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Bristol Live are reporting on a animal rights protest outside the Winterstoke Road KFC by The Human League. The protest is part of a national campaign by the group.Bristol 24/7 and various national outlets have reported on an 83-year-old retired priest from Bristol who was arrested at a pro-Palestine protest in London.Also, Bristol 24/7 reported from St Pauls Carnival, which certainly didn't look scaled down, despite organisers saying it would be a "stripped back" version of the event, which will now take place every two years.There has also been lots of love for Lando Norris on Somerset Live after his first Silverstone F1 win.
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Wiltshire Search & Rescue are searching for a "high risk missing person" around Tidworth.A scam, offering free transport cards and featuring Dan Norris has been posted as a warning on Bristol City Council's Facebook page.Meanwhile, Swindon Borough Council is asking people to put their bins out by 6am for the next two weeks because of the hot weather.The heat has meant the layout of the old gardens at Lydiard Park are visible.The "grotty old bike lockers" are being removed to be replaced by bookable ones, according to this Facebook group post.And some joker has put a clown mask inside a drain in Warminster.
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