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Portishead hosts St John Ambulance competition
Children from 27 schools across the region will be putting their first aid skills to the test this morning.
They're competing in the regional heat of the St John Ambulance National Schools competition.
The event, being held in Portishead, aims to teach children to work as a team and to learn skills that could save lives.
Last year's winners of the junior title from All Cannings Primary School in Devizes will be hoping to retain their trophy.
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Portishead gymnasts celebrate national title
Controversial parking proposal voted through
Volunteers with cameras could soon be patrolling a North Somerset High Street, photographing illegally parked cars. Portishead Town Council has voted unanimously in favour of the idea and will now work on a formal proposal.
Councillor David Pasley, who came up with the scheme, says he will write to the new Police and Crime Commissioner, Sue Mountstevens, to ask for her backing.
FULL REPORT: Portishead parking row
Volunteers with cameras could soon be patrolling Portishead High Street to photograph illegally-parked cars. The pictures would be then forwarded to police. The Town Council will decide tonight whether to go ahead. Some drivers are concerned they could be spied on. Jane Solomons reports.
Some drivers are concerned they could be spied on but many residents welcome it as a solution to an old problem. Jane Solomons reports.
The man behind the plan: full interview with Cllr David Pasley on Portishead parking
Cllr Pasley wants to arm volunteer parking 'spies' with cameras to snap people parking illegally on Portishead High Street. The Town Council will vote on the measure tonight. Cllr Pasley argues that illegally-parked cars are a danger and an inconvenience, and that the problem is getting worse.
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Portishead may give cameras to volunteer parking spies
The town council is considering whether to give digital cameras to volunteers who would snap people parking illegally on the High Street.
Read the full storyROADS: A369 Portishead
The A369 Portbury Hundred is closed inbound due to an accident. A car and a bike involved at the B3124 Portbury Common / Sheepway junction.
ROADS: Accident on M5 northbound
One lane is closed northbound on the M5 between J19 (Portishead) and J18 M49 (Avonmouth). It's causing congestion right back to J20 (Clevedon).
It happened after a caravan became detached from the car towing it. Three lanes have re-opened but lane one remains closed.
Newts delay development
Building work on a new supermarket in Portishead has been delayed due to concerns over a population of great crested newts. Sainsbury's had hoped to start construction later this year but will now have to wait until next summer while Natural England arranges for the newts to be removed.
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