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• Bristol Just Stop Oil granny avoids punishment over M25 protest

  30-10-2023 22:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gaie Delap had previously told a High Court judge she took part in the demonstration because her 'heart was breaking' for the future of her six grandchildren. Only two of the 12 protesters were found to have breached an injunction
  
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• Live: 'Multiple fire engines' spotted at Bristol city centre incident

  30-10-2023 20:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A witness claims she saw 'at least three fire engines' and 'quite a few people' on the street
  
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• Trespassers block train line between Temple Meads and Parkway

  30-10-2023 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Disruption to services in the city was caused while the incident was dealt with
  
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• Live: Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway blocked by trespassers

  30-10-2023 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Disruption is expected to continue until later this evening
  
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• Bristol grandma among Just Stop Oil M25 activists spared jail

  30-10-2023 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A High Court judge finds 12 people to be in contempt of an injunction, after a protest on the M25.
  
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• M4 lane reopens after lorry and car crash in Bristol forces closure

  30-10-2023 19:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rush hour delays are being reported as motorists move around the scene
  
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• Live: M4 lane closed after lorry and car crash in Bristol

  30-10-2023 19:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rush hour delays are being reported as motorists move around the scene
  
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• Roger Owen obituary

  30-10-2023 19:08
  
  My husband, Roger Owen, who has died of cancer aged 66, was a talented artist and potter who spent much of his life teaching and inspiring others.After his retirement from City of Bristol College in 2015, he was able to concentrate on making things again. He combined his talents of craftsmanship and mark making to create huge platters, beautifully decorated with large brushwork designs. These he sold in the Potters, an artist-led co-operative in Bristol, and in many galleries throughout the sout
  
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• Live: 'Gas leak' closes Paulton High Street both ways

  30-10-2023 18:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Motorists have been urged to avoid the area
  
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• 'My flat is so mouldy mushrooms grew on the walls'

  30-10-2023 18:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council said a visit by its surveyor had confirmed the property was in good condition overall
  
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• Fish and chip shop near Bristol 'permanently closes' after more than a decade

  30-10-2023 18:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is reportedly set to become another takeaway
  
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• Kingsweston Iron Bridge repair work set to begin eight years after closure

  30-10-2023 18:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The structure which spans Kings Weston Road has been closed since 2015 due to stability issues after a series of crashes. The project which will see the bridge raised slightly will cost £1.1million
  
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• Baby-faced Bristol drug dealer was carrying cocaine, cannabis and knife on streets

  30-10-2023 17:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dwain Clemmings, 19, of Bedminster attempted to flee from police before being detained earlier this year. He has been jailed after pleading guilty to three charges
  
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• School pupils in Bristol to go on strike over the thousands of children killed in Gaza

  30-10-2023 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More children have been killed in Gaza in the last three weeks than the annual number killed in the world’s conflict zones since 2019
  
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• Alex Lovell quits BBC for ITV Westcountry presenter job in 'huge' move

  30-10-2023 17:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The presenter will make her debut with her new employers in the new year after finishing her current role at the end of November. She has hosted BBC Points West for 18 years
  
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• Friends fans brought to tears as arena full of people pay tribute to Matthew Perry

  30-10-2023 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The tribute has gained almost 12 million views, with thousands of viewers being brought to tears by the moment
  
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• Man sentenced for cocaine and cannabis offences

  30-10-2023 16:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been jailed after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply offences in Bristol. Dwain Clemmings was arrested in the Grosvenor Road area on 28 June this year, following information about drug dealing. He attempted to make off from officers and discard a bag, but was detained and found to be in possession of cocaine, with an estimated street value of about £1,800...
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• British man extradited to Germany charged with killing nearly 45 years ago

  30-10-2023 16:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The elderly victim was discovered in the bath days after he was last seen in the company of a younger man
  
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• AD FEATURE: 'They saved my bacon' - a broken boiler left mum-of-two with no heating or hot water, but not for long

  30-10-2023 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Five days before Miyo Padi and her two young children were due to move into their new home, disaster struck. The boiler stopped working, leaving the house without heating or hot water.
  
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• Bristol neighbourhood's last pub saved after years of uncertainty

  30-10-2023 16:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new leaseholders have now set a target of £45K to help achieve their vision for when the Rhubarb Tavern reopens
  
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• M32 entry slip road cleared after lorry crash near St Pauls

  30-10-2023 16:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash took place heading southbound at around 3pm this afternoon (October 30)
  
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• Live: M32 entry slip road blocked by lorry crash near St Pauls

  30-10-2023 16:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash took place heading southbound at around 3pm this afternoon (October 30)
  
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• Doctors share simple weight loss hack that requires no extra effort or cost

  30-10-2023 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The simple trick can easily be incorporated into your mealtime routines
  
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• 'Obsessed' stalker believed to have killed woman then taken own life, inquest told

  30-10-2023 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gracie Spinks died as a result of 10 stab wounds in an attack just months after telling police of her stalking concerns
  
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• Expert shares dirtiest part of your bathroom - and it is not where you would think

  30-10-2023 16:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cleaning expert Sarah Dempsey says you should look to clean the area abut once a week
  
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• Drivers given £1,000 fine warning now clocks have gone back

  30-10-2023 15:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Low sunlight can cause strong glare across a car’s windscreen, which can distort a driver's view of the road
  
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• Bristol council tax reduction scheme cuts on hold after legal challenge

  30-10-2023 15:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The city council is relaunching the public consultation from Monday, October 30, amid claims the plans are "unlawful"
  
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• New Netflix crime documentary Last Stop Larrimah branded 'crazier' than Tiger King

  30-10-2023 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Last Stop Larrimah is an Australian-based American crime documentary that was dropped on Netflix on 27 October
  
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• Bianca Williams 'shocked' at crowd funder which has raised £130,000 for sacked police officers

  30-10-2023 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She added that both she and her partner, sprinter Ricardo dos Santos, are subject to much more online abuse since the findings
  
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• Grace drank so much at uni she ended up in rehab aged 24

  30-10-2023 15:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Grace said she barely drank before moving to study a four-year degree in dance - but she quickly settled into the university drinking scene
  
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• Signs banning phones and cameras in public near Temple Meads were 'erected in error'

  30-10-2023 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The signs on the Government-owned land were removed after five days
  
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• Police investigate death of hockey player who died when neck was cut

  30-10-2023 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been played to the 29-year-old player
  
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• Drug dealers and burglars will not have to tell employers of criminal past under plan

  30-10-2023 15:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New rules will see more than 120,000 ex-offenders able to get a clean record in a move to boost their chances of getting jobs and homes
  
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• Bristol Rovers South Stand to be granted planning permission in two weeks

  30-10-2023 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The fresh application has been fast-tracked through City Hall's planning process and now fans could be in by the New Year
  
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• Woman says flat infested with black mould is a 'living hell'

  30-10-2023 14:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Despite only moving in four months earlier, Noelaine Stephen says her furniture and clothes have been destroyed by the sheer volume of fungus
  
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• If you can answer six of these questions right you're more intelligent than the average Brit

  30-10-2023 14:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If you manage to get six out of these eight questions correct, you're smarter than the average Brit
  
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• 'El Chapo of the Cotswolds' accused of helping to run $6.5m drugs racket from home near Bristol

  30-10-2023 14:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matthew Grimm, 49, faces five counts county of trafficking and one of money-laundering
  
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• Man who was deliberately driven into warns over 'hate towards cyclists'

  30-10-2023 14:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sarah Torgerson deliberately struck the man after he complained about her driving too close to him
  
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• Restaurant says diners ran up £490 lobster and steak bill then 'drove off as fast as you could'

  30-10-2023 14:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In a Facebook post the restaurant told them they had provided them with excellent service and it would not survive them doing this
  
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• Huge winter wonderland with roller disco, retro games and ski lodge opening near city centre

  30-10-2023 14:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tickets are on sale now
  
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• Met Office issues double Storm Ciaran 'danger to life' weather warning for Bristol

  30-10-2023 13:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is braced for torrential downpours and wind speeds of over 40mph as the storm sweeps in this week
  
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• Everything coming to Netflix in November - including Christmas films

  30-10-2023 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of films, reality shows and classic dramas are being released on the streaming service next month
  
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• Afterlife conversation with dead loved one helps grieving as one in three experience phenomena

  30-10-2023 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers has discovered the effect perceived communication with loved ones after death can have on those left behind
  
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• BBC Strictly fans' furious demand after Bobby and Dianne's Halloween performance

  30-10-2023 13:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans were left unhappy as they defended Bobby and Dianne following Saturday night's Halloween-themed live show
  
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• Bodies of Lianne, Noiya and Yahel Sharabi were found 'cuddled together'

  30-10-2023 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lianne Sharabi and her two daughters were found "all cuddled together" after an attack by Hamas.
  
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• Lianne Sharabi parents: 'All I can hope is that it was quick'

  30-10-2023 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of a British-Israeli mother, killed along with her two daughters, speak about their deaths.
  
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• Six warning signs of life-threatening disease which kills 11,500 people a year

  30-10-2023 13:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's important to be aware of your body so you can notice any changes as soon as possible which can increase chances of survival
  
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• Warning after doll’s head causes nightmare for workers

  30-10-2023 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Workers were shocked to find the head and have now issued a warning
  
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• Mum with terminal cancer says 'I want to use my voice to tell people to get tested'

  30-10-2023 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tasha Doran has emphasised the importance of having regular smear tests 'even if you feel completely fine'
  
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• DWP announces thousands of PIP claimants may be due back payments worth around £5,285 after recent rule change

  30-10-2023 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is checking more than 320,000 existing PIP claims after a Daily Living assessment rule change
  
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