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• BBC MasterChef: Bristol dad left sweating after burned celeriac blunder

  12-05-2023 22:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  John proved to the judges he and his sugar-free desserts were not a 'one trick pony'
  
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• Bristol riots: 34 now jailed after two more arsonists given prison sentences

  12-05-2023 19:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The combined total of all given direct prison sentences currently sits at 109 years and four months
  
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• Bristol rents: Woman says finding a home 'almost impossible'

  12-05-2023 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  City estate agents are getting up to 300 enquiries per property, says a woman trying to find a home.
  
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• Political Eurovision - who votes for who?

  12-05-2023 18:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Eurovision is back in the UK for the first time since 1998, but have you ever wondered which countries always vote for each other - and never vote for the UK?
  
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• Four more sentenced for offences committed during Bristol riot

  12-05-2023 18:22 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Four people have been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (Friday 12 May) for their role in the Bristol riot, including one man who tried to set fire to a police vehicle while officers were inside and another who helped set a mobile police station ablaze. Two were given immediate jail terms, bringing the total number of people sent straight to prison for offences committed during the riot...
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• Rape charge rate progress 'not enough' - police boss

  12-05-2023 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rate of charges for rape reports has doubled in a year - but is still at 8%.
  
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• Plan for new Bristol homes on busy road refused after parking concerns

  12-05-2023 17:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Developers will now not be allowed to build the new homes, after fears that it could become harder for drivers to park
  
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• Eurovision 2023: Weird rule changes including no live animals on stage

  12-05-2023 17:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No animals have been allowed on stage and, until 1999, acts had to sing in their native language
  
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• Outdoor seating curfew in Bristol prompts thousands to sign petition

  12-05-2023 17:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The real question is - why change anything now?"
  
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• 'Disastrous' plan for 60 new homes near Bristol retirement village rejected on appeal

  12-05-2023 17:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council planning committee refused permission in 2021 despite officers advising approval
  
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• Eurovision fans and pubs in the West prepare to party

  12-05-2023 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eurovision fans across the West of England are preparing for their own events and parties.
  
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• Live: Police pursue bike thief to Bedminster ASDA

  12-05-2023 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several police vehicles as well as a helicopter have been spotted in the area
  
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• Great Bristol Run 2023 half marathon and 10K - timings, road closures and route map

  12-05-2023 16:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It takes place on Sunday
  
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• Live: Firefighters seen climbing into second floor of city centre building as part of ongoing operation

  12-05-2023 15:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is not yet known why they are entering the property
  
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• 'Do not approach' wanted Bristol man Joshua Bryant as urgent 999 appeal launched

  12-05-2023 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police believe his hair may be longer than pictured
  
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• Appeal after cars damaged – Bristol

  12-05-2023 15:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating and appealing for witnesses after five cars were reported damaged in Clifton and Stoke Bishop earlier this month. Between Wednesday 3 and Friday 5 May cars including Land Rovers, Range Rovers and a Volvo CX90 were painted with graffiti. Three cars were damaged in Beaconsfield Road, one in Worrall Road and one in Downleaze. The incidents have been recorded as criminal damage.
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• Xbox stolen from Bristol flat as police launch CCTV appeal

  12-05-2023 14:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has released an image of a man officers would like to identify in connection to the alleged burglary on March 7
  
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• BrewDog at Bristol Harbourside denied bid to let drinkers stay outside until later

  12-05-2023 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Neighbours living near the bar said the area had recently become 'party central'
  
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• CCTV appeal after Xbox stolen in burglary

  12-05-2023 13:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re issuing a CCTV image of a man we want to speak to about a burglary offence in Bristol. A man gained access to a block of flats in Bond Street South and stole an Xbox from a kitchen. The incident happened at just after 11pm on Tuesday 7 March. The man in the image is described as black, of slim build, in his thirties, and he was wearing a blue top, blue tracksuit bottoms with white lines down...
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• Bristolian volunteer fighter killed in Ukraine after a year on frontline

  12-05-2023 12:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jay Morais, 52, died in a Kharkiv hospital after an intense fight with Russian troops in February
  
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• Bristol Airport: Work begins on huge new airfield solar farm

  12-05-2023 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will provide 16 per cent of the airport's energy needs
  
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• Bristol train strikes: No services at Parkway or smaller city stations today

  12-05-2023 12:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  And only a reduced service is running from Temple Meads
  
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• Council injunction bans van dwellers from talking to local residents at 'High Impact' road

  12-05-2023 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People living in caravans have been threatened with arrest if they contact anyone living nearby
  
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• Man threatened with knife and forced to withdraw money from cashpoints in Bristol

  12-05-2023 11:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim was forced to take money out of two cashpoints on Gloucester Road
  
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• Easton house fire: Crews tackle 'accidental' blaze after smoke seen 'gushing out' of front door

  12-05-2023 11:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fortunately no one was injured after the fire broke out on the bottom floor of the property yesterday (May 11) morning
  
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• Rolf Harris 'very sick and unwell' and 'gurgles' when he talks following diagnosis

  12-05-2023 11:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Friends and neighbours of the disgraced TV star revealed that he was ill last year, with a private ambulance photographed outside of his home earlier this week
  
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• Teen ‘murdered newborn son by stuffing cotton wool in his mouth' after secret birth

  12-05-2023 11:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Warning: Distressing content
  
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• Investigation into robbery in Bristol

  12-05-2023 11:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’d like to speak to the man in this photo as part of an ongoing investigation into a knifepoint robbery in Bristol. The victim, a man in his thirties, threatened a man before forcing him to take money out of two cashpoints on Gloucester Road at around 1.30am on Tuesday 4 April. A quantity of cash was then stolen. The victim was unharmed but left shaken by the incident. The man in the image is...
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• Glastonbury Festival 2023: Joe Wicks announces special workout for revellers

  12-05-2023 10:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Workouts at festivals are becoming very popular
  
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• Great Western Railway services disrupted due to strike action

  12-05-2023 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Western Railway is running an "extremely limited service" on Friday and Saturday.
  
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• I'm A Celebrity 'ruined' by new format as viewers 'switch off' day before final

  12-05-2023 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new all-star format, which is pre-recorded, does not involve public voting
  
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• Home Bargain's 'amazing' perfume that's very similar to £99 Chanel scent

  12-05-2023 08:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "They are so cheap - like £1.99 cheap. It’s unreal"
  
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• MasterChef fans accuse BBC of spreading "misinformation" after Bristol dad broke down on show

  12-05-2023 07:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Painter and decorator John impressed judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with his refined sugar free chocolate tart, but not everyone was happy
  
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• B&M shoppers 'trapped' inside West Country store as hooded vandals ran riot

  12-05-2023 07:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Terrified shop workers feared the gang had knives
  
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• Plan delayed at 11th hour to reopen Bristol's Avon Crescent to cars

  12-05-2023 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council withdrew the planning application hours before a meeting to vote on them.
  
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• Phillip Schofield breaks silence over Holly Willoughby tensions and admits it 'hasn't been easy'

  12-05-2023 07:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The This Morning presenter has also spoken about the 'real ordeal' his family has been through recently
  
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• European diplomats name Bristol Green's Carla as a 'future MP'

  12-05-2023 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are on a tour of the country to get 'out of the Westminster Bubble'
  
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• L&G to close modular homes factory but Bristol project will continue

  12-05-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The development at Lockleaze has been heralded as an achievement by the Mayor of Bristol
  
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• Bristol bakery named among the best in the UK in national awards - Bristol Live

  12-05-2023 06:00
  Bristol bakery named among the best in the UK in national awards  Bristol Live
  
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• Harbourside apartment residents worry about noisy boats as pontoon plans approved

  12-05-2023 05:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Up to 34 boats could soon be moored on the new pontoon planned for the Floating Harbour
  
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• Driver on the phone who used 'stop-start engine' defence found guilty

  12-05-2023 01:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Horfield man will have to pay almost £1,000 in costs and fines
  
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