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Bristol Live reports that a 44-year-old Indian restaurant - possibly among the oldest in the city - is closing.An open day at HorseWorld this weekend has been cancelled after an outbreak of a respiratory disease, Somerset Live reports.And anti-social behaviour wardens are returning to the streets of Salisbury, but only until March next year, the Salisbury Journal reports.
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The Balloon Fiesta has posted a preview of some of the special shapes set to be seen by many people ahead of the first day of the event in Bristol on Friday.South Gloucestershire Council has apologised for the traffic problems on the A38.And the woman behind the idea for Gloucester's various multicoloured "rainbow streets", has revealed her latest city project.
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