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• Britain's Got Talent mum gives up audition so 'incredible' daughter can sing instead

  22-04-2023 22:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tia Connolly, 15, performed a Whitney Houston classic despite having no idea she would be onstage
  
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• County Championship: Gloucestershire build lead at Worcester after Singh-Dale takes 6-41

  22-04-2023 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ajeet Singh-Dale takes the final three wickets for a career-best 6-41 at Worcester before Gloucestershire close on 172-3.
  
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• Premiership: Harlequins 35-45 Bath - Visitors run in six tries at Twickenham

  22-04-2023 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bath boost their chances of European Champions Cup rugby next season by beating Harlequins at Twickenham.
  
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• Bristol City 2-1 Rotherham: Andreas Weimann scores stoppage-time winner

  22-04-2023 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andi Weimann's injury-time goal earns Bristol City win over relegation threatened Rotherham United.
  
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• Premiership: Exeter Chiefs 22-21 Bristol Bears - Chiefs secure Heineken Champions Cup spot

  22-04-2023 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Simmonds' last-minute penalty sees 14-man Exeter come from nine points down to beat Bristol 22-21.
  
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• Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers

  22-04-2023 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett earn managerless Port Vale a battling 2-0 home victory over Bristol Rovers.
  
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• Paul O'Grady's secret wife speaks out about his death after 28 years of marriage

  22-04-2023 17:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paul wed Teresa Fernandes in 1977 to stop her being deported and placate her 'strict Catholic' family
  
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• Bristol Zoo Project merges the 'past and future' of wildlife conservation

  22-04-2023 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol's Wild Place Project will be known as Bristol Zoo Project from the summer.
  
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• New name for Bristol Zoo's Wild Place announced just days before crunch planning meeting

  22-04-2023 15:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Changing the name of our site marks the start of that journey"
  
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• Swimmer rescued by friends after being 'swept into Bristol Channel' by strong currents

  22-04-2023 14:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ann Hailwood was enjoying an early morning swim on the coast when the drama unfolded
  
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• Bristol band The Pop Group's Mark Stewart dies aged 62

  22-04-2023 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  His record label announced the singer died in the early hours of Friday.
  
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• Can you turn off emergency alerts? Instructions for iPhone and Android ahead of government test

  22-04-2023 11:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A test alert will be sent to phones across the country tomorrow (April 23)
  
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• Bristol takeaway Taka Taka wins battle to open until 3am

  22-04-2023 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taka Taka bosses say business demand in the early hours on the weekend is high.
  
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• Easy upcycling hacks to transform £99 IKEA drawers into designer-style furniture

  22-04-2023 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  These DIY fans achieved designer looks at a fraction of the cost
  
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• Tributes to The Pop Group founder and frontman Mark Stewart who has died aged 62

  22-04-2023 07:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Massive Attack among those paying tribute to the Bristol rock star, artist and activist
  
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• New Costa Coffee drive-thru being built in South Bristol

  22-04-2023 06:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could be open from 5am
  
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• McDonald's Fishponds taken over by youngest ever female franchisee

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We are starting our journey in Bristol and we are loving it"
  
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• Jolly Sailor: 'Best' Wetherspoon pub still up for sale after eight months

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Wetherspoons chain announced last year they were closing multiple chains and the Jolly Sailor is one of them
  
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• How Bristol traded Portishead Marina for Hartcliffe

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ...and nearly got Kingswood too
  
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• From art to fighting fascists - Bristol's Radical History festival to take place

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There will be talks, exhibitions, guided tours and films - all for free
  
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• Chance and Counters: First look at the new games venue - filled with 500+ board games

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It looks incredible
  
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• Best South West beaches for surfing within a two-hour drive of Bristol

  22-04-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Once you've experienced surfing at The Wave in Bristol, you can practise in the sea at one of these surfing destinations not too far away
  
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• Killers jailed in Bristol in the last six months

  22-04-2023 05:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We compile the list of people we reported on between October last year and March who were sent to prison after being convicted of taking lives
  
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