Headlines: Clear air zone charges for emergency vehicles
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Somerset Live reported that emergency vehicles - including police cars, ambulances and fire engines - will have to pay when entering Bath's Clean Air Zone next month, as a four-year exemption comes to an end. In Bristol, there are plans to change the layout of the junction at College Green, Anchor Road and St Augustine's Parade. Bristol Live reported it could "worsen conflict" between cyclists and pedestrians by restricting the space for crossing the road.Charlton Park Estate in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, is set to host a new event featuring a collection of supercars, classic cars and vintage vehicles. It follows the relocation of Womad Festival. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard has all the details.In Swindon, mystery surrounds another closed part of the town's central Brunel Centre. It comes after a a number of shops have closed and reports of people feeling unsafe in the town centre.Work to remodel the front of Salisbury railway station is entering its final phase, the Journal has reported.And sad news, as the Bradley Stoke Journal, a hyperlocal newspaper and website, has closed down after the retirement of its editor. The paper has lasted 17 years, starting first as a website and then spawning a print publication. More than 90 print editions were published. Good luck for the future for its editor, Stephen Horton.
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Bristol 24/7 reported that the bi-annual St Pauls Carnival is set to return with a "scaled-down programme of events" in July. Organisers said financial constraints are continuing to impact the events industry since the pandemic.
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