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There has been a strong reaction from social media users on a Weston Mercury piece about council tax going up in North Somerset, by 4.99% for Band D properties. You can read the comments here.Trowbridge is expecting to host the mayor from a Ukrainian town in order to sign a twinning charter, according to the Wiltshire Times. Kostopil would be the fifth location twinned with Trowbridge.The funeral of 24-year-old jockey Michael O'Sullivan – who won at Cheltenham Festival – was covered by Gloucestershire Live, who reported that hundreds attended the service in Glentane, Cork.And St Peter's Hospice has opened a superstore in Portishead in North Somerset, with Emma from Married at First Sight fame doing the honours.
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Thornbury and District Museum says it might be closing having received a letter saying its lease will not be renewed after 40 years on the site.This group of teens in Lockleaze have been litter picking in the area and have collected 125kg of it since last November. They are doing it as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award, and have beenout every Saturday from last November until next month.Work on the fountains has started in Bristol city centre as the area is fenced off – as posted by local reporter Charlie Watts.And a campaign to tackle junk food by Swindon Borough Council is being extended, with adverts now expected at bus stops as well as on roundabouts and lampposts.
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