BBC text updates for the West of England: 8-12 January

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Football: 'The dream remains alive'published at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Manchester City 2-1 Bristol City
Tom Garry
BBC Sport, West of England
Despite conceding that late goal, a lot of Bristol City fans will be delighted.
Their team have ensured that the tie will still be very much alive when the two sides return to Ashton Gate for the second leg on 23 January.
And they've impressed football fans around the world with a mature performance tonight, against the Premier League leaders.
Very few people gave them a chance tonight. Yet, the dream remains alive for Robins fans.
Football: Yeovil Town progress to trophy quarter final stagepublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Yeovil Town have progressed to the next round of the Checkatrade Trophy after beating Forest Green Rovers at home, 2-0.
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Football: High praise for Bristol City on social mediapublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Football: Manchester City have taken the leadpublished at 21:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Football: Manchester City have equalisedpublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Joyous scenes at Ashton Gatepublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Manchester City 0 - 1 Bristol City
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Shock lead for Bristol City against Manchester Citypublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Bristol City go 1-0 up against Manchester City, and the Etihad Stadium erupts into cheers.
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Even Gary Lineker is impressed:
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Shortage of doctors means recruitment looks further afieldpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Watch: Health correspondent Matthew Hill on BBC Points West
There's a huge variation between hospitals in the West of England when it comes to doctor vacancies.
Weston General, which has been forced to close its A&E overnight because of staff shortages, has been casting its net further afield - to India.
Moors sign midfielders Storer & Osbornepublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
National League side Solihull Moors sign midfield duo Kyle Storer and Jamey Osborne.
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Thousands of Bristol City fans are in the northpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Football: Man City v Bristol City (7.45pm)published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Bristol City haven't beaten Manchester City in Manchester since 1911 - pre-Titanic.
That was at Hyde Road where quite brilliantly a railway line passed between the terraces and the pitch in one corner.
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Bristol Rovers' Broadbent extends dealpublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Bristol Rovers' former Army defender Tom Broadbent signs an extended deal with the League One club.
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Football: Yeovil Town v Forest Greenpublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Yeovil Town and Forest Green Rovers are in action against each other tonight in the third round of the Checkatrade Trophy.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm.
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Bristol City squad survey the Etihad Stadium in Manchesterpublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Image source, Getty Images
Bristol City are having a wonderful season so far.
In the quarter final of the league cup they knocked out Manchester United at Ashton Gate, and are now IN Manchester to face the Premier League leaders in the blue side of the city.
Here are a few of the Robins players getting a look at the pitch ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off.
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Football: Success 'a long time coming'published at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Manchester City v Bristol City (19:45 GMT)
Richard Hoskin
BBC Radio Bristol sports editor
I remember watching a Bristol City game back in 2003 and, in the second half, I noticed in the crowd two then-Yeovil players, Lee Johnson and Darren Way, both in their early twenties.
This was before even Lee's father Gary Johnson had taken charge at Ashton Gate, starting the Johnson-Bristol City love affair.
Yet here were two young men who chose to spend their spare time studying a game.
Here we are 15 years later with Lee Johnson in a League Cup semi-final, while Way has just guided Yeovil to the FA Cup fourth round. Anything they achieve in the game has been a long time coming.
Football: Bristol City team newspublished at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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Football: The Bristol City squad arrives...published at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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On this day in 1999: Wells Cathedral clock featured on BBC TVpublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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On 9th January 1999, BBC Two broadcast a programme called Clockwatch as part of its Time Season.
The programme looked at one of the world's most bizarre clocks, the ornate mechanical timepiece in Wells Cathedral.
As clock winder Paul Fisher explained, the clock shows the phase of the moon as well as the day and time.
Football: Lansdown rewarded for backing Johnsonpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Manchester City v Bristol City (19:45 GMT)
Ed Hadwin
BBC Radio Bristol commentator
This time last year, Bristol City owner Stephen Lansdown seemed to be in the minority in his public support of Lee Johnson, talking about all the good work going on behind the scenes in the recruitment and development of youngsters.
That was not necessarily what fans wanted to hear while the team was mired in a club record losing streak of eight straight league games.
But, as befits a man who's made his fortune offering financial advice, Lansdown's long-term view has certainly paid dividends.
Young players like Josh Brownhill and Callum O'Dowda, who struggled to make an impression last term, are now key men for the Robins, while academy graduates Bobby Reid and Joe Bryan have grown in to the pivotal roles Johnson has given them.
New autism centre opens at Bridgwater schoolpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
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A new school autism centre has opened its doors in Somerset as part of a £2.3m local authority investment.
The 14-place facility at Westover Green Community School, Bridgwater, cost £700,000 and boasts a sensory room, calm room and kitchen area as well as two spacious classrooms.
It is the first of three new bases for autistic children planned for Somerset schools in 2018.