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Somerset Live reported on a man who was seen killing baby gulls with an umbrella in Bath. Avon & Somerset Police released a CCTV image in the hope it would help identify him.Disappointment that the splash park is still shut at Coate Water is getting a lot of clicks for The Swindon Advertiser.Weston Mercury reported North Somerset Council removing some public comments about mosque expansion plans from its website due to their "racist" nature. The local branch of Reform UK has accused the council of "censorship".
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A planning application being granted to demolish the former New Look in Salisbury for flats is getting lots of comments in this local group.Wiltshire Council has voted to continue in its aim to make the county carbon neutral by 2030. A motion put forward by Reform UK councillors called for the council not to be "constrained by unachievable county-wide 2030 carbon reduction targets", but this was rejected.The 19th Century font cover at Tewkesbury Abbey has been successfully removed so it can be taken away and restored. The structure has become extremely fragile over the years.
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