crisis24
  
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