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5 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Headlines: Summer swims, cancer recovery and rugby stars
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 A tram or light rail link to Bristol Airport could be introduced as part of a £750m investment into the West of England's transport networks. It is currently the only airport in the country which is not connected to a mass transit is opposition to BT's plan to remove a phone box on Burnham seafront, with councillors saying its close proximity to the sea could help save lives in an emergency.A six-year-old boy from Swindon has rung the hospital bell to mark the end of treatment following a two-year cancer diagnosis. Tommy celebrated by taking the bell to school and showing it to his classmates.A school swimming pool near Stroud officially reopens this Sunday after a fundraiser gathered nearly £60k to fix the cracked foundations, caused by heatwave temperatures. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Paul Bliss, the club chairman at Weston-super-Mare AFC, has stepped down after 39 years at the helm. He is credited for "steering the club away from near bankruptcy".A bike shed outside a listed building in Bath is encroaching halfway onto the pavement. Residents have criticised the installation as showing a "lack of consideration" for parents with prams and those with mobility scrum-half Tomos Williams has been named Premiership Player of the Season after a standout debut campaign with Gloucester Rugby.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Headlines: Crop circles and village 'overtourism' in spotlight
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 Travellers who tried to set up camp on a playing field in Tewkesbury were moved on by police, according to Gloucestershire Live. Police say they have now left the Bristol 24/7 says there has been "a surge of pavement parking" since changes under the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme, which is being looked at by Water being "the least trusted" water company in the country is getting traction on the Swindon Advertiser. This is from the annual Water Matters Weston Mercury reports on low take-up of Covid-19 jabs as NHS Somerset urges people at highest risk of serious illness to sign up for its spring booster.A crop circle has appeared in Sutton Veny in Wiltshire, according to Gloucestershire serial charity runner Jason Vickers is holding a 12-hour walk and runathon on Burnham-on-Sea seafront this weekend, reports. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Bad times for Forest Green Rovers, who lost their semi-final play offs on penalties.A "prehistoric party" next month in Gloucester with "life-size" dinosaurs has got people Dominic Dyer has posted on X about the eight gorillas remaining at the old Bristol Zoo site – using a screenshot of a Daily Mirror article from sadly, a young member of Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club – who played a "key role on and off the pitch" - has died.
