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• Police update as bomb squad called to North Bristol

  09-09-2026 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The device was exploded at the Clifton Downs
  
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• Armed police response after house damaged with 'weapon'

  09-09-2026 17:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two men were arrested in connection
  
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• Huge new 'Bristol On Ice' Christmas venue at amphitheatre for first time

  09-09-2026 17:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “We want it to be somewhere you can really make an afternoon or evening of it"
  
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• Bristol Airport traveller in tears amid flight cancellations 'chaos'

  09-09-2026 17:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was stranded in Amsterdam - without enough medication
  
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• Witness appeal after theft and collision at shop

  09-09-2026 17:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are releasing images of two people we would like to speak to in relation to an incident at a shop in North East Somerset. An unknown woman walked out of Coop, in Hill Court, Paulton, with a basket of food items she hadn’t paid for between 11am and 12pm on Thursday 3 September. A member of the public, a woman in her thirties, attempted to intervene and was involved in a collision with…
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• Bristol hospital secures £41m to upgrade surgical theatres, wards and maternity services

  09-09-2026 17:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Government has announced a £1.5 billion national investment package
  
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• Parking charges to be introduced at nine Bristol car parks next month

  09-09-2026 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council has put charges planned for Westbury Hill car park on hold
  
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• New name and new owners for iconic Gloucester Road pub

  09-09-2026 16:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'We’re keeping things local... keeping it Bristol'
  
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• Man arrested after 'disturbance' at funeral of teen killed in fatal A66 crash

  09-09-2026 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The service for 17-year-old Cole Worthy at Teesside Crematorium was disrupted after police were called to reports of a disturbance inside the venue
  
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• Search for BMW driver after superbike rider injured in crash

  09-09-2026 16:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The driver of a black BMW left the scene
  
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• Huge new 'mega-MAT' trust for Bristol and Somerset created by schools merger

  09-09-2026 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rise of the 'mega-MAT' through mergers continues
  
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• Mrs Brown's Boys crowned NTA's Best Comedy again and TV fans are baffled

  09-09-2026 16:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mrs Brown's Boys scooped the Best Comedy award at the National Television Awards for the third time, beating rivals including Not Going Out and Amandaland - and some viewers have questioned the result
  
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• Opening ban for busy Bristol bridge when temperatures hit 30C after heatwave chaos

  09-09-2026 15:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was stuck open earlier this year after becoming too hot
  
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• Petition demands Bristol 'weighting' on city council staff pay to cope with cost of living

  09-09-2026 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is officially the most expensive city for renters
  
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• Witness appeal after fail to stop collision

  09-09-2026 15:08 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Bristol last month. A rider of a Yamaha YZF-R1 suffered a broken leg after being involved in a collision with a black BMW at the Fitzroy Road junction with Berkely Road, in Speedwell, between 6.30-6.40pm on Monday 3 August. The rider of the motorbike, a man in his forties, was taken to hospital for treatment and has since…
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• River Severn bridge traffic held as 'emergency repairs' cause delays

  09-09-2026 14:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drivers were being held in both directions
  
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• M4 traffic held as 'emergency repairs' cause delays

  09-09-2026 14:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being held in both directions
  
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• Paramedics attacked in South Bristol after man flags ambulance down

  09-09-2026 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man became angry and started swearing too
  
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• Young adults are England and Wales’ biggest water users, data shows

  09-09-2026 13:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Younger generations are more likely to use more water than older adults through everyday habits such as taking longer showers or running the washing machine on smaller loads
  
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• Love Island fans uncover 'proof' of Lorenzo's relationship status after public display

  09-09-2026 12:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island's Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak have been attracting split rumours just weeks after winning the ITV dating show
  
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• Witness appeal after paramedics assaulted

  09-09-2026 12:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses to an incident of public order in which two paramedics were assaulted in Bristol. A man flagged down an ambulance and while paramedics tried to engage with him, he became angry and began swearing at members of the public in Callington Road at around 2.30pm on Sunday 30 August. The offender then assaulted two paramedics who tried to calm him down…
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• List of Bristol Airport cancellations today amid air traffic control issue

  09-09-2026 12:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the second day of travel disruption
  
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• Transport firm bids to base extra lorries at Avonmouth site

  09-09-2026 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A formal application has been submitted
  
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• Love Island's Priya Jaswal addresses TV future hours after Aidan split

  09-09-2026 11:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island star Priya Jaswal has opened up about her split from Aidan Murphy, revealing the pair decided to go their separate ways
  
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• CCTV appeal following burglaries in Yeovil

  09-09-2026 11:36 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are releasing images of a man we would like to speak to in connection with burglaries at a building in Yeovil. On two occasions entry was forced to the communal doorway to Central House, Church Street, in Yeovil, before parcels were stolen from the doorstep of a flat. The latest incident happened at around 3.20pm on Friday August 14. Enquiries continue into the incidents…
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• Body found near Bristol city centre park

  09-09-2026 10:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Her death is being treated as non-suspicious
  
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• BBC viewers floored as Bristol-set series drops 'terrifying' new episode

  09-09-2026 10:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC viewers have admitted the Bristol-based docuseries is a tough watch
  
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• Men in court charged with theft and burglary

  09-09-2026 10:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Three men have appeared in court charged with burglaries and thefts in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. Christopher Rost-Aldridge, 36, of Farm Street, Highbridge, Andrei McLanaghan, 32, of Church Street, Highbridge, and Callum Moxey 36, of no fixed abode, were charged and remanded to appear at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 8 September. Rost-Aldridge has been charged with two…
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• Bomb squad called to Clifton Downs as device detonated

  09-09-2026 10:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A witness claimed it was a suspected "hand grenade"
  
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• A quarter of young adults would trust a tradesperson based on their appearance

  09-09-2026 09:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Younger adults are more likely to trust a tradesperson based on how they look rather than asking for their qualifications.
  
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