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• South Bristol shopping centre will be knocked down after councillors’ shock u-turn

  05-07-2023 23:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are plans to build 850 new homes
  
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• Taylor Swift fans Wildest Dreams come true as popstar announces extra Eras tour dates

  05-07-2023 20:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Swifties, please - You Need To Calm Down after this announcement
  
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• Boy arrested after Bristol Trans Pride guests shot at with BB gun

  05-07-2023 19:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police said a 14-year-old boy remains in custody and officers are trying to locate another person as investigations continue
  
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• Three people arrested after two protests at Wimbledon within hours of each other

  05-07-2023 18:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Play was disrupted more than once after multiple activists struck. Police have since arrested three people
  
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• Royal Mail warns millions to use old stamps before next month

  05-07-2023 18:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Anyone who uses one of the outdated stamps will incur a surcharge from August 1
  
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• Human wall blocks bailiffs for 'freaked out' Bristol tenant

  05-07-2023 18:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It was a very frightening experience, it was scary and I was freaked out"
  
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• Boy arrested following incident in Castle Park – Bristol

  05-07-2023 18:22 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A teenage boy has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into an incident in Castle Park at the weekend. The 14-year-old boy is in custody after being arrested in connection an incident in which gel pellets were fired in the direction of an event in Bristol’s Castle Park on Sunday 2 July, organised as part of Bristol Pride. A pellet gun has also been recovered.
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• 'Mad' Bristol Clean Air Zone fine blasted by drivers who pay no road tax

  05-07-2023 18:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If it has £0 road tax, the emissions must be low
  
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• Harbour fees could increase again - including car park charges

  05-07-2023 17:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Profit the council made from selling off property around the harbour isn't being used to balance the books
  
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• Vaccine hesitancy is great threat to world health

  05-07-2023 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Concerns over side-effects, distrust in government and a belief in conspiracy theories all increased chances of people refusing vaccinations, say scientists
  
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• Summer of bin strikes as council chiefs increase tensions with open letter

  05-07-2023 17:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People in South Gloucestershire are currently facing a summer without bin collections
  
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• Meet the couple who choose to live like they're in the 1930s - they refuse to use mobiles or a washing machine

  05-07-2023 17:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lisa and Neil Fletcher have decorated their home in a 1930s-theme, and also wear vintage clothes from the decade
  
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• Blaze caused by single sky lantern rips through 14 vehicles in West Country town

  05-07-2023 17:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two neighbouring properties were narrowly saved by the fire teams
  
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• Plans for poorest homes in Bristol to pay more council tax branded 'cruel'

  05-07-2023 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The city council is looking to shave £3m from help to vulnerable households
  
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• Man threatened warrant officer with machete over attempt to install pre-paid electric meter

  05-07-2023 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He pulled a machete from his trousers and waved it in the air
  
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• Mum diagnosed with rare and aggressive cancer weeks after giving birth

  05-07-2023 16:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I have my bad days - it's cancer, it doesn't discriminate, and it's brutal"
  
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• Pavement parking in Bristol 'putting pedestrians at risk'

  05-07-2023 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are calling for Bristol to follow London and ban parking on pavements.
  
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• Nominations open for PA of the year awards 2023

  05-07-2023 16:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  SecsintheCity, the UK’s only dedicated PA job site, has opened nominations for its annual PA of the Year Awards. Achieve a momentous accolade - nominate yourself, or a colleague to become the 2023 PA, Legal PA, or Office Manager of the year.
  
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• Heartbroken family's tribute to 'best son' killed in crash near airport

  05-07-2023 16:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Billy Lardner, 16, died after being hit by a car on June 30
  
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• Play halted at Wimbledon as Just Stop Oil protestors storm court and disrupt match

  05-07-2023 16:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is just one of a number of sporting events the group has targeted in recent months
  
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• Craig Overton: Somerset bowler says high wicket taking key to success

  05-07-2023 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All rounder Craig Overton says the key to Somerset's success in the T20 Blast so far is their high wicket-taking tally in the tournament.
  
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• M5 traffic live: Severe delays after caravan flips on motorway

  05-07-2023 15:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drivers face hour-long delays
  
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• BBC Garden Rescue's secret condition for participants being signing up for show

  05-07-2023 15:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some fans may not have given much thought to the inner workings of the popular garden renovation programme
  
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• Bristol teachers march through city centre in strike for better pay - updates

  05-07-2023 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Teachers are calling for a fully-funded, above inflation pay rise
  
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• Pop star thought he was going to die when plane suffered decompression

  05-07-2023 15:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chesney Hawkes left message for children as thought he was going to die before emergency landing
  
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• 'We left our kids and flew to Ibiza for 10 hours after bagging flights for £37'

  05-07-2023 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Clare Jeffs and Hannah Brown fancied a girl's day out and decided to hop on a plane to sunny Ibiza
  
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• Martin Lewis gets rid of HMRC scammers with one question

  05-07-2023 14:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The con artists gave up and put the phone down on the Money Saving Expert
  
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• Charlotte makes £2,600 a week cleaning hoarders' homes - 'the grubbier the better'

  05-07-2023 14:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Charlotte is currently cleaning a house with 17 years' worth of junk
  
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• Owner horrified after kennel cremates dead dog before telling family

  05-07-2023 14:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Adam Gardner McLean was on holiday in Turkey when he received the awful news that French Bulldog Pablo had passed away
  
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• Student fighting for life thousands of miles from home after balcony fall

  05-07-2023 13:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jack Heathcock was enjoying his 'dream summer holiday' when he fell from the third floor balcony
  
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• Lockleaze Community Cup returns

  05-07-2023 13:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Last Saturday (1 July), Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol Rovers Community Trust hosted the annual Lockleaze Community Cup football competition, which included a selection of the Premier League Kicks participants, at Lockleaze Sports Centre. Police officers, PCSOs and staff from Avon and Somerset Police played the Bristol Rovers Community Trust team following the morning school tournament.
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• Lockleaze Community Cup 2023

  05-07-2023 13:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Last Saturday (July 1st) Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol Rovers Community Trust hosted the annual Lockleaze Community Cup football competition, which included a selection of the Premier League Kicks participants, at Lockleaze Sports Centre. Police officers, PCSOs and staff from Avon and Somerset played the Bristol Rovers Community Trust team following the morning School Tournament.
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• Joint day of action takes 19 vehicles off the road

  05-07-2023 13:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Nearly 66 per cent of vehicles stopped during a multi-agency road safety operation were taken off the road due to having dangerous defects. Operation Trader – a partnership between Avon and Somerset Police, local authority licencing teams, Trading Standards, the DVSA, Environment Agency, HMRC and DWP – involves days of action where commercial and light goods vehicles are stopped to ensure they are...
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• 'I started drinking alcohol aged 12 - I'd do anything to turn back the clock'

  05-07-2023 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I always say, 'you can't give up hope' and I can't give up hope . . ."
  
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• Carol Vorderman branded 'grim' by Government minister after latest political rant

  05-07-2023 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Carol, who grew up in poverty, took aim at Johnny Mercer MP after a comment he made about foodbanks
  
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• Matalan, Next and TK Maxx already selling Halloween décor - and it's only July

  05-07-2023 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Have you spotted any spooky homeware or pumpkin products near you?
  
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• West Country beaches deemed 'pollution risk' after recent heavy rain

  05-07-2023 12:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People are advised to wait up to 72 hours before entering the sea again after heavy rain due to contamination
  
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• First Bus announces price rises for some Bristol fares - and they come in this weekend

  05-07-2023 11:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Discounts for students and young people have been cut
  
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• Bristol Dementia Action Alliance Celebrates 10 Years of Service

  05-07-2023 11:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  On Thursday, July 6th, from 2:30-5pm, BDAA will host its 10th Birthday Celebration
  
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• Kalvin Phillips documentary on Amazon Prime to be released this month

  05-07-2023 11:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Player moved from Leeds United to Manchester City and cameras followed him round for 12 months through difficult season where he started twice in Premier League
  
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• Monkey dust ruins plumber's life leaving him jobless and sleeping rough

  05-07-2023 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An insight into the life of a man hopelessly addicted to monkey dust
  
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• Predicted date DWP's next £300 instalment will be paid to claimants

  05-07-2023 10:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Those eligible for the cost of living payments should have already received their first sum
  
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• 'Clever and funny' woman, 25, died after waking in the night in pain

  05-07-2023 10:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "This research has to happen. Someone as fabulous as she was, can't be lost in vain"
  
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• 'Incredible' mum told she has eight weeks to live after Lidl sent her home with bad back

  05-07-2023 10:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Christine Emery was told she has stage four pancreatic cancer
  
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• Love Your Garden couple in tears as viewers claim Alan Titchmarsh and team 'ruined' garden

  05-07-2023 09:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rob and Margaret Isdale were moved by the "extra special" transformation, but viewers at home weren't convinced
  
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• 'Fit and healthy' Bristol model and student dies after going to A&E with 'sinus infection'

  05-07-2023 09:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Biochemistry student and model Harvey Edwards was just 19 years old and had a bright future
  
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• Corrie spoilers as Toyah disappears and Adam panics about Damon

  05-07-2023 08:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The solicitor wanted the bad boy out of the picture after he discovered he'd been sleeping with his wife, Sarah
  
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• Primark's 'must-have' £7 summer dress that's a Boden 'dupe'

  05-07-2023 08:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A similar dress is selling for £110 at Boden
  
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• NHS at 75: How the service has shaped the West of England

  05-07-2023 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health firsts in the region include a test tube baby and a revolutionary stem cell operation.
  
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• Cancer patients welcome NHS drug policy change

  05-07-2023 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bowel cancer patients say they feel relieved after the NHS lifted a ban on treatment breaks.
  
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