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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Leigh Boobyer |Christopher Mace
A woman in her 40s is in hospital with life-changing injuries after a suspected XL Bully attack. Avon and Somerset Police said the woman was bitten by the dog at a home in Sutton Avenue, Bristol, at about 16:15 BST. The force confirmed the dog - which is thought to be an XL Bully - has been secured inside the home. Officers used protective shields while entering the address, police said, adding the woman was sent to hospital by ambulance.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Audrey Dias |Christopher Mace
'Weight loss rugby club has changed my life completely'Audrey Dias & Christopher MaceBBC News, West of EnglandBBCPaul Parfitt said he is enjoying life again after losing weight playing rugby A player at a new rugby club that aims to help men lose unwanted weight said it has "changed his life completely". The group plays touch rugby at North Bristol Rugby Club in Almondsbury, near Bristol, and is run by MANvFAT.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Christopher Mace
More than £3,000 has been raised for a footballer who has undergone surgery on his jaw, after he was injured while playing. Josh Owers, 22, from Bristol, a midfielder for Taunton Town, suffered a bleed on the brain and a double fracture in his jaw, following an injury during a match on Saturday 9 November. The club's manager, Richard Luffman, set up a fundraising page shortly after the injury, to help Owers while he is unable to play football.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
au.sports.yahoo.com | Christopher Mace
More than £3,000 has been raised for a footballer who has undergone surgery on his jaw, after he was injured while playing. Josh Owers, 22, from Bristol, a midfielder for Taunton Town, suffered a bleed on the brain and a double fracture in his jaw, following an injury during a match on Saturday 9 November. The club's manager, Richard Luffman, set up a fundraising page shortly after the injury, to help Owers while he is unable to play football.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
msn.com | Cheryl Dennis |Christopher Mace
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Bea Swallow |Leigh Boobyer |Christopher Mace |Sarah Turnnidge
Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a boy who was stabbed and left bleeding to death on a pavement. Darrian Williams, 16, died after being stabbed in Rawnsley Park in Easton, Bristol, at about 18:00 GMT on 14 February. Two boys, aged 15 at the time but now aged 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied his murder but were each found guilty at Bristol Crown Court on Friday. A jury delivered unanimous guilty verdicts for murder and possession of a bladed article for the pair.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Christopher Mace
Wellington Library has moved back to its permanent home on Fore Street. [Google]A town library has reopened at its permanent home, after weeks of refurbishment. Wellington Library on Fore Street needed work to improve the accessibility and thermal efficiency of the building. Somerset Council said renovation to the fabric of the early 19th century Grade-I listed building was also required. The library moved to a temporary home on nearby North Street on 7 September while the work was completed.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
aol.com | Christopher Mace
September 30, 2024 at 10:18 AMBarnaby Webber was one of three people killed by Valdo Calocane [Emma Webber]The mother of a teenager killed in the Nottingham stabbings has described a BBC Panorama episode about the incident as "shameful". Emma Webber, from Taunton, Somerset, said the victims' families were not consulted about the show, which investigated the mental health background of Valdo Calocane, her son's killer.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Mace |Cheryl Dennis
Christopher Mace & Cheryl Dennis - BBC News, West of EnglandSeptember 6, 2024 at 12:18 AM·3 min readManagers of an animal sanctuary set up in response to a wave of animal deaths in 1939 say they are proud to continue the work 85 years later. Ferne Animal Sanctuary Charity near Chard, Somerset, was established when hundreds of thousands of pets were put to sleep by their owners who were scared about the start of World War Two.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
aol.com | Christopher Mace
September 5, 2024 at 2:10 PMEx-Maj Gen Roddis is a former commanding officer of The Highlanders, Royal Regiment of Scotland [Alamy]A senior Army officer who drunkenly touched and tried to kiss a woman in a karaoke bar has received a six-month suspended prison sentence. Now ex-Major General James Roddis was part of an overseas delegation and had been drinking for several hours when he started touching the hair of the woman before kissing her on the lips.
