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6 days ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Alastair McKee
Image caption, Mr Rodgers is running in full construction PPE as part of the challengeA man is running 500 miles (804km) dressed in full construction personal protective equipment (PPE) to raise awareness of mental health and suicide. Chris Rodgers, from Weston-super-Mare, began working in construction after being medically discharged from the army in 2018.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Joe Skirkowski |Chloe Harcombe |Jon Smith
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Ellen Roome with her son Jools Sweeney, who was discovered unconscious in his bedroom in 2022Joe Skirkowski, Chloe Harcombe & Jon SmithBBC News, GloucestershireA bereaved mother said she is feeling "emotionally drained" from her ongoing campaign calling for tech companies to hand over data after a person dies.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Emma Grimshaw |Chloe Harcombe
Students and teachers get ready for exam season Emma Grimshaw & Chloe HarcombeGetty ImagesExam season starts this monthGCSE and A-level students are gearing up ahead of exam season starting this month. Nathan Richardson, assistant principal at John Cabot Academy in Kingswood, Bristol, said there was an "element of nervousness" among Year 11 students, but a "positive" mood overall.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Jeremy Stern
Image caption, The blaze completely destroyed a hangar and the adjacent restaurant and cafeA cafe which "burned to ashes" in a large fire that destroyed a World War One aircraft hangar has reopened in a mobile van. The team at Hangar 3, based at Old Sarum Airfield near Salisbury, Wiltshire, lost everything in the blaze and have relied on donations from members of the community to get the business up and running again.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Emma Grimshaw |Chloe Harcombe
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Exam season starts this monthGCSE and A-level students are gearing up ahead of exam season starting this month. Nathan Richardson, assistant principal at John Cabot Academy in Kingswood, Bristol, said there was an "element of nervousness" among Year 11 students, but a "positive" mood overall.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Chloe Harcombe |Michael Cowan
Over 60s group marks VE Day with tank pushChloe Harcombe & Michael CowanBBC News, West of EnglandBBCThe group walked the length of Weston-super-Mare promenade to celebrate VE Day and raise money for charitySocial club members in their 70s have completed a tank push to commemorate VE Day. The 60+ Social Singles group in Weston-super-Mare, in Somerset, walked the length of the promenade with cardboard tanks mounted on shopping trolleys.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Emma Elgee |Chloe Harcombe
Jill Dando good news initiative aims to go global Emma Elgee & Chloe HarcombeBBC News, West of EnglandGetty ImagesJill Dando's murder remains unsolved, 26 years onA good news initiative set up in memory of murdered TV journalist Jill Dando is aiming to "go global". Journalist, presenter and newsreader Jill Dando was murdered outside her London home 26 years ago, but her legacy continues to live on among younger generations of budding journalists.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |John Darvall
Media caption, Tanya Rich speaks to BBC Radio Bristol's John DarvallA voice actor, who has been in the industry for four decades, spent years hiding an autoimmune condition because she feared it would harm her career. Tanya Rich, from Bath, Somerset, has worked with radio stations and many international companies such as Amazon, Coca Cola and Disney, providing voiceovers for advertisements.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Joe Lemer
The devastation left behind after a suspected gas explosion at a property can be seen in detail in new photos. Emergency services were called to Lancaster Road in Yate, near Bristol, at 06:53 BST on Tuesday. Three people were taken to hospital and more than 40 residents were evacuated after the fire spread to neighbouring properties. A cordon was put in place around the scene and a refuge centre was set up at the nearby Farmhouse pub. The explosion almost completely destroyed the property.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Laura Jones |Sarah Turnnidge
Image caption, The swimmers ignored warnings from Bristol Water prohibiting them from entering the reservoirChloe Harcombe, Laura Jones & Sarah TurnnidgeA large group of wild swimmers have staged a protest and ignored warnings prohibiting them from swimming in a "dangerous" reservoir. About 100 people descended on Chew Valley Lake in Somerset on Sunday morning for a swim trespass event, organised by the Outdoor Swimming Society.
