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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Alastair McKee |Leigh Boobyer
Wall only two bricks high at the centre of rowAlastair McKee & Leigh BoobyerBBC News, GloucestershireBBCRoger White says the red brick wall is his, but a developer says it owns the wallA wall that is only two bricks high is at the centre of a row between a businessman and a developer. Lioncourt Homes is building 70 properties at Priory Meadows in Hempsted, on the edge of Gloucester, and needs to demolish a short wall to create an emergency access route.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Alastair McKee |Chris Lockyer
Profits from weapons which have been surrendered to police, melted down and sold have been used to start a new knife-crime education programme. Lifeskills in Bristol is running scenario-based classes at its interactive centre to help Year 6 pupils learn the dangers of carrying a blade. The venue will use an immersive setting with video calls and text messages to navigate the issue in real time.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer |Rachel Candlin |Alastair McKee
'Teaching children about my dementia gives me purpose'Leigh Boobyer, Rachel Candlin & Alastair McKeeBBCJohn Hyde was diagnosed with dementia nine years agoChildren at primary schools are learning about dementia by hearing first-hand from local people with the condition. John Hyde, 68, was diagnosed with dementia when he was 59 and regularly visits schools in Bristol to talk to young students. The scheme is run by the Alzheimer's Society and began in 2017.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
msn.com | Alastair McKee |Clara Bullock
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Alastair McKee |Clara Bullock
A councillor has said the government needs to urgently help their authority with adult care costs, to avoid bankruptcy. Despite welcoming the government's plan for reform, Somerset councillor Sarah Wakefield, lead member for Adults Services, Housing and Homelessness, said she is concerned funding will take too long to arrive. The Liberal Democrat-led Somerset Council spends 70-80% of its whole budget on social care and education.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Sarah Turnnidge |Alastair McKee
The family of a firefighter killed in an arson incident nearly 30 years ago are among among the first people to be honoured with a new emblem. Fleur Lombard, who worked for Avon Fire and Rescue, was just 21 when she died fighting a blaze at Leo's Supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol, on 4 February 1996. The first woman firefighter to die on duty in peacetime Britain, she has been awarded a number of posthumous honours.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley |Alastair McKee
October 9, 2024 at 9:43 AMOne driver said they were sent a fine for £100 for stopping for 56 seconds at Bristol Airport [Getty Images]A solicitor has warned hefty private car park fines incurred at an airport could be "unenforceable" after concerns were raised by a customer. Lorna Howarth said she was given a "nonsense" £100 fine from car park contractor VCS after she stopped for 56 seconds to ask for directions at Bristol Airport in May.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Clara Bullock |Alastair McKee
Read full articleMr Bennett spoke to the students about his career as an astronaut [BBC]A Virgin Galactic astronaut who has gone to space has visited his former Somerset school. Former Clevedon School student Colin Bennett told current pupils about his career with Virgin Galactic. He is currently a chief engineer on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Clara Bullock |Alastair McKee
Clara Bullock & Alastair McKee - BBC News, SomersetSeptember 9, 2024 at 9:46 AM·2 min readA Virgin Galactic astronaut who has gone to space has visited his former Somerset school. Former Clevedon School student Colin Bennett told current pupils about his career with Virgin Galactic. He is currently a chief engineer on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Dan Ayers |Alastair McKee
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