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• Bristol Airport: Fly to Malaga for less than £20 this summer

  18-05-2023 20:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are plenty of other affordable flights available this summer
  
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• County Championship: Durham batters put them on top at Gloucestershire

  18-05-2023 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire take four late wickets but Graham Clark's century puts Durham in a strong position.
  
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• County Championship: Somerset enjoy good first day with bat at Middlesex

  18-05-2023 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Bartlett hits his first century of the season to give Somerset the upper hand against Middlesex at Lord's.
  
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• Anti-airport expansion group in Bristol loses appeal

  18-05-2023 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol Airport has welcomed the court's decision to uphold the planning permission.
  
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• Bristol van dwellers to challenge council injunction

  18-05-2023 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The authority wants them moved, but those living in the vans says they cannot afford property rents.
  
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• New voter ID rules saw 58 South Gloucestershire voters turned away at polls

  18-05-2023 18:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some voters returned later with accepted photo ID
  
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• Queen Camilla gives Bristol boy high five in first solo outing

  18-05-2023 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queen Camilla was opening a library on her first solo royal visit since the Coronation.
  
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• Campaigners fighting Bristol Airport expansion plans have appeal dismissed by courts

  18-05-2023 17:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Airport has welcomed the court's decision
  
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• Queen Camilla draws her own crown and isn't covered with mud at Bristol school visit

  18-05-2023 17:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Everywhere you looked there was a household name children's author working with the children
  
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• Bedminster flat 'severely damaged' by early morning fire as investigation launched

  18-05-2023 17:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the blaze on East Street at around 1.30am this morning (May 18)
  
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• Queen Camilla opens library in first solo engagement since Coronation

  18-05-2023 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The library in Bristol is the first of 50 Coronation libraries for primary schools across the UK.
  
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• K-Dogg: Four men charged over attack on NHS worker

  18-05-2023 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Musician K-Dogg, 24, suffered significant injuries in the incident as he walked home from a shift.
  
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• Former soldier jailed after 'revenge' hammer attack on Bristol street

  18-05-2023 17:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Abdulqani Hamdan denied wrongdoing but was convicted by a jury
  
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• Police officers 'regret' not raising alarm sooner about colleague accused of supplying drugs

  18-05-2023 16:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police misconduct hearing continues into constable accused of giving Class A substances back to users
  
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• Queen Camilla recycles feathery dress for Bristol primary school visit

  18-05-2023 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The newly crowned Queen mingled with pupils, teachers and children's authors at Shirehampton Primary School as she launched the Coronation Libraries initiative
  
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• K-Dogg attack case: Four men charged after Bristol NHS worker and rapper 'hit by car and racially abused'

  18-05-2023 16:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Katungua Tjitendero, now 24, was seriously injured in the incident in 2020
  
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• Queen Camilla's Bristol visit in pictures after Shirehampton greets royalty

  18-05-2023 15:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school community was excited to greet the new Queen
  
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• Men charged over significant injuries of NHS worker

  18-05-2023 15:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Four men are due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 27 June charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm after an NHS worker was struck by a car as he walked home from work in Bristol. Katungua Tjitendero, now 24, suffered significant injuries including a broken leg and nose and extensive facial injuries and reported being racially abused in the incident on Monks Park...
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• Gogglebox stars Giles and Mary ready to 'uproot' and move away from Westcountry

  18-05-2023 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Wiltshire couple - who have become known for their hilarious quips and quirky nicknames - are thinking of returning to the city they fell in love in many years ago
  
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• Avon and Somerset Police hosts its first ever Outstanding Policing Awards

  18-05-2023 15:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police celebrated the achievements of their officers, staff, and volunteers at the Outstanding Policing Awards 2023 last night on Wednesday 17 May. The ceremony took place at the Roman Baths and Pump Room in Bath and recognised the commitment and dedication of officers and staff who have gone above and beyond their duty to make a positive impact. More than 200 nominations were...
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• Investigation continues into 'suspicious' death of a woman in Bristol

  18-05-2023 15:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One man, who was arrested at the property on Tuesday, remains in police custody
  
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• Police given more time to question Bristol murder suspect

  18-05-2023 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a woman, 37, is being treated as suspicious after an inconclusive post-mortem test.
  
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• "My friend asked me to pay after I ate a meal at her house - I don't know what to do"

  18-05-2023 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "To ask for money afterward is just crazy"
  
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• Queen Camilla at Bristol school in first solo visit since the Coronation

  18-05-2023 14:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was there to help create a 'dream library'
  
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• Investigation into woman’s death continues – Bristol

  18-05-2023 14:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Our investigation continues following the death of a woman in Southmead, Bristol. Officers were called to an address in Greystoke Gardens just before 10.10pm on Tuesday 16 May by the ambulance service. The death is being treated as suspicious pending the results of further examinations to establish the cause, after an initial post-mortem examination was inconclusive. The woman has yet to be...
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• Charlotte Edwards Cup: Southern Vipers prepare to defend trophy

  18-05-2023 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Charlotte Edwards Cup gets under way for a third straight season as Southern Vipers defend the title they won in 2022.
  
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• Gogglebox hit with 88 Ofcom complaints as fans called for star to be removed over 'vile' comment

  18-05-2023 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Get them off"
  
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• Calls to remove new bus lane on main road into Bristol just weeks after it opened

  18-05-2023 13:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road is such a queue now that drivers are going back into the village it's supposed to bypass
  
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• Martin Lewis Show co-star Angellica Bell heaps praise on £2.70 Boots beauty product

  18-05-2023 13:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Boots Value Ambassador says people shouldn't be afraid of trying own-brand products as cheaper alternatives
  
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• Ovo and Good Energy forced to refund overcharged customers

  18-05-2023 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The average repayment to affected Ovo customers will be £181, while Good Energy will refund £109.
  
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• Life-extending womb cancer drugs help Bristol woman "thrive"

  18-05-2023 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Grace Teeling says the drugs have allowed her to "work, travel and socialise" despite her diagnosis.
  
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• Bristol Downs committee make progress over its future

  18-05-2023 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A series of reforms were introduced after the Bristol Downs committee was criticised.
  
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• M32 in Bristol to close overnight with drivers and bus passengers diverted

  18-05-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  First Bus has advised of some changes as a result
  
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