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Lansdown named rugby club owner
Bristol City Football Club owner Steve Lansdown is named as the majority shareholder of Bristol Rugby Club.
Actor launches road safety drive
Actor Dave Prowse, the original Green Cross Code Man, helps launch a road safety campaign aimed at schoolchildren in Bristol.
Hooters closure 'really pleasing'
A spokeswoman for a feminist group says they are "really pleased" that the Bristol branch of the American restaurant chain Hooters has shut down.
Residents not told of alarm fault
An emergency alarm to help residents in South Gloucestershire was out of order without them knowing.
Couple 'murdered man in beating'
A couple battered a man to death in a "prolonged and vicious assault", Bristol Crown Court is told.
Man, 37, jailed over town murder
A Weston-super-Mare man is jailed for life for murdering another man in the North Somerset town.
River wall driver was 'fortunate'
A cement lorry driver was "fortunate" after his vehicle was left dangling precariously over the River Avon in Bristol following a crash, police say.
Jurassic cricket's song recreated
The "love song" of a 165-million-year-old insect is recreated from a tiny fossil by a Bristol scientist
Bath gasometer 'should be saved'
The mayor of Bath says the last of the city's gasometers should be saved from demolition
Bristol launches its own currency
A new currency is launched in Bristol, which will be used in independent businesses
Former skipper Taylor leaves Glos
Gloucestershire will not re-sign former skipper Chris Taylor because of a clause in his contract relating to the redevelopment of the County Ground.
Injury blow for England's Wilson
England prop Dave Wilson suffers a broken jaw while playing for Bath and will miss the remainder of the Six Nations.
Bell dropped from one-day squad
Somerset's Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler are named in England's one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with batsman Ian Bell dropped.
McGeechan wants Bath 'momentum'
Bath director of rugby Sir Ian McGeechan wants his side to replicate their impressive form in the LV= Cup when they return to Premiership action at the weekend.
Saints set up Scarlets semi-final
Northampton Saints will host Scarlets in the semi-finals of the LV= Cup, while Leicester Tigers are away to Bath.
Preston swoop for defensive pair
Preston North End sign ex-Bristol City defender Nicky Hunt until the end of the season.
The nightmare begins for modern pentathletes
Six women are fighting demons and their team-mates in a tense battle to be picked for the Great Britain team at London 2012
VIDEO: Late Kick Off - The Knowledge
Graeme Murty and Bournemouth's Steve Fletcher return to TV
Bristol sounds of 2012
Sam Bonham selects the best of the Bristol music scene as the top tips for 2012.
BBC Radio Bristol webcams
Look behind-the-scenes at BBC Radio Bristol with our webcams which are situated in the on-air studios.
London 2012 torch relay map
Explore our map to find out where the London 2012 Olympic torch is going on each stage of its 70-day route.


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