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  1. Robins miss out on play-offs after Hull drawpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 5 May 2019

    Bristol City miss out on a place in the Championship play-offs after drawing with Hull on the final day of the season.

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  2. Newcastle relegated from Premiershippublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2019

    Newcastle are relegated to the Championship after a 28-19 defeat at play-off bound Gloucester.

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  3. Huge workshop fire put outpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 4 May 2019

    About 40 homes were evacuated as firefighters tackled the blaze at a Bristol industrial unit.

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  4. Bristol and Sale play out dramatic drawpublished at 22:20 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Sale's Faf de Klerk and Bristol's Callum Sheedy both miss late penalties in a thrilling draw.

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  5. Conservatives hold council despite lossespublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    The Tories hold Tewkesbury Borough Council despite losing 10 seats.

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  6. Tories hold Sedgemoor despite lossespublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Sedgemoor is now the only district council in Somerset still under Conservative control.

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  7. 'Early intervention needed' at universitiespublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Following the death of his son, James Murray worked with Bristol University on a system to deal with students who need support.

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  8. Beautiful bouquets handed out in Salisburypublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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    The National Association of Flower Arrangement Society has been outside Salisbury Guildhall, giving out free bunches of flowers to passers-by to cheer them up.

    They've handed out more than 200 jam jars filled with flowers.

    Members of the public have been encouraged to share their stories with NAFAS by posting on social media using the hashtag #NAFASLonelyBouquet

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    You never know what's going on in people's lives, we try to look like we're coping. I like to think that that moment they've spent with us, they'll relive that moment at home when they look at the bouquet and it will be good for their mental health.

    Pauline Hurran, Area Chairman of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Society

  9. Tories lose control in North Somersetpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    The authority is left in no overall control after the Conservatives lose 23 seats in a "disastrous result".

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  10. Ex-solicitor jailed for child sex offencespublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    The victim was aged 11 or 12 when the "shocking and depraved" abuse took place, police say.

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  11. First Green councillor for the Cotswoldspublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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  12. The final-day three-way play-off battlepublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Frank Lampard says taking Derby to the play-offs would be one of his biggest achievements - but what does each side need, to finish sixth?

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  13. Watch: Bath Lib Dems celebrationpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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    Celebrations as the party overturns the previous Tory majority.

  14. Forest remains under no overall controlpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    The former Conservative Forest of Dean council leader was defeated in St Briavels.

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  15. Election results: 'It's unbelievable...'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Bath's Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse tells our political reporter Paul Barltrop she thought her party would do well in Bath and North East Somerset... but not this well.

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    Lib Dem MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, said the party's win in Bath is 'unbelievable'

  16. Candidate's legal challenge 'won't survive'published at 16:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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  17. Bath and North East Somerset - the votespublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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  18. Election results for Sedgemoorpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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  19. Lib Dem majority up in South Somersetpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

    Liberal Democrats now have a majority of 22 after gaining seats from the Conservatives.

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  20. North Somerset 'Disastrous' result for Conservativespublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 3 May 2019

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