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• Almost 700 animals rescued in Bristol over in lockdown

  11-08-2020 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA responds to five cases a day in the city
  
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• West Country man sheds 4st in 6 months without cutting out his favourite foods

  29-07-2026 10:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: James Shadbolt, 40, from Poole, decided to take drastic action towards his health after his step dad suffered a near-fatal experience around Christmas
  
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• Mum begs suspect to reveal what happened to missing Bristol sailor

  29-07-2026 09:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Simon Parkes was last seen in December 1986
  
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• 'Incredibly convincing' warning to UK travellers booking holidays

  29-07-2026 09:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  UK residents are being asked to make sure to double check everything
  
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• Met Office forecast as rain to soon hit these areas

  29-07-2026 09:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has said rain will move in across parts of the UK
  
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• New student loan repayment update after Andy Burnham changes

  29-07-2026 07:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New Education Secretary Lucy Powell has described the Plan 2 student loan repayment system as 'egregious'
  
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• What to do if your neighbour plays loud music late at night

  29-07-2026 07:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is no nationwide curfew for household noise, but homeowners do have some rights
  
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• Warning over Bristol train disruption this August as major works to begin

  29-07-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rail replacement buses will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach
  
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• Pleas to 'bring back free parking' as Kingswood town centre revamp gets underway

  29-07-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The first phase of the major investment programme focuses on Regent Street, where 37 shopfronts, seven upper facades, and the public toilets on Moravian Road are set to undergo repair and restoration
  
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• Mum loses everything 'but the clothes on her back' in devastating Yate house fire

  29-07-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'The firemen arrived, and she stood there and watched it burn'
  
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• First chance to see plans for new 'ecotech' town on edge of Bristol

  29-07-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 'Ecotech Village' will extend Bristol beyond the M4 for the first time
  
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• Bristol icon ‘Pirate’ Pete trapped at home after cruel thieves steal mobility scooter and car

  29-07-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The colourful Bristolian pensioner had his mobility scooter taken at the same time
  
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• Love Island 2026 winners Julia and Lorenzo's final voting percentages revealed

  28-07-2026 23:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2026 winners Julia Majchrzak and Lorenzo Alessi secured victory on ITV2's dating show
  
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• Love Island's Jasmine Muller opens up on 'massive shift' in villa

  28-07-2026 22:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2026 winners Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak have been crowned champions
  
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• Couple found dead in remote cottage pictured as police probe unexplained circumstances

  28-07-2026 22:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jim Mair, 43, and Stacy Mair, 35, were found dead at a remote property, with their deaths currently being treated as unexplained [National news]
  
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• Police search 'illegal casino' in Bristol as two arrested

  28-07-2026 20:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of gambling offences
  
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• Man killed pensioner after forcing way into home

  28-07-2026 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ridgeway, who later died, told police he had been attacked by two men who demanded drugs.
  
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• Love Island 2026 winner Julia makes U-turn on what she'll spend £50K prize on

  28-07-2026 19:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2026 winners Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak have shared their real plans for their £50,000 prize money
  
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• Vulnerable man killed in brutal attack by two men who demanded drugs

  28-07-2026 18:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ridgeway was threatened with a kitchen knife when he was attacked
  
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• Vulnerable man killed in brutal attack by man who demanded drugs

  28-07-2026 18:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ridgeway was threatened with a kitchen knife when he was attacked
  
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• Martin Lewis warns not to use AI for these 3 financial tasks

  28-07-2026 18:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He urged people to be careful about what information they share online
  
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• Manslaughter conviction after 72-year-old man’s death in Keynsham

  28-07-2026 17:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been found guilty of manslaughter following a two-week re-trial at Bristol Crown Court. Wayne Milsom, 51 and from Keynsham, was today (Tuesday 28 July) unanimously convicted in connection with the death of 72-year-old Stephen Ridgeway. Mr Ridgeway, pictured below, died in hospital on Saturday 7 December 2024, after calling an ambulance to his home in Keynsham in the early hours…
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• Man commits indecent act on bus before exiting near Aldi

  28-07-2026 17:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to find the man pictured
  
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• Arrest made following investigation into illegal casino – Bristol

  28-07-2026 17:01 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal casino in Bristol. Officers from the Harbourside Neighbourhood Policing Team, alongside the Gambling Commission and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU), carried out a search warrant at a premises in Lower College Street on Friday 10 July. A 36-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were…
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• From heartbreak to hope: Sister of murdered 16-year-old organises memorial event to fight knife crime

  28-07-2026 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been launched for people to get involved
  
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• Andy Burnham’s Government to continue closing asylum hotels, Downing Street says

  28-07-2026 16:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An asylum hotel in Bristol has already been closed
  
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• Love Island star shares why he didn't invite girls to one spot in villa

  28-07-2026 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island star addressed his 'wandering eye' and Casa Amor behaviour
  
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• Half of brits admit muting holiday group chats to dodge helping to plan trips

  28-07-2026 16:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A quarter of Gen Z travellers admit they've even gone as far as faking an illness to avoid helping out
  
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• Update after Portway closure as body found

  28-07-2026 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road was closed for around an hour
  
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• Mum and boyfriend jailed for brutal abuse and murder of girl, 2

  28-07-2026 16:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Isabelle Rose Welsh died last September, and suffering sustained abuse at the hands of Alexandra Walker and Harrison Simpson [National news]
  
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