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3 days ago
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West of England headlines: New Banksy art and football club sale
Here's our weekly round up of stories from across local websites in the West of have a daily round up as well. Make sure you look out for it on the website and the local section of the BBC News app. What have been the big stories in the West this week? The news that a majority stake in Yeovil Town FC has been sold to Dubai-based entrepreneur Prabhu Srinivasan, with a major investment in the club promised, was reported by ITV West Country. Somerset Live reported on Wednesday that four police officers had been attacked after disorder in Midsomer Norton - reportedly during a gathering of 200 school-leavers. Avon and Somerset Police said its officers were "pushed, punched, and spat at" by "a small number of people" there.A nurse in Wiltshire has been struck off the register after filming people through a cubicle wall in Asda, Bristol Live reported. He was convicted of voyeurism and making an indecent image of a child and given a suspended sentence last story of an 80-year-old man who still works in the family newsagents he was born above in 1945 was widely shared from Somerset Live. Colin Morris, the grandson of the founder of GW Hurley Newsagents on Burnham-on-Sea High Street, told the paper he still regularly works 13-hour shifts. Bristol 24/7 reports that Banksy had shared a new work in an unknown location - though internet sleuths have raised the possibility it could be in the French city of Marseille. The work shows a lighthouse on the side of a building, with the words "I want to be what you saw in me" over the top. Top five local stories for the BBC in the West Something longer to read The Bristol Cable published its latest investigation on Thursday. It found homes owned by a landlord banned by Bristol City Council from letting properties are being rented by the council as emergency accommodation for homeless people. Explore more with our daily roundups
BBC News
23-05-2025
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Headlines: 'Japan calls' and 'crocodile returns'
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 Wiltshire councillors have been called "fun sponges" for telling people in Box to remove bunting to mark the annual Box Revels over the bank holiday, reports Somerset Live. There's a worry it could "seriously impact" attendance. The Swindon Advertiser says a bridge repaired six months ago has collapsed in Lechlade, closing off Hambridge Lane. The paper believes it was due to a car crash.A lot of sympathy for the owners of a Gloucester coffee shop, which bases its cakes on school-style tray bakes, after a break-in left them "devastated", Gloucestershire Live the A38 through Highbridge is due to be shut next month for a weekend, according to Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media "It all comes down to this" – excitement is building as Bath take on Lyon later in Cardiff in the Challenge Bristol City fan-favourite Yu Hirakawa has been called up to the senior Japan squad for the first has been a lot of Quedgeley locals speaking about the A38 slip road, which is going to be shut until 31 Vale Labour has posted about about a rise in vandalism and antisocial behaviour around Oldbury Court. They want a Public Space Protection Order placed there "as soon as possible".And a much-loved crocodile is being brought back to Museum & Art Swindon.
BBC News
20-05-2025
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Headlines: Peregrine names and new night buses
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 Night buses are to be paid for by CAZ fines in Bristol, as reported by Bristol Live. An extra £1.8m in funding could see some routes running autism support service operating across Bath and North East Somerset has been given a four year extension, as reported by Somerset are reporting on the new mayor. Councillor Mike Facey says he is "greatly honoured" to take on the top role as Mayor alongside Deputy Cllr Paul Wynn. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media It's been 50 years since the Radiology department opened at the RUH, and the hospital's Facebook page has featured a video with radiologists that have been there since the Railway Touring Company Facebook page has posted about its first Royal Duchy of the year running from Bristol Temple Meads to Cornwall on Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral want people to suggest names for their peregrine chicks, with a watery theme this year. Devon and Cornwall Police has posted about a registered sex offender who's been jailed.
BBC News
18-05-2025
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Headlines: Blue walls in car park and maternity unit closure
Here's our weekly roundup of stories from across local websites in the West of have a daily round up as well. Make sure you look out for it on the website and the local section of the BBC News app. What have been the big stories in the West this week? At the start of the week Bristol woke up to the news of a death at the half marathon event on the West Country reported 28-year-old rugby player Jon Devereux, from Chester, died after after collapsing and falling ill at the Great Bristol Live's article on the sudden closure of part of the Co-op car park in Westbury-on-Trym and some walls installed there also gained a lot of attention this week. Nearby residents are now calling for an investigation after the area was cordoned off with blue body found in the search for missing 16-year-old Athrun got a lot of reaction from ITV West Country and Bristol Live audiences. Searches had been ongoing in the West Shore area of Llandudno following the sighting of a body on news from The Dorset Echo, Somerset Live and ITV West Country on the temporary closure of Yeovil's maternity unit gained a lot of traction this week. In a statement the hospital trust told ITV West Country, it "cannot currently safely run the unit" or "safely provide care during labour and birth". Top six stories for the BBC in the West Something longer to read This week BBC News took an in-depth look at children's safety online across the West of West's live page compiled investigative and analytical pieces across all platforms including this piece on teenagers being exposed to content about weapons, bullying, murder and suicide soon after joining social media platforms. Explore more with our daily roundups
BBC News
15-05-2025
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Headlines: Burst pipes, roadworks and sinkholes
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 The massive fountain of water that exploded from a burst pipe in Matson, Gloucestershire, on Wednesday, has seen people flocking to Gloucestershire Live published a list of neighbourhoods in the city that could see residents parking zones Mercury announced that there could be a further two months of road closures around Celebration Mile as roadworks continue. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media The Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, Rachel Gilmour, thanked the parliamentary staff and NHS paramedics who looked after her when she took a fall in the Houses of exactly is the best way to tackle Swindon's Magic Roundabout? One poster on the town's Facebook community noticeboard thinks they have cracked one section, but not everyone in Bradford-on-Avon are asking when a sinkhole in the town is going to be fixed? They say it appears to have grown in size and depth.
