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BBC News
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Somerset in pictures: Otters, owls and EastEnders pub
Animals have taken centre stage in Somerset this week after two owls returned to their nesting box for a third year, and Noah's Ark Zoo Farm welcomed its first ever Asian short-clawed in the county an eight-year-old artist is gearing up for his first art exhibition, and we visited Somerset's very own Queen are some images from across the county we have loved this week. Get out my pub: As EastEnders celebrated its 40th anniversary, BBC Radio Somerset spoke to the landlords of Somerset's very own 'Queen Vic' - The Queen Victoria Inn in Priddy. A tea-ry gesture: Musgrove Park Hospital cleaner Sue Lee was surprised by her colleagues with a tea party this week, as she celebrated 35 years working in the NHS. "It brought tears to my eyes that my fellow colleagues took time to arrange it, and celebrate my milestone with me," she said. Love is owl you need: Conservationists are celebrating after barn owls Finn and Trude returned to their nest box on the Blackdown Hills for a third year this week. Twit-twooo! Art attack: One talented eight-year-old is preparing for his first exhibition after a gallery spotted his paintings online. This is an original by Kevin Kovacs, from Wellington, who will have his work showcased at the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton from next week. Incredible! Ahoy for now: "Amazing role models" Simon Perks and Geoff Vian are taking a step back from their voluntary work at the RNLI Portishead after 10 years. They were awarded certificates in a ceremony at the lifeboat station this week. Hard at work: Council contractors were out on Yeovil's High Street this week, repairing damage to the pavement caused during utilities work last summer. Somerset Council said the cost of the work would be covered by energy company SSE.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
Headlines: 'Dense' murmuration and toy gun attempted robbery
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Plans in Bristol city centre around Broadmead have been altered due to concerns from disabled groups, leading to more disabled parking spaces and crossings being added, according to Bristol 24/7. A cleaner who has been at the NHS for 35 years has been celebrated on her anniversary at Musgrove Park Hospital. Somerset Live says Sue Lee "broke down in tears" at the gesture. And a long-standing restaurant in Gloucester - Cote Brasserie - will cease trading on Sunday, says Gloucestershire Live. Army mishandled sex assault before death - coroner Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann arrested Hotel turns away Paralympian because of wheelchair A man who tried to rob a shop in Devizes with a toy gun has been jailed. Timothy Cooper, 42, of Flax Mill Park was fended off by a shop worker - and you can see the video here. It looks like closed nightclub Lava Lounge in Swindon is being knocked down – and pictures of this happening have been posted in the Swindon Community Notice board group on Facebook. Read about the future of the site here. And an amazing murmuration has been captured at Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels, which shows the spectacle occurring very low on the ground. 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.
