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Councils to get £1.1bn fund for recycling from packaging fees
COUNCILS in England are set to receive a share of £1.1 billion in recycling funding taken from money charged to companies for the packaging they produce.
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July 29, 2025
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'Culture crisis' warning
THE 1975 singer Matty Healy has warned of “cultural erasure” as he threw his support behind a new festival which aims to back small music venues.
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July 29, 2025
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Darts Littler eyes more majors after Matchplay success
LUKE Littler won his first World Matchplay crown as James Wade's remarkable run in Blackpool fell at the final hurdle.
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July 29, 2025
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'Safety hazard' Residents hit out at lack of action over flytipping
PEOPLE living in a road in South Bristol say an access lane that serves their back gardens and garages is now impassable because of years of council inaction over regular reports of flytipping.
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July 29, 2025
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Formula One Norris: Oscar did better job than me at the beginning
LANDO Norris admitted Oscar Piastri showed more commitment than him after his world championship hopes were dealt a blow as he allowed his rival to breeze past him and win Sunday's rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix.
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July 29, 2025
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How to be a better listener
SAMARITANS EXPERTS SHARE TIPS ON OFFERING SUPPORT WITHOUT JUDGMENT.
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July 29, 2025
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Four teenagers charged after biker injured
FOUR teenagers have been charged in connection with an incident in Hartcliffe two months ago that left a biker injured.
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July 29, 2025
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Rugby Lions star Russell targets series whitewash against Aussies
Finn Russell insists the British and Irish Lions have arrived in Sydney for the final week of their Australia tour intent on completing a series whitewash over the Wallabies.
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July 29, 2025
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Scrum on down Harbourside fan zone for world cup
BRISTOL will host a fan zone in the city for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 this September.
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July 29, 2025
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Salute to sporting giants Huge new mural celebrates Robins’ heroes
A MISSION to fill South Bristol with huge murals that celebrate the history of Bristol City is about to unveil its biggest one yet - with two of the biggest names in street art in the city up the cherry picker with the spray cans.
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July 29, 2025
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Trump in praise of UK's bid to cut boat crossings
US President Donald Trump has suggested that the UK is “doing a fantastic thing” in trying to reduce immigration via small boat crossings.
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July 29, 2025
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When your rhythm is off beat
How to spot and manage heart fibrillations, by CAMILLA FOSTER
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July 29, 2025
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It was a pretty mental week for me, admits Jones
HUW Jones admitted he had been riding an emotional rollercoaster, culminating in the British and Irish Lions clinching a series victory over Australia.
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July 29, 2025
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Mystery killing with an incompetent villain
Sixty years ago this month, Bristolians were gripped by a sensational murder trial with shades of a famous novel and film. Eugene Byrne tells the story of the Talentless Mr Bamber.
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July 29, 2025
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'Violent' Star Wars reclassified
STAR Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace has been reclassified from universal (U) to parental guidance (PG) by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) because of “moderate violence” in a lightsabre fight.
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July 29, 2025
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Bills shock Meters will send data to energy firms to save council cash
BRISTOL City Council has been forced to pay huge energy bills as staff cannot access some electricity meters.
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July 29, 2025
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Breadmakers' merger deal on the table after months of talks
HISTORIC breadmakers Hovis and Kingsmill are poised for a landmark merger, with their respective owners expected to seal the deal following months of negotiations.
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July 29, 2025
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BLAST FROM ROMAN PAST
THE city of Pompeii was so well preserved beneath the volcanic ash of Vesuvius that it offers an unparalleled glimpse of what day to day life would have been like for the citizens of this ancient Roman city.
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July 29, 2025
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Grave discovery
FOLLOWING our article about the amazing Ridgeway Park Cemetery in Eastville a couple of weeks ago (BT, July 15) Alan Freke mailed in about a very spooky experience he had there about five years ago when he was researching the life of local doctor Geoffrey Culank (who he later found was buried in the nearby Jewish cemetery).
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July 29, 2025
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Bayern close to sealing a deal for Reds striker Diaz
LIVERPOOL have agreed a 75 million euro deal with Bayern Munich for Reds forward Luis Diaz, the PA news agency understands.
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July 29, 2025
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£1m junction upgrade to cause disruption for rest of the year
WORKS to improve a key junction in the city centre are set to cause disruption for months, Bristol City Council has warned.
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July 29, 2025
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Criticism from within
TWO prominent Israeli rights groups have said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organisations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war.
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July 29, 2025
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Cricket England bring back Overton for Oval cruncher with India
ENGLAND have recalled Jamie Overton to a 15-man squad for the series decider against India at the Kia Oval this week as they consider whether to make changes following a bruising fourth Test.
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July 29, 2025
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Court 'False name used to lure pensioner to his door before he was fatally attacked'
A PENSIONER was lured to his door by a man pretending to be someone he knew before being beaten, robbed and left fatally injured, a court has heard.
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July 29, 2025
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Social care sector faces challenges
THE number of jobs in adult social care in England filled by British nationals has fallen by 85,000 since the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report which warns of challenges ahead for recruitment in the long-stretched sector.
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July 29, 2025
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Football Stokes set for return to training, says City boss Struber
GERHARD Struber has provided an update on the fitness of Josh Stokes following Bristol City’s draw with Cheltenham Town, confirming that he is hopeful he will return to first-team training this week.
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July 29, 2025
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Climate Council switches focus to heatwaves and floods
BRISTOL is making huge progress on reducing its impact on climate change and has halved its greenhouse gas emissions over 15 years.
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July 29, 2025
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Swinney calls for new vote on independence
FIRST Minister John Swinney has called for a \"legal referendum recognised by all\" on Scottish independence if the SNP wins a Holyrood election majority.
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July 29, 2025
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Respected author who devoted a lifetime to the natural world
South Gloucestershire naturalist John Leonard Knapp, born in the mid-18th century, was the David Attenborough of his time, raising concerns over deforestation, over-population, loss of natural habitat and the decline of species and even climate change. Now Sir George White explains how he not only came to write Knapp's biography, but to include with it a fifth enlarged edition of Knapp's celebrated work, which has never been published before.
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July 29, 2025
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Rogue trader continued to defraud his victims despite court order
A ROGUE trader who continued to defraud his victims in defiance of a court order has been spared jail.
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