08-04-2025
Headlines: NHS staffing issues, plane trouble and closing shops
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
Nursing staff at the Bristol Royal Infirmary are already "stretched to the limit" and are under more pressure because of budget cuts, as reported by Bristol Live.A couple flying from Tenerife to Bristol were escorted off a plane because their card wouldn't process a £7 payment, reported Somerset Live. Ann-Marie Murray said she and her partner had decided to buy a bottle of Coke, water and Pringles while onboard the flight but the card they attempted to use failed to process the payment, and they'd used up all their cash on holiday.A vintage shop in Bristol is to close after 41 years of trading, reported Bristol 24/7. Kate Territo, the owner of Uncle Sam's, said it was down to a decline in footfall on Park Live reported on a BBC Countryfile episode which will focus on the Stroudwater Canal restoration 89-year-old woman is going to celebrate her 90th birthday by walking the entire length of Hadrian's Wall. Mary Nicholson will take on the 84 mile challenge in aid of The Beacon Cancer Centre in Taunton, as reported by
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Swindon Town has announced it will wear a one-off charity kit for their game against Bradford City – supporting the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.A neurosurgery robot at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children has been named 'Captain Cortex' after more than 700 submissions for tags have been removed from Stapleton Road says Bristol City Council to "help residents feel safer in their community".
