'Barnaby Webber's posthumous award' and 'Bristol Airport parking scam'
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Barnaby Webber, the 19-year-old from Taunton killed in the Nottingham attacks in 2023, was given a posthumous award at the University of Nottingham, which is the top post for ITV West Country this morning.Burnham-on-Sea.com says the travellers who were on the seafront have left… and set up 600 metres down the road in the B&M car park.Swindon Advertiser has footage of a couple dumping "rotting waste", which landed them with a £3,000 fine.And a man's been fined £1,000 for failing to pick up dog poo 18 times, according to Bristol Live.
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An appreciation post on Ellis Genge's contribution to the Lions in Australia has been popular on the Bristol Bears' pages.The Balloon Fiesta's focused on Charlie, who hasn't missed any of the festivals since he was born. He will be flying the first balloon he ever flew during the fiesta.There is a police appeal for a man who threw baked goods around in Greggs, as well as being verbally aggressive in Swindon.Somerset Council reminds locals to look out for Scandi drama 'Unmoored', which was shot in Exmoor.A comment on a post by local MP Gideon Amos seems to have annoyed the Taunton Independent Quarter by saying shops there "aren't really that interesting" in a Facebook post about Debenhams.And we spotted this wonderful picture of the Spanish galleon leaving Bristol yesterday under the suspension bridge.
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