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Yahoo
21-03-2025
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The West's best places to live and a photogenic fox
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Bristol 247 has written about Hotwells and Cliftonwood being named amongst The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 list. It also found the Chew Valley to be the the best place to live in the South West A mother has shared how her life has turned into a 'living nightmare' after her son Michael disappeared on holiday last year, in an interview with Somerset Live. Swindon Advertiser has spoken to a restaurant owner after a 'dine and dash' incident - he spoke of the impact of these incidents amidst rising business costs. And in Gloucestershire, good news as long waits for hospital treatment have been reduced by almost two thirds, as Gloucestershire Live reports. New national forest to see 20m trees planted Engineers building 'helicopter that flies itself' Avoid M4 during bridge demolition, drivers told Bristol photographer Simon Withyman is "blown away" after winning British Wildlife Photographer of the Year for this stunning image of a fox in the city. The M4 will be closed between junctions 18 and 19 over the weekend while the Badminton Bridge is demolished. Who's Fred?! RNLI Weston-super-Mare introduce their training manikin, who is "dumped unceremoniously into cold seas and abandoned for hours on end". It's World Down Syndrome Day and Swindon Town are dedicating their fixture against Accrington Stanley to a local Down Syndrome group. Follow BBC West social channels in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Headlines: Spring at Stonehenge and Persimmon disputes Headlines: Shop closures and greyhound racing ends Value for money at Cheltenham and 100 days until Glastonbury
BBC News
21-03-2025
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The West's best places to live and a photogenic Bristol fox
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 Bristol 247 has written about Hotwells and Cliftonwood being named amongst The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 list. It also found the Chew Valley to be the the best place to live in the South WestA mother has shared how her life has turned into a 'living nightmare' after her son Michael disappeared on holiday last year, in an interview with Somerset Advertiser has spoken to a restaurant owner after a 'dine and dash' incident - he spoke of the impact of these incidents amidst rising business in Gloucestershire, good news as long waits for hospital treatment have been reduced by almost two thirds, as Gloucestershire Live reports. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Bristol photographer Simon Withyman is "blown away" after winning British Wildlife Photographer of the Year for this stunning image of a fox in the M4 will be closed between junctions 18 and 19 over the weekend while the Badminton Bridge is Fred?! RNLI Weston-super-Mare introduce their training manikin, who is "dumped unceremoniously into cold seas and abandoned for hours on end". It's World Down Syndrome Day and Swindon Town are dedicating their fixture against Accrington Stanley to a local Down Syndrome group. Explore more with our daily roundups
