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• Tomlin joins Bristol Rovers' coaching staff

  30-10-2026 17:01 via BBC News
  
  Lee Tomlin joins Steve Evans' staff at Bristol Rovers as a first-team coach.
  
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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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• Work starts on huge new urban park and lake at Brabazon next to Aviva Arena

  12-11-2026 13:22 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It will be the same size as Castle Park
  
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• Woman found injured in M32 underpass

  12-11-2026 13:04 via Bristol Post - News
  
  She was found in the early morning
  
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• 'Scuffle' led to man dying with his body found on Bristol rooftop days later

  12-11-2026 12:59 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A man accused of murdering Anthony 'Tony' Clemmings is on trial at Bristol Crown Court
  
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• Full recovery from schools cyber-attack could take 'years' says council leader

  12-11-2026 12:52 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Around 320,000 files were uploaded to the dark web
  
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• Young people feel 'hopeless' about climate change

  12-11-2026 12:50 via BBC News
  
  With a record summer this year in the UK, many people may be feeling anxious about climate change.
  
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• HMRC announces Child Benefit payment increase

  12-11-2026 12:04 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Families eligible for Child Benefit currently receive weekly payments of £27.05 for their eldest or only child and £17.90 per other child
  
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• Eurostar delays after bomb threat as trains 'unable to pass' in France

  12-11-2026 11:50 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Eurostar has issued a statement confirming that delays to trains are being caused by a request from the French authorities, who are investigating a bomb alert at Calais-Frethun station in northern France [National Story]
  
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• Covid 'more likely' to spread in two areas this winter

  12-11-2026 11:46 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Covid transmits 'very easily'
  
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• Six month traffic ban on historic bridge as more repairs needed

  12-11-2026 11:34 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It's one of Bristol's most historic bridges
  
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• Poundland set for more time to save 12,000 jobs after crunch talks

  12-11-2026 10:23 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The discount chain looks set to avoid immediate collapse
  
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• Experts say truth about Loch Ness is 'really rather ordinary'

  12-11-2026 09:55 via Bristol Post - News
  
  68% of people have made the same mistake
  
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• 'Green lung' park to be created near city arena

  12-11-2026 09:00 via BBC News
  
  New images are revealed for the major green space close to the Bristol arena.
  
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• Passenger suing BA for more than £50,000 after breaking leg in fall

  12-11-2026 07:33 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Lawyers say the injury was caused by British Airways' negligence
  
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• Hospital left terminally ill grandmother in storeroom for 48 hours

  12-11-2026 07:24 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The health board has apologised and said it is under 'significant pressure'
  
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• TV stars and authors to descend on city for lit fest

  12-11-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  More than 5,000 people are set to attend the event this weekend.
  
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• Bristol Airport locals lodge official complaint over hundreds of night flights

  12-11-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  They say the local council isn't doing enough to stop them
  
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• £365,000 mural faces fresh repairs but readers say 'fix the bridge instead!'

  12-11-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Council staff have begun cleaning Bristol's Our Common Ground mural at The Centre
  
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• Banes Council admits 90% of its artwork is not on show

  12-11-2026 02:03 via BBC News
  
  More than 500,000 pieces of art are owned by 225 councils, the BBC finds, but most of it is storage.
  
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• Hundreds of Bristol companies closed down in just one month

  12-11-2026 01:01 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It's a challenging time for business owners
  
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• Man charged with firearms offence after Fishponds police shooting

  11-11-2026 20:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The incident happened last month in Fishponds
  
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• Man charged with possessing imitation firearm

  11-11-2026 19:37 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A man has appeared in court today, Wednesday 11 November, charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Bayiss Hussein, 42, of Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol, was arrested on Wednesday morning, 11 November, and appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court the same day, when he was remanded into custody pending a further hearing at Bristol Crown Court on…
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• No ban on David Walliams books in South Gloucestershire schools and libraries

  11-11-2026 19:36 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The celebrity failed in a bid to stop allegations published
  
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• More strike days announced as desperate parents protest at Bristol school gates

  11-11-2026 18:44 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Parents have plastered schools with messages showing their frustration
  
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• Nearly half of Black Friday shoppers say reliable Wi-Fi is key to bagging the best deals

  11-11-2026 18:39 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Reliable Wi-Fi is essential to bagging the best Black Friday deals, but two thirds of Brits have to deal with broadband frustrations on a weekly basis.
  
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• School strike sparks counter protest from parents

  11-11-2026 18:33 via BBC News
  
  Parents say strikes at a SEND school mean their children have missed 16 days over recent months.
  
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• Government-backed energy firm Smartway Energy enters administration

  11-11-2026 17:23 via Bristol Post - News
  
  An official notice published to the Gazette revealed that it had entered administration
  
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