Glastonbury Festival headliners and sunken boats
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.
Bath and North East Somerset Council is spending £72,000 to remove five sunken boats from the River Avon, according to Somerset Live.
In Weston-super-Mare, the Mercury has celebrated 60 years of service for one RNLI volunteer – who worked as boat crew until he hit the maximum age limit.
And Gloucestershire Live is reporting temporary restrictions are in place at two Gloucestershire hospitals to stop the spread of norovirus.
Gardener wins case against Paddy Power over £1m prize
Council tax hike for residents as 7.49% rise agreed
Rare hazel dormouse filmed foraging at night
Glastonbury Festival confirming its headliners has created a stir online. Big names including1975 and Olivia Rodrigo will perform on the Pyramid Stage this summer.
Cheltenham Animal Shelter has shared a post on World Book Day to promote their Paws for Reading project, where children read to a rescue animal.
Meanwhile, Gloucester City AFC has released a statement condemning racist language thought to have been used last Saturday, and says it is carrying out an internal investigation.
Finally, after 45 reports of car meets in Swindon between July 2023 and July 2024, the council says it's considering a ban on all unauthorised meets.
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