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• ‘Lorries keep driving into my house’ but council plans to make lorry access even easier

  10-12-2025 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of petitioners are calling for a ban on lorries using the steep and narrow road
  
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• One factor has caused DWP disability benefit claims to surge £900m

  12-12-2025 07:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The reason more people are now claiming disability benefits has been explained in a new report
  
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• Half of secondary pupils have avoided school because of anxiety

  12-12-2025 07:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Year 13 pupils were six times more likely than year 7 pupils to report avoiding school due to stress
  
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• Wes Streeting says flu could triple and NHS could collapse at Christmas

  12-12-2025 07:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary has urged doctors to call off planned strikes
  
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• Government says 'shadow of war is knocking' in threat from Russia

  12-12-2025 07:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The armed forces minister says the UK has to ' increase our lethality'
  
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• Foreign Office alert over holidays to Spain, Greece and France

  12-12-2025 07:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Major changes are being implemented across Europe that will affect British travellers over the festive period
  
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• Well-known Bristol football fan died in tragic fall from lamppost putting up flags

  12-12-2025 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  City fan Paul Lumber was a published author of books about the days of football casuals in the 1980s
  
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• Timeline of investigation into 'homophobic' attacks in Bristol park

  12-12-2025 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating four assaults
  
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• Hospital staff told to wear masks amid 'worst flu season in years'

  12-12-2025 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People with symptoms have also been strongly discouraged from visiting healthcare settings
  
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• Bollards to be removed in liveable neighbourhood after fire service delays

  12-12-2025 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An FoI request showed how fire engines have been repeatedly delayed
  
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• Avoid HMRC fines for crossing 'threshold' selling on Vinted - what to do

  12-12-2025 05:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new calculator helps side hustlers check if they've passed the £1,000 Self-Assessment threshold before the January 2026 deadline
  
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• Doctor explains 'Christmas Tree Syndrome' symptoms caused by festive decorations

  12-12-2025 02:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Although not an officially recognised condition, 'Christmas Tree Syndrome' encompasses some very real symptoms
  
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• MP arrested for rape allegations rebuffs petition calling for his resignation

  11-12-2025 18:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dan Norris has not been charged and remains under investigation
  
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• Men named and charged after spate of burglaries on the edge of Bristol

  11-12-2025 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BMW cars, golf clubs and more were stolen while the occupants slept
  
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• Aardman, Bristol Old Vic and Balloon Fiesta demand city council abandons culture cuts

  11-12-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council plans to cut all £635k of funding
  
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• Mystery after hundreds of raw sausages dumped near Bristol footpath

  11-12-2025 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We don't know either
  
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• Number of flu patients in hospital across the South West by NHS trust

  11-12-2025 16:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Experts have warned there is 'no peak in sight'
  
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• Home Bargains reduces bumper Xmas Dove, Radox, and Vaseline gift set to half price

  11-12-2025 16:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The discount retailer has reduced the branded skincare gift set to half price
  
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• Three men charged over burglaries

  11-12-2025 16:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with burglaries and attempted burglaries of homes in South Gloucestershire. We linked seven offences which happened in August and September in Downend, Hanham, Longwell Green, Mangotsfield and Staple Hill. In the burglaries the doors were forced and entry gained while the householders slept. Three men, all from Weston-super-Mare…
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• Drug-driver reported for swerving across A39 banned from driving

  11-12-2025 16:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A drug-driver who was reported for swerving across the A39 near Wells has been disqualified from driving for five years. Jack Brownless, 39, also struck a wall before continuing his journey and came to a stop at the Green Ore Crossroads, where police found him at around 5.45pm on Monday 22 August. Body worn footage from officers shows an impaired Brownless struggling to understand basic…
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• Dr Amir Khan urges Brits to keep 1 item in loo to aid bowel movement

  11-12-2025 16:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We all know it's important to go to the loo regularly, but it isn't always that easy. Dr Amir Khan said keeping a key item in the loo could aid bowel movement
  
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• Doctor shares NHS prescription alert to diabetics, asthmatics and more

  11-12-2025 15:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  GP surgeries and pharmacies face reduced hours, with experts advising people to plan ahead
  
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• Security tightened as pictures show valuable items stolen from Bristol Museum collection

  11-12-2025 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We're deeply saddened"
  
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• Exact Ryanair and easyJet seats with extra legroom at no extra cost

  11-12-2025 14:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Experts at Which? have identified specific seats on Ryanair and easyJet flights that offer extra legroom without paying more
  
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• Scientists find washing machine cycle that keeps clothes in better condition for longer

  11-12-2025 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Different settings were put through their paces in rigorous tests of t-shirts
  
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• Man slashed in the face in Bristol city centre

  11-12-2025 13:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police now want to speak to a person captured on camera
  
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• Treasure Island a triumph as classic Bristol story comes home

  11-12-2025 13:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "A play set in, performed by, for and with Bristol, and perfect for young and old alike"
  
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• Hundreds of items taken in 'high-value' museum raid

  11-12-2025 13:16 via bbc.com
  More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection were taken.
  
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• Hundreds of British Empire artefacts stolen in Bristol

  11-12-2025 13:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to trace the men captured on camera
  
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• Home Bargains £5 hanging mirror rivals high street store's more expensive version

  11-12-2025 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can buy the 'charming' set of three mirrors from Home Bargains stores
  
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