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Should sign to Timbuktu stay?
Should a joke sign pointing to the African city of Timbuktu, which has appeared on Hotwell Road in Bristol, be allowed to stay?
Spoof street sign to be removed

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BBC West home affairs correspondent Steve Brodie explores the impact of drug crime on Bristol.

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Bristol Cats and Dogs Home have issued an urgent rehoming request after being inundated with stray cats.


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