30-07-2025
Headlines: 'Dangerous parking in Melksham' and '1,000 new homes'
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.
Our pick of local website stories
Plans for a large new car park for Temple Meads is getting a lot of comments on Bristol Live's Facebook Somerset Live has started a debated after pointing out that while 30 police officers were recruited by Avon & Somerset Police in the last 12 months, it also lost 60 triplets from Gloucestershire have celebrated their graduation, while paying tribute to their grandfather, according to Gloucestershire a story about plans for 1,000 homes in Warmley is doing well for Bristol Live this morning.
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What to watch on social media
Weston-super-Mare Lions, a charity that provides care in the community, has apologised after allowing several political parties to sponsor a barrel at the town's Real Ale Festival. The Charity Commission is now investigating. And an appeal to help an 80-year-old former firefighter who was beaten up by a child in Fishponds, Bristol has been widely shared. The return of Ellis Harrison to Bristol Rovers has seen a flurry of comments on the club's Facebook Wiltshire Police has been getting reports of dangerous parking in Melksham. Extra officers are now patrolling several areas to try and tackle the staying silent since last year's election, former Gloucester MP Richard Graham has posted a lengthy statement sharing his thoughts on the state of the RUH posted last night that rates of COVID and norovirus are increasing locally.
