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• Bristol Harbourside Greenshank cafe returns after sinking

  23-06-2023 17:49 via BBC News
  
  The boat underwent an 18-month refit after spending three weeks at the bottom of the docks in 2021.
  
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• BMW car key burglar locked up after two-month crime spree in Bristol and Gloucestershire

  13-11-2026 12:18 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The offences were committed across the region
  
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• Man hit with huge fine after his waste was dumped at Severn Beach

  13-11-2026 12:04 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A warning has been issued to anyone who is paying for their waste to be removed
  
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• Jet2 offering five pairs of free holidays as many have same regret

  13-11-2026 11:52 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Molly Smith and Tom Clare are backing the campaign
  
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• Microsoft outage disrupts hospital communications

  13-11-2026 11:45 via BBC News
  
  Hospitals are issuing guidance to patients as staff are unable to send or receive emails.
  
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• Water firm pleads guilty after four killed in blast

  13-11-2026 11:44 via BBC News
  
  Wessex Water admits failing to ensure employee safety over an explosion at its Bristol site.
  
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• Bristol icon Morph recreated as bronze statues to fund restoration

  13-11-2026 11:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The project is 'Bristol through and through'
  
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• New data claims to confirm provider of 'Bristol's fastest broadband'

  13-11-2026 10:45 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It analysed speed tests over the course of a month to draw its conclusions
  
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• Wessex Water due in court on over fatal Avonmouth explosion

  13-11-2026 10:32 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The explosion killed four workers nearly six years ago
  
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• Wessex Water due in court on corporate manslaughter charges

  13-11-2026 10:32 via Bristol Post - News
  
  An explosion in Avonmouth killed four workers nearly six years ago
  
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• Microsoft outage hits hundreds of thousands worldwide as patch issued

  13-11-2026 09:20 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Microsoft has released a new patch for Microsoft 365 after a global outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot [National news]
  
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• Man sentenced over car key burglaries

  13-11-2026 09:18 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A man has been sentenced to four years and two months’ detention in a young offenders’ unit after admitting four counts of burglary. Deniz Dikmen, 20, of Coalpit Heath, admitted charges relating to car key burglaries in Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. Two homes in Cam, one in Westbury-on-Trym and one in Yate were burgled between 15 June and 9 August 2026. In each case…
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• School hack takes 'huge mental toll' on teachers

  13-11-2026 09:15 via BBC News
  
  Teachers at 39 schools run by Bristol City Council say they do not have access to key resources.
  
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• Bristol then and now: Temple Meads and fashion

  13-11-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Another interactive photo gallery showing how the city has changed over the past century.
  
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• Christmas market fears as roadworks cause long delays

  13-11-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Residents said temporarily lifting a liveable neighbourhood scheme would help the congestion.
  
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• Devastated owner of cat hurt in hit-and-run calls for new law

  13-11-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  She's set up a GoFundMe page to help with the cat's treatment
  
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• Controversial plan for phone mast in South Bristol park withdrawn after hundreds object

  13-11-2026 06:39 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It will be put back on a nearby building instead
  
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• M4 accident sparks gridlock between Bath and Bristol

  12-11-2026 22:14 via Bristol Post - News
  
  This is an evolving situation and Bristol Live will be bringing you updates throughout the evening
  
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• No radical change after nationalisation, GWR says

  12-11-2026 21:03 via BBC News
  
  Great Western Railways says it is working on a seamless transition into public ownership.
  
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• Man arrested after teenage girl raped in park

  12-11-2026 20:34 via BBC News
  
  A man in his late teens is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of rape in Bath

  12-11-2026 19:38 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  An arrest has been made this evening in connection with a rape investigation in Bath. A man, in his late-teens, was arrested on suspicion of the rape of a teenage girl in Parade Gardens late last night (Wednesday 11 November). The girl is being supported and kept updated of the latest developments in our investigation.
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• M4 accident sparks gridlock between Bath and Bristol - updates

  12-11-2026 19:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  This is an evolving situation and Bristol Live will be bringing you updates throughout the evening
  
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• No plans to remove Walliams books from West libraries

  12-11-2026 18:52 via BBC News
  
  The author and actor denies allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power.
  
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• Weston man threatened to cut up and eat sex worker

  12-11-2026 17:49 via Bristol Post - News
  
  He was jailed at Bristol Crown Court
  
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• Investigation underway following rape in Bath

  12-11-2026 17:01 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A cordon has been in place following an incident in Parade Gardens, Bath, overnight. An investigation is taking place into the rape of a teenage girl that happened at approximately 11.30pm last night (Wednesday 11 November). Forensic and CCTV enquiries are taking place to try to identify the person responsible. The suspect is described as a Black male, with short dark hair and clean…
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• Armed police swarm property in Stockwood

  12-11-2026 16:24 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the incident
  
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• Building Society opens flagship branch as local banking services demand grows

  12-11-2026 15:44 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Skipton Building Society has opened a new flagship branch as research shows a growing appetite for in-person banking services despite the rise of digital banking.
  
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• Man jailed for West Country theft conspiracy

  12-11-2026 14:20 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A man has been jailed, and a second is awaiting sentence after admitting conspiracy to steal agricultural and plant machinery across the West Country. Charlie Hughes, 29, of Ilchester, was handed a 47-month jail term at Taunton Crown Court, sitting at North Somerset Court House, on Friday 23 October. The sentence included the activation of a previous suspended sentence for handling…
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• Historic bridge to close to traffic for major repairs

  12-11-2026 14:16 via BBC News
  
  The swing mechanism and original control systems on Prince Street Bridge will be upgraded.
  
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• Residents told to 'keep windows and doors shut' after deliberate rubbish fire

  12-11-2026 13:47 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Enquiries are ongoing
  
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