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BBC News
02-04-2025
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Headlines: Woman to race Great Bristol Run at 73 and wrong burial plots
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 A red super yacht which arrived at Bristol's Floating Harbour on Tuesday has been gaining lots of attrraction. The Bristol Post have reported that it is believed to be owned by Jonathan Faiman - one of the men who set up the shopping delivery service Ocado.A 73-year-old grandma from Berkeley, who took up running at the age of 70, is running the 10k race at the Great Bristol Run this apology has been issued to family and friends of two people buried in the wrong places at the Coney Hill cemetery in Gloucester. An investigation into what happened has been requested, reports Gloucestershire Grade II listed Royal Clarence House is up for sale, according to the Bridgwater Mercury, with a guide price of £920,000. Current tenants include Specsavers, Greggs and Betfred. And the Wiltshire Times has reported on the Met Office amber wildfire warning for the county. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media The Red Superyacht has got people talking on social media. This Reddit user posted a photo of sailing down the River start of the restoration of the Health Hydro in Swindon is taking "longer than anticipated", but should be done by the end of year – and reopen in early 2026.A number of lifesaving rings on Weston-super-Mare Seafront have been tampered with, according to Councillor Mike Bell. He said they are having to be replaced on almost a weekly basis, with five going missing last someone spotted a mink in West Pennard during their lunchbreak.
BBC News
26-03-2025
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Police horse cuts, CPR and Glastonbury Festival
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 A police force losing its mounted unit amid a £12m blackhole was reported by plans for a new cycle path on Temple Way were covered by BristolLive.A woman managing to save her grandmother's life after learning CPR training was published by the Salisbury Journal. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Somerset Council announced that access to Taunton's Silk Mills Park and Ride was limited because of an encampment.A woman in Somerset says she spotted an Avon and Somerset police officer weeing in her in Somerset, Glastonbury Festival announced the full line-up for Field of are being paid to Kingswood Rugby Club's biggest fan who was known as "Mr Kingswood".And there was a lot of love for a post about Professor Alice Roberts visiting Glastonbury Abbey where she was filming for a new TV series.
