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• Sainsbury's extends Nectar Prices to meat, fish and poultry with up to a third off

  12-07-2023 20:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Around 3,500 products are now discounted through the scheme when shopping in-store or online
  
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• Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter facing allegations

  12-07-2023 19:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been named by his wife Vicky Flind as the star who has been under investigation over pictures said to have been purchased for thousands of pounds
  
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• A4 Bath Road blocked in both directions after rush-hour crash

  12-07-2023 18:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was queuing rush-hour traffic earlier in the evening but the incident was cleared by around 5.40pm
  
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• Best cycle paths in Bristol that skip all the hills

  12-07-2023 18:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol's centre is hilly, but once you move out of the city there are a lot of flat routes
  
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• Teenager denies stabbing teacher in school corridor but admits blade charge

  12-07-2023 18:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old admitted having a bladed article at the school but denied stabbing teacher Jamie Sansom. The boy is being kept in secure accommodation
  
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• Dr Michael Mosley reveals anti-ageing 'superfood' which zaps wrinkles

  12-07-2023 16:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dieting expert eats plates of this every day because it has been scientifically proven to stimulate production of collagen and lauric acid and contain carotenoids
  
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• Kingswood Sainsbury's entrance smashed up during overnight crime rampage

  12-07-2023 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The store had to close for several hours with Avon and Somerset Police saying a number of linked incidents were reported across Kingswood and Bedminster during the early hours
  
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• Bristol restaurant Bank named among Britain's 100 best

  12-07-2023 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were five Bristol restaurants included in the list of the country's best local restaurants for 2023
  
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• Shock as Theatre Bristol announces immediate closure

  12-07-2023 16:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The decisions comes after nearly two decades supporting artists and creatives in the city
  
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• Shock as Bristol theatre announces immediate closure

  12-07-2023 16:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The decisions comes after nearly two decades supporting artists and creatives in the city
  
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• Warning: Do not approach violent woman beater with neck tattoos who is wanted by police

  12-07-2023 16:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bradley Rich has links to Bath and Bristol and is wanted on recall to prison. In 2019 he was sentenced to nine years in jail after stabbing a man and beating a woman
  
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• Five people charged with drug offences following a day of action in Somerset

  12-07-2023 16:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers from the Operation Remedy County Lines Team carried out a series of simultaneous warrants in the early hours of Wednesday 5 July as part of their investigation into suspected county lines drug supply. Seven people were arrested and five have subsequently been charged: All five appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Friday 7 July and were bailed by the court. They will next appear at...
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• Bristol Waste strike off as workers accept improved pay deal

  12-07-2023 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The strike could have seen rubbish pile up at the Harbour Festival this week. The strike in South Gloucestershire continues.
  
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• Rob McElhenney tells fans they're 'not stupid' as he opens up about diagnoses

  12-07-2023 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The American actor decided it was important to raise awareness of the "host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities" he has been diagnosed with
  
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• Appeal following collision in Bleadon

  12-07-2023 15:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a police car and another vehicle. At around 6.40pm on Tuesday 4 July, a police car was responding to a report of a road traffic collision. While responding to the emergency call, the police car was involved in a collision with a member of the public’s car travelling along Accommodation Road, in Bleadon. Thankfully, no one was seriously...
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• First look at new plans to transform Bristol's Floating Harbour

  12-07-2023 15:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A consultation has been launched on the £20m plan before the project goes to planners later this year, while an open day is being held this Saturday as part of Bristol's Harbour Festival
  
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• Three men face trial charged with affray at Bishopston bar

  12-07-2023 15:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Trial pencilled in for next year
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals UK 2024 tour announced - Bristol Live

  12-07-2023 15:06
  Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals UK 2024 tour announced  Bristol Live
  
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• Arsonists thought to be behind spate of fires by Easton play park

  12-07-2023 14:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters say that they believe the cause of the most recent blaze was deliberate
  
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• Alan Titchmarsh recalls Queen Elizbeth II's rant about Prince Philip's annoying gardening habit

  12-07-2023 14:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The gardener has had a long-lasting friendship with the Royal Family
  
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• Pink Doctor Who Tardis lands in London to celebrate Barbie film

  12-07-2023 14:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans have been taking pictures by the Barbie-fied Tardis which appeared near Tower Bridge yesterday (July 11)
  
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• Man devastated at loss of partner took life as council said it would evict him

  12-07-2023 13:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andy Wood, 68, was broken by the loss of his long-term partner - then he was told he would have to leave the home they had shared for decades
  
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• Mum spent hundreds on school prom then daughter told there were no tickets

  12-07-2023 13:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mum admits she 'screwed up' but says 'loads' of pupils were told they couldn't attend their end of school prom because there were insufficient tickets
  
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• Mum beats incurable cancer with revolutionary new treatment

  12-07-2023 13:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lauren, 35, was told there was nothing more than doctors could do
  
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• Concerns Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood plans were ‘not properly consulted on’

  12-07-2023 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A trial will launch this winter blocking through-access to many roads in east Bristol
  
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• Almost 1,000 Ofcom complaints over Scott Love Island bullying claims

  12-07-2023 13:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Regulator has confirmed that there has been an upsurge in viewers complaining goalkeeper Scott van der Sluis is being targeted unfairly by other contestants
  
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• New Look shoppers rush to buy 'flattering' summer dress that's hugely reduced in flash sale

  12-07-2023 13:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Everyone I see loves it too and stops to say how pretty it is"
  
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• Man arrested as armed police search for gun in Knowle

  12-07-2023 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police say no gun has yet been found and investigations are ongoing
  
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• EasyJet cancellations: What to do if your flight is grounded

  12-07-2023 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If your flight has been cancelled by EasyJet this summer, you have a number of options
  
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• Bin strikes causing 'public health crisis' in South Gloucestershire

  12-07-2023 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Talks are ongoing between the union and waste firm bosses
  
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• Dad's cancer symptoms not spotted for five years before terminal diagnosis

  12-07-2023 12:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Craig Speirs now has ‘hundreds of tumours’ on his liver but went to doctors complaining of flushes and palpatations
  
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• Community group offers discounted holiday for donations to St George play park fundraiser

  12-07-2023 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The parents are raising money to revamp the John Deasy playground
  
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• The A432 bridge over M4 to shut after cracks spotted

  12-07-2023 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diversions are put in place to allow a full inspection of the structure to take place.
  
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• 'Barbaric' dog fighting 'is still rife' across the West Country, says RSPCA

  12-07-2023 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Graphic images
  
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• Portishead pub announces reopening date after months of renovations

  12-07-2023 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Royal Inn in Portishead has announced its reopening date - and it's only a matter of weeks away
  
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• Dogs living in 'atrocious' conditions at illegal puppy farm in Wales

  12-07-2023 12:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Julie Pearce and daughters Rosalie Pearce and Kaylie Adams were all handed custodial sentences at Cardiff Crown Court
  
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• Man issued with £255 parking charge after stopping to read sign at East Midlands Airport

  12-07-2023 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andy Smith had driven two friends to the airport
  
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• Water voles settle into new home at one of UK’s newest wildlife wetlands

  12-07-2023 11:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  With its ditches and vegetation, the wetlands are the perfect habitat for these brown furry mammals
  
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• Keynsham Girls’ Brigade group takes local and international action for pollinators

  12-07-2023 11:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  3rdKeynsham Girls’ Brigade has improved habitats for pollinators at both the Keynsham Methodist church and Keynsham Baptist Church
  
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• Answering the Call: The untold history of Caribbean nurses at Bristol’s Glenside Hospital

  12-07-2023 11:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many of the nurses training and working at the hospital were from the Caribbean who had ‘Answered the Call’ of the British Government after the Second World War
  
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• Wood House Care Home in Bristol receives high praise from CQC

  12-07-2023 11:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The home celebrated its achievement with a party for staff, residents, and families
  
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• Woman who beat up mum and assaulted officer spared jail

  12-07-2023 11:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gina McCarthy accused her mother of destroying her life, court told
  
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• Converted garage in Easton goes on the market as a 'bungalow' for almost £200,000

  12-07-2023 11:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Property is just 16m sq, but comes with all mod cons
  
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• Bristol mayor says running for MP seat ‘won’t take away from day job’

  12-07-2023 11:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Standing for parliament is widely considered to be hugely time-consuming
  
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• Timsbury cricketers suffer defeat to Bristol in District League - The Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal

  12-07-2023 11:34
  
  Timsbury cricketers suffer defeat to Bristol in District League  The Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal
  
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• Love Island's Maya Jama says friends made her feel 'invincible' after split from NBA star

  12-07-2023 11:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristolian bombshell is thriving after calling time on her relationship with US-based basketball star Ben Simmons last summer
  
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• Men with 'knife' chased victims through Clifton during attempted robbery

  12-07-2023 10:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police is appealing for witnesses following the incident
  
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• Bridge over M4 closing as cracking and deterioration found

  12-07-2023 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  National Highways said diversions are being set up and motorists should allow extra time for their journeys
  
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• Bristol man vows to boycott Amazon after row with delivery driver

  12-07-2023 10:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tension grew after James questioned the delivery man about throwing his package
  
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• Drones, sneaky tourists and hiding out back - life living near UK's most pictured home

  12-07-2023 09:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Georgina Kingshott moved to idyllic Castle Combe in the Cotswolds after escaping London for a quieter life but without counting on a neighbouring property
  
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