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Para-standing tennis star celebrates winning year

The world champion Georgia Routledge says she only took up the sport last year.




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Cells aim to 'nudge' offenders away from crime

Wall art and technology inside custody cells is not a "soft approach on crime", say police.




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Driving champion, 20, eyes future success

Nicky Taylor has won the GB Clio Cup and wants to step up to the British Touring Cars Championship.




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Watchdog looks at police conduct in murder case

The IOPC is looking into previous contact with the victim up to seven weeks before her killing.




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Back-row stars, a Puma sensation & more Premiership talking points

The back-row contenders come front and centre, Harlequins have a new Puma on the loose and more Premiership talking points




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Ealing beat Saracens in Premiership Rugby Cup

Championship highfliers Ealing beat Premiership side Saracens 29-19 in the opening round of the Premiership Rugby Cup.




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Bristol Rovers fans unite to tackle racism in stands

Bristol Rovers boss Matt Taylor says it will be a moment of "togetherness" as fans plan support for players who have suffered racist abuse.




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Bristol Academy beat Barcelona - a decade on

BBC Radio Bristol's Sound of the City looks back at Bristol Academy's win against Barcelona in the Champions League in 2014.




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Earthy earns maiden England U21 call-up

Bristol City midfielder George Earthy called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time after a series of withdrawals due to either injury or transitions into the senior squad.




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Bears have 'kids to watch for future' - Lam

Bristol Bears have "some kids to watch for the future", says director of rugby Pat Lam.




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Bristol City have depth to be top team - Mehmeti

Bristol City have the squad depth to be a "top team" and challenge in the Championship this season says forward Anis Mehmeti.




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Racist abuse is 'part of' football - Forde

Racism is 'unfortunately part of' football said Bristol Rovers forward Shaq Forde, after he was sent online abuse last month.




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Centre Hennessey signs 'long-term' Bath deal

Bath centre Louie Hennessey signs a new "long-term" contract with the Premiership club.




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Atkinson continues comeback from long-term injury

Bristol City defender Rob Atkinson plays 90 minutes for the club's under-21 side as he nears a full return from a serious knee injury.




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Always At Home: Bristol's Beautiful Game

This is a unique football experience with every match in the same place every Saturday.




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Bristol bus boycott Dr Paul Stephenson dies at 87

Dr Stephenson led the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963.




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All About Bristol

Megan Ruth-Trump – now Megan Avon – married the river in August 2024.




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The Bristol producers behind Attenborough’s ‘Asia’

The new series is produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit in Bristol.




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‘He said goodbye’ Clevedon woman’s husband in Spain flood

Lara Gilmour describes the moment her husband was trapped in Valencia flooding.




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Festival worker to become Antarctic postmaster

George Clarke will staff the most southerly post office in the world, living among a penguin colony.




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Woman, 70, wins triathlon world championship title

Judy Orme won the 2024 World Triathlon Championships in her 70-74 age group category in Spain.




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Young chess stars hoping to be next grandmasters

There are three chess grandmasters in south west who remain at the top of their game




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The cyclists tracking down their own stolen bikes

Fewer than 3% of reported bike thefts since 2019 resulted in a charge or summons, the BBC learns.




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Farmer worried for son's future after tax return

The Budget saw the Labour government announce the reintroduction of inheritance tax for farmers.




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DJs to play set on 'cult' bus route

A group of friends will perform on what they say is an iconic bus route between Bristol and Glastonbury.




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'It's hard to leave abusive relationships'

Police officer and domestic violence survivor Sharon Baker features in a documentary by the Queen.




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Thurrock plans to sue other councils over finances

The council claims it was given bad advice over solar investments that left it with a £1.5bn debt.




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Four arrested after protests at defence firm

Palestine Action said its members blocked the entrance to two Elbit Systems UK sites in Bristol.




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Inquiries continue after discovery of human remains

Forensic work is ongoing and police say they are not aware of any suspicious circumstances.




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Newspapers & trending: Stars return to city centre

A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 13 November 2024.




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Activists bailed after protests at defence firm

The activists, who staged protests outside a defence firm on Tuesday, are released on police bail.




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Black bin collections 'may be cut to once a month'

A leaked document outlines potentially radical changes to bin collections in Bristol.




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What's the future of the football league aged 120

The Bristol Downs League has been going for almost 120 years but how can they solidify its future?




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Police officer convicted of coercive behaviour

Mitchell Curtis 'refused to admit what he had done' to colleagues despite a 'wealth of evidence'.




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London's 2024 Christmas Markets And Festive Fairs

Gifts, decorations and festive food.




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In Pictures: The Lucky Few Who Live In The Barbican

A peek behind the famous concrete walls.




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Crystal Palace Subway Is Becoming A Cinema This Christmas

Son of a nutcracker!





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Best Of Londonist: 28 October-3 November 2024

All our best articles from the past week.







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St Pancras Station Unveils Its Christmas Tree - And It's Wicked

A fir tree in fairytale form.




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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 9-10 November 2024

The Lord Mayor's Show, firework displays and brand new exhibitions.




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Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 November 2024

Things to do for a fiver or less.



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Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree 2024: Where's It From? What's Its History? When Is The Switch-On?

Spruce up on your arboreal knowhow.