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• Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City: James McAtee's winner pushes Blades closer to promotion

  18-04-2023 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James McAtee's winner sees Sheffield United edge Bristol City to move eight points clear of third-placed Luton.
  
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• Bristol Zoo homes plan recommended for approval

  18-04-2023 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councillors will make a final decision on the proposals for the Bristol Zoo site on 26 April.
  
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• Film crews in Bristol city centre take over café and busy street for new TV series

  18-04-2023 18:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pedestrians were able to walk right past the film set
  
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• Channel 4 TV listings on King's Coronation day include Prince Andrew documentary and comedy shows

  18-04-2023 17:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's described as being "an escape from the pomp and ceremony elsewhere"
  
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• CCTV appeal following series of thefts in Wellington

  18-04-2023 17:36 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man. Officers would like to speak to him in connection with a series of ongoing burglary investigations. The images show a white man, wearing a coat, beanie-style hat, trousers, trainers, and black gloves. He is shown wearing carrying a cross-body bag. In the early hours of Monday 10 April, three businesses in Wellington were broken into.
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• Circus company fears development could push it out of Bristol

  18-04-2023 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Its current base at Premier Business Park will be transformed into student accommodation
  
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• Police descend on pub as man suffers facial burns after liquid sprayed in face

  18-04-2023 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A gang entered the pub carrying baseball bats
  
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• Dr Michael Mosley reveals three fruits that slow down weight loss

  18-04-2023 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He also warned against snacking regularly and drinking too much coffee
  
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• Four arrested over alleged Bristol kidnap released on bail

  18-04-2023 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The four had been detained after reports of a man being forced into the boot of a car.
  
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• Witness appeal after burglary in North Somerset

  18-04-2023 15:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Can you help our enquiries into a burglary in Sandford? We are seeking witnesses who saw the dwelling burglary, or anyone acting suspiciously in the Greenhill Road area between 3.25-4.20pm on Sunday 9 April. We also appeal to those who may have been driving in the area at the time and still have dashcam footage. The burglar forced entry to the address and made off with a quantity of items...
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• 'Gorgeous' Steve Madden bag selling in TK MAXX for fraction of the price

  18-04-2023 15:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The shop is filled with hidden gems
  
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• Train passenger fumes at 'entitled' mum who didn't book seats for kids

  18-04-2023 15:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The passenger claimed the mum - who squeezed all of her children onto two seats - 'expected' others to sacrifice their spots
  
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• I'm A Celebrity's Carol Vorderman had passionate fling with 'first love of her life' in South Africa

  18-04-2023 15:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge alumnus was working on an engineering construction site when she 'fell in love' many years ago
  
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• Bristol-born composer writing music for King Charles' Coronation next month

  18-04-2023 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “I feel very honoured and privileged and excited to be part of it”
  
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• Person dies in crash on A38 near Bristol Airport

  18-04-2023 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The road was shut for more than nine hours and a second person needed medical treatment.
  
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• Teen told court he was forced to deal drugs to pay off debt

  18-04-2023 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lewis Baker was spotted by police cycling around and meeting customers
  
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• The amazing recovery of abandoned Soldier, Bristol's miracle lurcher

  18-04-2023 14:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was underweight with a protruding rib cage, had open sores on his legs and his ear tip was damaged
  
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• Cabbie loses licence after arrest for alleged rape of ex-partner

  18-04-2023 14:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A panel ruled the man was no longer a “fit and proper person”
  
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• ITV Hunt for Raoul Moat: Viewers 'sickened' by pub scene after shooting spree

  18-04-2023 14:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Raoul Moat killed one person and seriously injuried two others during a shooting spree in 2010
  
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• Sam Jeffries: Back rower to leave Bristol for overseas club

  18-04-2023 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Back-row forward Sam Jeffries is to leave Bristol after seven years at the end of this season to join an overseas club.
  
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• Bedminster shopping centre dubbed the 'UK's saddest'

  18-04-2023 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is home to a single shop but despite planning permission, redevelopment work is yet to begin.
  
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• Bristol Airport Megabus and Falcon services disrupted by fatal A38 crash

  18-04-2023 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The A38 Bridgwater Road is closed both ways in Barrow Gurney following the crash this morning (April 18)
  
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• Ioan Lloyd: Wales international to join Scarlets from Bristol

  18-04-2023 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales international Ioan Lloyd moves to Scarlets from Bristol for the start of the 2023-24 season.
  
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• Hamilton in Bristol: How to get early access and cheaper tickets when it comes to the Hippodrome

  18-04-2023 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tickets to see Hamilton at the Bristol Hippodrome go on general sale on Monday, May 15 at 10am
  
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• Jasmine Bull: Bristol City in 'final push' for promotion, says midfielder

  18-04-2023 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City are in the "privileged" position of having promotion to the WSL in their hands, says midfielder Jasmine Bull.
  
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• Video shows Bristol rider crash into delivery cyclist moments after stunt

  18-04-2023 11:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The moment a bike stunt went wrong in Bristol city centre
  
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• Witness appeal after fatal collision

  18-04-2023 11:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal collision on the A38 Bridgwater Road at Barrow Gurney. The road is closed between the Airport Tavern and Dial Lane. Officers were called at 7.35am today, Tuesday 18 April, to a report of a collision in which a three cars caught fire. Fire and ambulance crews also attended. It’s believed that, sadly, one person has lost their life. The deceased has not...
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• Person dies near Bristol Airport after three-vehicle A38 crash

  18-04-2023 11:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The collision took place on the A38 Bridgwater Road at around 7.35am this morning (April 18)
  
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• City centre hotel to be demolished for what could be Bristol's tallest building

  18-04-2023 11:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's the latest tower block plan for Bristol city centre
  
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• Bristol Hippodrome confirms that Hamilton is coming to the venue - full details

  18-04-2023 10:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The award-winning musical will be in Bristol for eight weeks
  
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• The 'incredible' West Country pub where you can spot dolphins while drinking a pint

  18-04-2023 10:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pub has now gone viral on Tiktok
  
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• Live M5 traffic: Closure near Cheltenham with emergency services at the scene

  18-04-2023 10:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fire crews and paramedics are at the scene of the collision
  
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• Fatal crash near Bristol Airport closes A38 - updates

  18-04-2023 09:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic heading in both directions is being delayed
  
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• Crash near Bristol Airport closes A38 - live updates

  18-04-2023 09:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic heading in both directions is being delayed
  
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• Crash near Bristol Airport blocks A38 - live updates

  18-04-2023 09:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic heading in both directions is being delayed
  
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• Hamilton announces UK tour with 8 weeks of Bristol shows - Gazette Series

  18-04-2023 09:00
  
  Hamilton announces UK tour with 8 weeks of Bristol shows  Gazette Series
  
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• DWP: Universal Credit warning for those expecting £301 cost of living payment

  18-04-2023 08:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Millions of Brits are expecting to receive their first cost of living payment next Tuesday (April 25)
  
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• Dig in: how to build a forest from scratch – in pictures

  18-04-2023 08:30
  
  The Bristol-based charity Forest of Avon Trust has recently acquired 100 acres of grazed farmland near the village of Pensford in Somerset, to create the Great Avon Wood. Alongside charity partners Avon Needs Trees, the aim is to plant more than 40,000 trees supplied by the Woodland Trust over the next three years, resulting in a green corridor of three linked woodland sites. The first step is an army of volunteers … Continue reading...
  
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• Fire crews spotted outside Harvey Nichols in Bristol city centre

  18-04-2023 08:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of crews were seen outside the store at around 9pm last night (April 17) with a cordon in place
  
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• Fire crews called to flat blaze above Harvey Nichols in Bristol city centre

  18-04-2023 08:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of crews were seen outside the store at around 9pm last night (April 17) with a cordon in place
  
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• Crews called to flat fire above Harvey Nichols in Bristol city centre

  18-04-2023 08:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of crews were seen outside the store at around 9pm last night (April 17) with a cordon in place
  
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• Cost of living: Pets going without medical care

  18-04-2023 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Soldier is one of many animals arriving at Bristol Animal Rescue Centre with significant medical issues.
  
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• Willow Brook shopping centre 'to get Lidl store'

  18-04-2023 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retailer, rumoured to be Lidl, has been given permission despite worries over loss of parking.
  
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• Arrests after protesters disrupt Robert Milkins World Snooker Championship

  18-04-2023 07:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two protesters covered the tables in orange powder paint
  
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• The Bristol Channel beaches where you should never go swimming

  18-04-2023 07:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some beaches have dangerously poor water quality
  
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• May local elections: South Gloucestershire Council dates and candidates list in full

  18-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This is the first time voters will need to bring formal ID to polling stations
  
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• 'Eyesore' barn at golf course near Bristol approved despite objections

  18-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors voted 5-2 in favour
  
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• Bupa dentist closure leaves Bristol NHS patients searching 'as far as Wales' for replacement

  18-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She has been trying for the last two years to find a new NHS dentist
  
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• Bristol Zoo redevelopment 'set for green light' as boss defends closure

  18-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fate of the zoo site will be decided next week
  
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• World Snooker Championship 2023: Play stopped by Just Stop Oil protesters at the Crucible

  18-04-2023 00:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Play is abandoned in one match and suspended in another at the World Championship as a protester vandalised table one and a second person tried to attach themselves to table two.
  
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