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  1. Man's face hurt in street attack
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:12 pm
    A man suffers serious injuries to his face in an assault in Moravian Road n the Kingswood area of Bristol on Wednesday evening.
  2. Recycled rubbish floated on river
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 3:21 pm
    More than 10,000 bottles are collected from Avon Gorge and floated down the river as a piece of art.
  3. First birthday for survivor baby
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 2:11 pm
    A baby from Bristol who stopped breathing for nine minutes after being born celebrates her first birthday.
  4. Escape prompts mother's jail call
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:04 am
    A man who escaped while awaiting trial for a murder in Bath, should have been in jail, his alleged victim's mother says.
  5. Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%'
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:00 am
    An RSPB report suggests that sparrows are now disappearing from cities such as Bristol due to the loss of green spaces.
  6. Rare Nightingale photo sold off
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 5:18 pm
    A rare picture of Florence Nightingale pictured in bed shortly before she died aged 90 fetches £5,500 at auction.
  7. Severn Bridge tolls rise in 2009
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 4:17 pm
    The cost of driving across the two Severn Bridges into Wales is going to increase from January 2009, the toll company says.
  8. Bristol seek investment of £2.5m
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 3:47 pm
    Bristol Rugby chief executive Steve Gorvett reveals the club needs £2.5m in extra funding to survive in the Premiership.
  9. City student dies from meningitis
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 11:18 am
    A first year student from the University of Bristol dies from Meningococcal Meningitis at the city's Royal Infirmary hospital.
  10. Students were tied and assaulted
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:29 am
    A group of students are tied up in their house by four would-be robbers in the Bishopston area of the city.
  11. Windpipe transplant breakthrough
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 1:28 am
    Scientists in Bristol invent a way of transplanting an organ so patients do not reject the donated tissue.
  12. News on the move
    Thursday, 22 June 2006, 9:51 am
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  13. Other local news
    Monday, 18 October 2004, 3:05 pm
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    Monday, 7 July 2003, 7:40 am
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Bristol Evening Post News

  1. Horses roam roads by Bristol Parkway station
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 5:58 pm
    Three horses found roaming busy roads around Bristol Parkway railway station were herded to safety by passers-by
  2. Wessex Connect warned to run Bristol buses on time
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:20 pm
    The company which runs the Wessex Connect buses in Bristol and South Gloucestershire has been given a chance to stop early running
  3. People power persuades First Bristol to keep bus routes
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 3:34 pm
    Passengers have persuaded bus company First to drop plans to split routes in half
  4. A hole lot of trouble for Clevedon family
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 3:27 pm
    When you leave your house in the morning, the last thing you expect is to fall down a large crater which has mysteriously appeared in your driveway. But this is what happened to Dawn Hides as she left. […]
  5. Patients left to wait in their own excrement in Bristol hospitals - claim
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 3:24 pm
    Concerns have been raised after many elderly patients have been left sitting in their own excrement in hospital discharge lounges for up to 12 hours.
  6. Companies pledge to supply solar panels at Portishead pool
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 3:00 pm
    The campaign to save Portishead's open-air pool from closure has received a boost – after three companies joined forces to offer to install solar panels at the seafront attraction. Professional Plum. […]
  7. Bristol's newly-restored lido filled for opening next week
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 2:41 pm
    Half a million pints of water are being pumped into Clifton's lido ready for the solar-heated pool's opening.
  8. Opposition to plans for South Gloucestershire travellers' site
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 1:35 pm
    Residents have launched an action group to fight plans for a travellers' site on land which was at the centre of a bitter legal battle for six years. South Gloucestershire Council has put in a plannin. […]
  9. Bristol sex attacker hunted
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:37 pm
    A serial sex attacker is being hunted by police in Bristol. Four women are reported to have been attacked - all in the Clifton area - over the past five weeks.
  10. Amazing new picture of Weston's Grand Pier from the air
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:04 pm
    This is the first glimpse of how the fire ravaged Grand Pier looks now demolition work has been completed.
  11. Hunt for missing Bristol man
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 11:19 am
    The Bristol family of man who has been missing for more than two weeks have made an urgent plea for him to get in touch.
  12. Racist attack in Lockleaze
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 11:11 am
    Five men shouted racist abuse and then assaulted an Asian man in Lockleaze.
  13. Bristol hospital staff payroll blunder
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 9:32 am
    Staff at a Bristol hospital are frustrated that payroll errors have left them hundreds of pounds out of pocket.
  14. Video: Bristol parkour
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 9:19 am
    Today's video is of Bristol Parkour, or free running, made by local young people around the city.
  15. Job cuts at Rolls-Royce
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 7:59 am
    Rolls-Royce plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 140 in the UK, after reviewing the impact of the current economic "uncertainties", the aerospace giant announced today.
  16. BNP members: 'We are not ashamed'
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 7:44 am
    British National Party members in the Bristol area whose personal details were yesterday leaked on the internet have spoken out. The extent of support for the BNP in the greater Bristol area was revea. […]
  17. Protest over Bristol parking zones
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 7:40 am
    Campaigners opposed to the proposed Residents' Parking Scheme are calling on as many people as possible to attend a meeting on Monday to voice their concerns. The outcome of 53,000 questionnaires sent. […]
  18. Bishopston residents tied up by intruders
    Thursday, 20 November 2008, 7:39 am
    Four men broke into a house on Gloucester Road, tied the residents up while they searched the house and then assaulted one of them.
  19. Mixed reaction in Bristol to new powers to tackle prostitution
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:00 pm
    Residents and traders in an area of Bristol notorious for prostitution and kerb crawling have given a mixed reaction to new legislation to tackle the problem. Paying for sex with prostitutes controlle. […]
  20. Let cyclists use bridge, says Bristol health chief
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 5:43 pm
    Prince Street Bridge should have one of its lanes closed to cars, says Bristol director of public health, Dr Hugh Annett

Teletext West News

  1. Schoolgirl shot by pupil

    A girl was shot with an air rifle by another pupil at a Gloucestershire primary school, a headteacher has said.
  2. Drunk student hanged himself

    A University of Bath student hanged himself after an alcohol-fuelled pub crawl, an inquest has heard.
  3. Veteran meets 'dead' comrade

    A Second World War veteran has been reunited with a Somerset comrade who "died" in tank fire 67 years ago.
  4. Areas want new university

    Swindon and Somerset could get new universities after a list of 27 areas showing an interest in a Government funding scheme was revealed.
  5. Airline 'put surgery at risk'

    A world-first operation was nearly ruined when airline staff refused to allow a Bristol University professor on to a plane, it has been claimed.
  6. Sex attack on youth by man

    A 17-year-old was sexually assaulted by a man as he waited to catch a bus in Swindon, police have said.
  7. Ex-Green candidate joined BNP

    The Green Party has revealed a former parliamentary candidate for Cheltenham joined the British National Party.
  8. Man suffers racist attack

    An Asian man has been attacked and racially abused by five young men in Bristol, police said.
  9. Shop robber takes champagne

    A convenience store in Bristol has been robbed by a man who took a bottle of champagne before escaping on a bicycle.
  10. Battalion gets freedom honour

    Gloucestershire County Council has voted to give First Battalion - The Rifles special privileges in the area.