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Huge fire destroys historic pier

7 hours 32 min ago
A huge fire tears through the historic Grand Pier in the North Somerset resort of Weston-Super-Mare.
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French war heroine film tribute

Sun, 2008-07-27 15:22
Film maker shows his documentary about a French Resistance fighter.
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Matthew sails back into Bristol

Sun, 2008-07-27 13:03
The Matthew sails back into Bristol from a maritime festival in Brittany.
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Regatta goes ahead despite arson

Sat, 2008-07-26 15:41
Sea cadets gather in Bristol to compete for places in national competition.
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Volunteers gather to fight weeds

Sat, 2008-07-26 12:55
Volunteers are gathering to fight the invasion of Japanese Knotweed.
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Man absconded from secure unit

Fri, 2008-07-25 15:51
A man detained under the Mental Health Act absconds from his carers.
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Leisure complex to have 50m pool

Fri, 2008-07-25 10:10
A new leisure and health complex in Hengrove will feature a 50m pool with a moveable floor.
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Research into hearing aid stigma

Fri, 2008-07-25 09:36
A researcher conducts a study into people with hearing problems who shun aids.
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HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life'

Thu, 2008-07-24 23:11
Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, research part-conducted by Bristol University finds.
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Hundreds caught in drink campaign

Thu, 2008-07-24 15:10
Avon and Somerset police arrest more than 220 motorists on suspicion of drink driving during June.
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Man hit on head on building site

Thu, 2008-07-24 07:22
A lift engineer is in a critical condition after being hit on the head by a falling object on a building site in Bristol.
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Sledgehammer gang raid jewellers

Sat, 2008-07-19 17:06
Four men armed with sledgehammers have robbed a jewellery store in one of Bristol's most affluent areas.
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Man remanded over double murder

Fri, 2008-07-18 22:50
A man appears in court charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London six years ago.
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Mayor takes tea in tiny garden

Fri, 2008-07-18 14:51
The lord mayor of Bristol is invited to tea in tiny urban garden in the city.
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Blue badge parking row escalates

Fri, 2008-07-18 13:45
Row about parking charges for disabled people in Bath & North East Somerset.
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Over 50 imitation guns handed in

Fri, 2008-07-18 11:31
More than 50 replica firearms have been handed in during gun amnesty in the Avon and Somerset Police Force area.
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MoD plan to move staff to Bristol

Thu, 2008-07-17 16:54
The Ministry of Defence is in consultation with unions about moving 1,600 staff to Bristol.
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Youth crime films are premiered

Thu, 2008-07-17 16:53
Two animated films made by competition-winning teenagers about drugs, guns and knife crime are screened.
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Four awards for best green space

Thu, 2008-07-17 14:57
Four of Bristol's parks and green spaces win Green Flag awards, in an annual competition.
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Half marathon volunteers sought

Thu, 2008-07-17 11:50
More than 400 volunteers are being sought to help marshal the route of the Bristol Half Marathon.
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