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Rejected Plan for music event at skate park refused
PLAN to hold a mini punk music festival at a skatepark underneath the busiest stretch of road in Bristol has been rejected by the council’s licensing committee, after the police objected saying they feared it could get out of hand.
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August 18, 2025
Bristol Post
Scrap two-child cap on benefits - Kinnock
LABOUR must scrap the two-child cap on benefits to lift children out of poverty, the party’s former leader Neil Kinnock has said.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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The battle for the islands
THEY would get there by two routes: advancing north along the coast of New Guinea and, at the same time, island-hopping through the Solomons, a bitter campaign that culminated in the capture of New Georgia and part of Bougainville in October and November 1943 respectively.
3 min |
August 18, 2025
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Rape hell I'm speaking out now to help other women
A COURAGEOUS Bristol woman who was sexually assaulted by her downstairs neighbour has revealed how he monitored her movements around her flat to orchestrate the horrific attack.
4 min |
August 18, 2025
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Streets awash with colour as City fans celebrate
Bristol City fans at Flag Day in West Street on Saturday
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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WEPL Phoenix rise to the top following victory over Brislington
JUST four points separate the top three sides chasing the one promotion place from WEPL's Bristol & North Somerset division after another afternoon of drama.
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August 18, 2025
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Pervaiz stars with six-wicket haul in Stapleton's tied finish with Downend
TIES are a rare event in any form of cricket but Stapleton have now managed two in a row after finishing all square with neighbours Downend 2nds in a thrilling Martin Berrill Sports Bristol & District League derby.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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Ipswich and Saints share spoils in battle of relegated sides
IPSWICH Town and Southampton earned a point apiece as the battle of two of the relegated clubs from last season's Premier League ended 1-1 at Portman Road yesterday.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Cricket Thorburn hails 'awesome' unbeaten ton from Bancroft
CAMERON Bancroft scored a superbly-judged unbeaten hundred to guide Gloucestershire to a convincing five-wicket victory over Glamorgan on Friday and extend their winning start to the Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign to four games at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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Council tells National Grid to delay works amid traffic chaos on roads
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has postponed a set of roadworks amid a summer of chaos for motorists.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Housing Plan to turn former pub in East Street into 16-bed HMP
T was once one of South Bristol’s biggest pubs, but now developers have submitted a plan to turn The Assembly in Bedminster into a small shop at the front with a shared house for 16 people built behind it.
3 min |
August 18, 2025
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'Sweet reminder healing happens in more ways than one' Hospital bees' honey crop
TWO hives introduced to the grounds of Bristol's biggest hospital have begun producing honey, just over a year after the special ‘gentle and calm’ bees arrived.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Reform attacked over plan to scrap online safely law
Nigel Farage and Reform UK risk \"failing a generation of young women\" if they scrap online safety laws aimed at preventing revenge porn, Angela Rayner has said.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Starmer is heading to Washington
SIR Keir Starmer will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders for a meeting with United States President Donald Trump at the White House today, Downing Street said yesterday.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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What does the Supreme Court's car finance verdict mean for you?
The Supreme Court recently reached a decision on car finance complaints that had huge implications for anyone who has bought a car on finance over the last decade or two.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
Bristol Post
Bath fail to make domination count at Twerton Park
BATH City, despite dominating the game for long spells, opened their home National League South campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Dover Athletic at Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Hanham clinch win with two late goals against Broadwell
THE top five teams in the Gloucestershire County League are on four points after two games, including Hanham Athletic after their 3-1 home win against Broadwell Amateurs.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
Bristol Post
Rovers show character but sending-off proves costly
Talking points from Bristol Rovers' defeat to Chesterfield at the SMH Group Stadium, by Dan Hargraves
3 min |
August 18, 2025
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Non-League Yate's away-day misery
YATE Town suffered a 3-0 defeat at Hanwell Town in their first away game back in Southern League Premier South.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Football Rovers boss frustrated after Senior's 'soft' dismissal
DARRELL Clarke believes the decision to send off Joel Senior in Bristol Rovers' 3-1 defeat at Chesterfield is a decision referee Sam Mulhall will be \"disappointed\" with after it \"determined the game.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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Football I knew it would be a very difficult game, admits Struber
GERHARD Struber was left with a feeling of “frustration” following Bristol City’s draw with Charlton Athletic, with the Robins boss disappointed to see his side allow the game to become a “ping-pong fight” in the second half.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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Illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized by police
A POLICE crackdown on illegal e-scooters and e-bikes in Bristol has continued - this time police stopped riders and seized their vehicles on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path in east Bristol.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Warning over 'decade of decline' for rare chalk stream in England
SURVEYING shows one of England's important chalk streams has suffered “a decade of decline”, campaigners have warned as they call for more action to protect the globally-rare habitat.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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The greatest gamble in military history... and why it backfired
PEARL HARBOR WAS PLANNED BY THE JAPANESE AS A KNOCKOUT BLOW AGAINST AMERICA. INSTEAD, IT WOKE A SLEEPING GIANT AND HELPED GUARANTEE ALLIED VICTORY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. ROBERT LYMAN REVEALS WHY
7 min |
August 18, 2025
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CCTV appeal after 80-year-old woman has handbag stolen
POLICE are investigating after an elderly woman's handbag was stolen from a pharmacy.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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FA Cup Mangotsfield move into first qualifying round
MANGOTSFIELD United were the only local team to progress in the FA Cup on Saturday after a 3-0 Cossham Street success against Cribbs in the preliminary round.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Council hopeful community farm can be saved
A POPULAR council-owned farm could be saved, with a new operator planned to takeover the site by spring next year. Grimsbury Farm in Kingswood has faced an uncertain future, and in recent years there were fears the free family-friendly attraction could be at risk of closure.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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Bond ‘has to be a guy’
DAME Helen Mirren has said that while she is a feminist the next James Bond “has to be a guy”.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
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'Truly inspirational' £24,000 raised in tribute to pals killed on ride to salute D-Day heroes
A LOCAL scooter club has raised over £24,000 for charity in memory of three of its beloved members, who died in a crash earlier this year.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
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Palestine Action 'is more than regular protest group'
HOME Secretary Yvette Cooper has labelled Palestine Action more than “a regular protest group”.
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