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Western Daily Press
NI and business rate rises are double fault for Queen's Club
BUSINESS rate hikes and increases to employer national insurance have seen profits at Queen's Club slump by nearly 20%.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Ceasefire eases fears of interest rate hikes
FEARS of several interest rate hikes being made have eased as traders welcomed the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
West's drone industry gets £50m investment
NEW investment will boost expertise in maritime drone production and drive broader defence innovation across the South West of England, the Government has announced.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Is it spring yet? Joey sticks head out of pouch to check progress
THIS is the moment when a wallaby joey sticks its head out of a pouch in time for spring.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Man charged with murder of father of two outside bar
A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of a father of two who died following an assault outside a cocktail bar in Bournemouth.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
New Mango store for Cheltenham
FASHION brand Mango has opened a new store in Cheltenham, creating 10 jobs.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
'Heartbreaking to see damage of burglaries
SMALL business owners in South Bristol have been left heartbroken by a series of break-ins over Easter.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Evans looks closer to extending his stay at Rovers
THE Western Daily Press's sister website Bristol Live understands that the most important meeting between Bristol Rovers head coach Steve Evans and club chairman Hussain AlSaeed so far was due to have taken place yesterday, with both parties keen to extend the head coach's stay beyond this summer.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Farm Foods owner gets green light for £100m factory
PLANS for a new £100 million state-of-the-art factory in Wiltshire have been given the green light by the county council.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Starmer says ceasefire still leaves work to do
SIR Keir Starmer has said there was a “sense of real relief” at the ceasefire in the United States-Iran conflict, but he added that a lot of work still needed to be done to make the peace deal last and restore oil and gas supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
3 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
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2 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Razzle-dazzle of non-stop fun, song and dance
A SPECTACULAR showing of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat delighted a packed house on Tuesday's opening night at Theatre Royal Bath.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Former Channel 4 chairman chosen to steer Ofcom
CHANNEL 4’s former chairman has been named the UK Government's preferred next chief of the communications watchdog.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Inmate died after delay to fire detection
THE absence of automatic fire detection systems in prison cells delayed the response to a fire which killed a woman, a prevention of future deaths report has found.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
FREE SUMMER HORSE RACING TICKETS FOR EVERY READER
We have teamed up with Arena Racing who run 16 racecourses across the UK, to give away 5,000 tickets to each of the 26 entertainment-filled race meetings in May and June 2026.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Church to apologise for role in forced adoptions
THE Church of England is planning to issue an apology for its part in historical forced adoptions, it has been reported.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
City hopeful McCrorie will return for QPR trip
BRISTOL City “hope” that Ross McCrorie will be fit to feature at QPR after missing the Robins’ win over Sheffield United, Roy Hodgson has explained, while providing an update on the fitness of both George Tanner and Rob Dickie.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Football club boss defends its under-16s policy
THE chairman of Yate Town FC has defended the club's decision to ban unaccompanied under-16s until the end of the season in the wake of serious crowd trouble during a recent match.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Jane's break in the country
WERE you hoping to get your hands on A SIGNED CD copy of Jane McDonald's new album, Living The Dream, boasting nine original tracks and four stunning reworkings of country classics?
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Locomotive's nameplates to fetch up to £30k
MEMORABILIA linked to the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway is to be sold at auction.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Bob to lose beloved shed as rail firm eyes up garden
A MAN faces losing his beloved shed as Network Rail says it needs to take over the end of his garden to build a new railway station.
2 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Plan for rehab unit at former hospital axed
LANS dating back over a decade to open a rehabilitation unit at the former Frenchay Hospital have been scrapped, sparking anger.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Brighterdaysahead set to shine
BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD — can put her Cheltenham Festival defeat behind her to claim the William Hill Aintree Hurdle on the opening day of the Grand National Festival today.
2 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Harvest farewell to beloved gardener and pioneer David
HE was known across the region as the man with the allotments, having presented local TV programmes about the delights of growing veg in one.
3 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Temperature breaks early April record
YESTERDAY was the hottest day recorded in the first half of April since 1946, the Met Office said.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Farage says Trump was 'deeply frustrated'
NIGEL FARAGE has said he has not spoken to United States President Donald Trump since the start of the war against Iran, as he defended the US-Israeli action as “the right thing to do” if it removed Iran’s nuclear threat.
2 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Changes to 'take back control of energy supply'
THE UK Government has announced plans to speed up planning approvals for the Sizewell C nuclear project and a major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
2 min |
April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
ISRAELI strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut, Lebanon's capital, without warning yesterday, hours after a ceasefire ‘was announced in the United States-Israeli war with Iran.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Road ban for Gladiators star after speeding on M4
GLADIATORS presenter Barney Walsh has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught breaking a temporary 50mph speed limit on a motorway.
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April 09, 2026
Western Daily Press
Witness appeal after van driver hospitalised in road rage attack
A VAN driver ended up in hospital after a road rage incident in Stroud last month.
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