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Where are Bristol's "forgotten" shops?

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An arcade of independent shops has been renamed 'the forgotten arcade' by one tenant shopkeeper after it was left off a shopping map of Bristol city centre.

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Counting the cost of Bristol's bomb scare

This is a pic of shoppers evacuated from Broadmead during the Bristol bomb scare

Bristol shops are counting the cost of a bomb alert in Broadmead which saw thousands of shoppers and staff evacuated from the city...

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Jobs uncertain as trouble hits Bristol stores

Shop jobs uncertain as trouble hits Bristol stores

More than 100 shop workers in Bristol could lose their jobs if troubled retailers Zavvi and Adams close their stores.

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Music shop Zavvi goes into administration

This is a pic of the Zavvi shop in Cabot Circus Bristol

High street music shop Zavvi has been placed into administration.

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Thousands go last-minute Christmas shopping

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Thousands of shoppers have been making their way to Bristol's shopping centres in the last minute rush to finish their Christmas shoppi...

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Bristol sales start from 5am

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Bargain hunters will be able to get big discounts in some Bristol stores if they are prepared to get up early on Boxing Day.

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Threats to supporter of residents' parking zones in Clifton and Kingswood

Threats to supporter of residents' parking zones in Clifton and Kingswood

A campaigner in favour of residents parking zones has told how she received a threat to burn her house down, simply because she supports the scheme. A pilot residents parking scheme in Kingsdown and Clifton Wood moved closer to reality last night when a city council committee voted not to refer the project to a meeting of...

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Man charged with Darren Plumley murder in Weston

Darren Plumley

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A man has been charged with the murder of Darren Plumley, pictured, who was found dying in...


Give £1 to save Portishead pool

Give £1 to save Portishead pool

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Bristol-Heathrow rail link considered

Bristol is a step closer to getting a high-speed rail link to Heathrow and the Eurostar after the Government confirmed it was considering creating a £4.5-billion interchange at the London...

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TMO landlord option for Bristol council tenants

More than 1,200 council tenants in north Bristol are to be balloted on whether they want a new company – run by tenants – to manage their estates. The move is fuelled by anger at...

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Drug addict attacks shop guard with syringe in Bristol

Drug addict attacks shop guard with syringe in Bristol

A drug addict shoplifter who stabbed a security guard with a syringe has been jailed for 18 months. Justin Puchowski aroused suspicion...


Bristol health trust paid £81 an hour rate for agency worker

Health trusts in Bristol are paying up to £81 an hour for agency staff to cover shifts.

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Tourist dies in paraglide accident

A British tourist plunged to his death in a paragliding accident in Argentina when he slipped loose from his harness, according to reports.

David Mather, 28, from London, crashed 230ft to the ground after he became detached from the instructor accompanying him, according to the Diario Panorama newspaper.

He died instantly, the...

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Crossing death: Derailment theory

A woman driver killed after her car was hit by a train on a level-crossing may have died trying to save rail passengers from derailment, it has emerged. The 30-year-old was left stranded on...

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Suicide rates fell after bombings

Suicide rates fell in England and Wales after the London bombings on July 7 2005, researchers have said. A second significant reduction occurred with the second wave of terrorist attacks on...

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Short-selling ban 'to be lifted'

A ban on the short-selling of UK financial sector shares will be lifted despite calls from MPs for an extension. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it would let the ban expire as...

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Bush to honour Blair with top medal

Tony Blair will receive America's highest civilian award - the Presidential Medal of Freedom - from George Bush next week. He will be presented with the medal in a White House ceremony on...

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Widow's pride at policeman's medal

The widow of a police officer stabbed to death during an anti-terrorist raid has spoken of her pride at the news that her husband has been awarded a posthumous medal for bravery. Detective...

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Consumer confidence at record low

Consumer confidence slumped to a new record low during December as mass redundancies made people feel nervous about their own job prospects, research has showed. The Nationwide consumer...

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