Headlines: Breakfast clubs and rave rage
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The Prime Minister was in St Michael's Junior School in Bath this week, ITV West Country reports, to announce the launch of free breakfast clubs across 750 schools.The noise and mess caused by a rave in support of the legalisation of cannabis was "awful" for those living near by, accordion to Bristol Live, with one reporting his flat was "vibrating" due to the size of the sound systems.Music power couple Beyonce and Jay Z could be moving to the Cotswolds as LA becomes increasingly prone to destructive wildfires, Gloucestershire Live reports, with the pair apparently eyeing Great Tew, near Chipping Norton.Weston-super-Mare's oldest building, the Thatched Cottage, has a new roof, according to the Weston Mercury.The 250-year-old building, which is now a restaurant, was re-thatched using traditional techniques.
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EE worker is seen carrying cat by scruff of neck
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What to watch on social media
A heartwarming post about a nurse working with dementia patients and a man who has devoted himself to grassroots cricket both receiving British Empire Medals is popular in Gloucestershire.A post from Bradford-on-Avon Town Council with the winners of the annual rubber duck race is getting lots of attention in Wiltshire.Elsewhere Forest of Dean District Council's appeal to help the Lydney Exchange fund a storage container so it can continue to redistribute second-hand clothes and goods is also getting support.A fly tipped sofa in Lydbrook from last week is still making waves after locals added a lamp, table and even a window - people are now turning up to have their picture taken in the outdoor 'lounge'.
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