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• Businesses supported to reopen safely as lockdown restrictions are relaxed

  04-07-2020 13:14 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council’s licensing team has been working with hospitality businesses to enable them to reopen safely this weekend.
  
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• Businesses supported to reopen safely as lockdown restrictions are relaxed - Weston Mercury

  04-07-2020 13:09 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Businesses supported to reopen safely as lockdown restrictions are relaxed  Weston Mercury
  
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• Police urge people to act responsibly as pubs and restaurants reopen

  04-07-2020 11:55 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Police are expecting a busy weekend as pubs and restaurants open for the first time in three months.
  
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• Care home enables loved ones to reunite in virus-proof room

  04-07-2020 10:45 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Care home residents are being reunited with their loved ones after weeks apart in Nailsea, thanks to a Covid-19 proof visitors’ room.
  
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• Thousands of women miss out on life-saving smear tests - Weston Mercury

  04-07-2020 10:00 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Thousands of women miss out on life-saving smear tests  Weston Mercury
  
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• Gardeners to host virtual flower festival in Nailsea - North Somerset Times

  03-07-2020 16:31 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Gardeners to host virtual flower festival in Nailsea  North Somerset Times
  
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• Gardeners to host virtual flower festival in Nailsea

  03-07-2020 16:31 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  People in Nailsea who have been nurturing their gardens in lockdown can show off their skills in a virtual flower show.
  
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• Thousands of women miss out on life-saving smear tests

  03-07-2020 14:11 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Thousands of North Somerset women missed their last smear test and health leaders fear the pandemic will prevent even more people from accessing the health checks.
  
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• Coronavirus cases rise to 905 in North Somerset - Weston Mercury

  03-07-2020 14:00 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus cases rise to 905 in North Somerset  Weston Mercury
  
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• Portishead Festival of Song online raises more than £500 for Vision 2020

  03-07-2020 13:53 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  More than 60 singers took part in Portishead Festival of Song online to raise more than £500 towards a church redevelopment project.
  
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• Coronavirus: Where can I now go on holiday in the UK?

  03-07-2020 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Where can I go and what can do on a holiday in the UK?
  
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• Police pay respects to long-serving special constable

  03-07-2020 13:36 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Police officers paid tribute to a member of the Special Constabulary who died of coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus cases rise to 905 in North Somerset

  03-07-2020 13:33 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus cases in North Somerset has almost doubled following the release of new data.
  
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• Bath pub manager 'worried' about large party bookings

  03-07-2020 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Cussens says it should not be up to staff to challenge customers on whether they are following guidance.
  
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• Pubs across Weston to reopen this weekend - Weston Mercury

  03-07-2020 12:55 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Pubs across Weston to reopen this weekend  Weston Mercury
  
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• Pubs across North Somerset to open again this weekend - North Somerset Times

  03-07-2020 12:55 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Pubs across North Somerset to open again this weekend  North Somerset Times
  
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• Pubs across North Somerset to open again this weekend

  03-07-2020 12:52 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Some pubs across the Times patch will reopen this weekend.
  
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• Crucial system fighting to win war against virus

  03-07-2020 12:00 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  The NHS Test and Trace service brings together testing, contact tracing and outbreak management into an end-to-end service to stop the spread of the virus and help us move out of lockdown.
  
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• Council develops Covid-19 outbreak management plan with government funding

  03-07-2020 10:01 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  A detailed plan revealing how North Somerset will respond if a local outbreak of coronavirus occurs has been published.
  
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• South Somerset Council: Battery bank generates cash for frontline services

  03-07-2020 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surplus solar and wind power is bought while the price is low and sold back when demand is high.
  
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• Weston-super-Mare stabbing: Two men charged with murder

  02-07-2020 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mikhail Hanid was found with knife wounds in Weston-super-Mare and later died in hospital.
  
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• Coronavirus: Is it the right time for pubs to reopen?

  02-07-2020 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pubs and restaurants can reopen from Saturday but is it the right time for this to happen?
  
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• The Green Party of England and Wales In Europe

  02-07-2020 18:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Another rejection for developer’s plans for 50 homes in village

  02-07-2020 17:16 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Land agent Gladman Homes’ latest attempt to get 50 houses built in a village have been dismissed by North Somerset Council.
  
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• Community enjoys distance fun run

  02-07-2020 15:50 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Many families enjoyed being out and taking part in St Nicholas Chantry School’s Social Distance Fun Run last month.
  
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• This is when libraries across North Somerset will start to re-open - Bristol Live

  02-07-2020 15:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This is when libraries across North Somerset will start to re-open  Bristol Live
  
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• Rotary donates more than £300 to support children's learning in lockdown - North Somerset Times

  02-07-2020 15:00 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Rotary donates more than £300 to support children's learning in lockdown  North Somerset Times
  
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• Portishead Rotary donates more than £300 to Trinity School - North Somerset Times

  02-07-2020 15:00 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Portishead Rotary donates more than £300 to Trinity School  North Somerset Times
  
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• North Wales site hardest hit by 1700 Airbus job cuts - Somerset County Gazette

  02-07-2020 13:41 via somersetcountygazette.co.uk
  
  North Wales site hardest hit by 1700 Airbus job cuts  Somerset County Gazette
  
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• Music video help wanted

  02-07-2020 13:41 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  A Nailsea-based band are appealing for help in filming their next music video.
  
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• WATCH: Video looks back on more than 100 days of coronavirus lockdown

  02-07-2020 12:46 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  It has been more than 100 days since the South West went into lockdown with along with all of the UK to try and limit the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Rotary donates more than £300 to support children’s learning in lockdown

  02-07-2020 12:41 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Portishead Rotary Club has donated almost £350 to support children’s learning during lockdown.
  
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• Young artists in the making

  02-07-2020 10:38 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Clevedon primary school children have been introduced to the work of local Modernist artist Doris Hatt, whose teacher has close links with the pioneer.
  
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• Thousands of small businesses urged to apply for council grant support - Weston Mercury

  02-07-2020 08:00 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Thousands of small businesses urged to apply for council grant support  Weston Mercury
  
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• Councils 'need culture change' to boost diversity, campaigner says

  02-07-2020 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only 4% of English councillors are not white and the Local Government Association backs calls for change.
  
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• Thousands of small businesses urged to apply for council grant support

  01-07-2020 18:19 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council has reopened its Small Business Grants Discretionary Fund.
  
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• North Somerset Council develops Covid-19 outbreak management plan with £800k Government funds - Weston Mercury

  01-07-2020 17:48 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council develops Covid-19 outbreak management plan with £800k Government funds  Weston Mercury
  
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• Council develops local virus outbreak plan with government cash - Weston Mercury

  01-07-2020 17:48 via thewestonmercury.co.uk
  
  Council develops local virus outbreak plan with government cash  Weston Mercury
  
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• Council develops Covid-19 outbreak management plan with government funding - North Somerset Times

  01-07-2020 17:48 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Council develops Covid-19 outbreak management plan with government funding  North Somerset Times
  
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• PC 'didn't tell paramedics about woman's overdose'

  01-07-2020 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PC Emma Benson-Shaw is also accused of turning off her body-worn camera to collude with a colleague.
  
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• Caroline Lucas on creating a politics of belonging

  01-07-2020 15:44 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Twenty youths flout lockdown restrictions to swim in Portishead Marina - North Somerset Times

  01-07-2020 13:00 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Twenty youths flout lockdown restrictions to swim in Portishead Marina  North Somerset Times
  
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• School children enjoy virtual trip to Washington museum

  01-07-2020 12:57 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  Year six pupils at a Backwell school enjoyed a virtual trip to the USA as part of their remote learning programme during lockdown.
  
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• Twenty youths flout lockdown restrictions to swim in Portishead Marina

  01-07-2020 12:56 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  A group of around 20 youths have been advised not to enter Portishead Marina by police after being spotted swimming and flouting social-distancing guidelines.
  
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• Nailsea 'It’s okay to be white' posters investigated

  01-07-2020 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The posters were torn down by a "disgusted" resident from the glass doors of a shopping centre.
  
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• When will Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Wraxall reopen? - North Somerset Times

  01-07-2020 08:55 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  When will Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Wraxall reopen?  North Somerset Times
  
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• South West's largest zoo reopens to public - North Somerset Times

  01-07-2020 08:55 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  South West's largest zoo reopens to public  North Somerset Times
  
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• Bins must be out for collection earlier in North Somerset - Bristol Live

  01-07-2020 08:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bins must be out for collection earlier in North Somerset  Bristol Live
  
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• Paul Wells: Tributes paid to man found dead in Highbridge

  01-07-2020 07:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Wells was "respected and loved by everyone who came into his life", his family says.
  
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• Prisons watchdog finds children 'routinely handcuffed'

  01-07-2020 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prisons watchdog report says the practice is "inappropriate and very concerning".
  
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