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BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
'Pioneering' surgery and '86-year-old's first tattoo'
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 Swindon Advertiser has written about a distressing video that shows a secondary school student who uses a wheelchair being dragged to the floor and attacked by another a more positive note, ITV West Country has shared the story of a Somerset boy whose epileptic seizures have disappeared after he received "pioneering" neurosurgery at Bristol Children's the Stroud News & Journal has shared details of how the discovery of two Roman swords has led to a new ancient settlement being found near Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Our top three from yesterday Dirty nappies and stained clothes left at charity shopsLost Turner work sold as museum outbid at auctionMum haunted by daughter's final weeks on hospital ward What to watch on social media Gloucestershire County Council is reminding people that telecare alarms may no longer work after landline phones switch to been a huge reaction on Reddit to a Bristol man's first tattoo at the age of in Aldbourne have been putting up signs telling drivers about duck-crossing areas - they hope the parish council will make them permanent soon.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Science
- The Independent
Rare sword find leads to discovery of Iron Age Roman settlement
The discovery of two rare Roman cavalry swords by a metal detectorist in the Cotswolds has led to the unearthing of a significant Iron Age and Roman settlement. Excavations revealed evidence of settlements spanning centuries, including Iron Age ring ditches, a substantial enclosure, and Roman limestone buildings, potentially a winged villa. The long swords, or "spatha," date from the early second to third century AD and are contemporary with the Roman villa remains found at the site. Metal detectorist Glenn Manning found the swords near Willersey, Gloucestershire, which were subsequently donated to the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. Further archaeological work is planned, and the swords will be on public display at the Corinium Museum from 2 August.
