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3 days ago
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Headlines: 'Vandalised bus gate signs' and 'Gromit trail unveiled'
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media on Friday 30 May. Our pick of local website stories News on new bus gate signs in Barton Hill being vandalised performed well for Bristol Live. Someone sprayed 'No poor people allowed' on the signs at the junction of Marsh Lane and Avonvale Road, which is in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood. Bristol City Council's deputy leader Heather Mack said she understood the changes might be a challenge for Town FC being bought out by a Dubai investment firm was a top post for ITV West what was dubbed Chippenham's "worst road" has become one of the UK's first "net zero" roads, reports the Wiltshire Times. The road was resurfaced as part of a trial between the council and academics and now contains biochar, which absorbs carbon. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Wiltshire Police says it has managed to bring down wait times for 999 calls down by more than two thirds in the past year, achieved through "dynamic staffing".Reports of a juggler keeping motorists entertained while roadworks are carried out on the Quedgeley bypass has been what links Bristol and Pembrokeshire? The story of how Albion Sands got its name from the Bristol-built Albion ship has done well in this Pembrokeshire you not receive your delivery in Calne on Thursday? Tina from Evri says she could not finish her round because she was badly bitten on both hands by a finally, Tewkesbury Borough Council says it will have a Pride flag up throughout June.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Swapped road signs confiscated and awaiting exchange
Road signs on the edge of Bradford on Avon that were swapped with a town over 60 miles away are being held while an exchange with Dorset local authorities is being organised. On Friday, March 21, the Wiltshire Times reported that the 'Welcome to Bradford on Avon' signs had been replaced with those of Camerton, a village in Somerset. Just two days later, on Sunday, March 23, it emerged that the signs had been swapped again, this time with one from much further afield, the sign reading 'Jurassic coast'. READ MORE: The switch 'baffled' local councils and residents alike and made national titles as news of the pranksters' stunt spread. Now, Wiltshire Council has said the signs have been moved to its Melksham depot, where it is being held while a swap with Dorset's authorities is arranged. Parvis Khansari, corporate director, Place, told the Times: 'The sign is currently being stored at our Melksham depot. 'We are in contact with Dorset Highways Department to arrange to exchange the road signs that were swapped.' At the time the sign swap was first reported, Bradford on Avon Town Council posted a photo on its Facebook page of a sign reading 'Camerton', where the 'Welcome to Bradford on Avon' is ordinarily located. Camerton is a village in the Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council area, approximately 11 miles from Bradford on Avon. A spokesperson for the town council confirmed the sign had been replaced later that day. However, two days later, the sign had been swapped again. Now, the sign appears to have been swapped with one from the Jurassic Coast, with a post on the Spotted in Bradford on Avon Facebook group reading: 'Yesterday Camerton... today Jurassic Coast...' The sign reads, 'Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site', and a blue ammonite is emblazoned above the text. A post from the afternoon of Monday, March 24, appears to reveal the location of the missing sign as Portland, a peninsula to the south of Weymouth. The post reads: 'Just incase anyone wondered where your signpost had gone.' Responding to the initial switch with Camerton, Parvis Khansari, corporate director for Place, said: "We are aware that several road signs around the Bradford on Avon area have been swapped overnight for signs from Camerton near Radstock. "We are in communication with Bath & North East Somerset Council in order to swap the signs back and it has also been reported to the police for further investigation. 'We are in communication with Bath & North East Somerset Council in order to swap the signs back and it has also been reported to the police for further investigation.' SEE ALSO: On Monday, March 24, B&NES Council told the Times they are also looking into the initial swap, and told the Wiltshire Times they had reported it to the police. Cllr Manda Rigby said: 'We know Camerton is not near Bradford on Avon. This was definitely not a sign put up by Bath & North East Somerset Council. 'We are as baffled as the town council. We have removed this sign and several others that appeared in the local area over the weekend and reported the matter to the police. 'If anyone sees incorrect signs like this in our area please report them to us using Fix My Street.'
BBC News
23-02-2025
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West of England headlines: Bus conversion and 'parking plagues'
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? A new parent and baby bay has been opened at Bath's Royal United Hospital. It has been named the Lori Grace room, in memory of Lori Robertson, who died in a car accident shortly before starting a role as a paediatric nurse there. Bristol 24/7 featured a double decker bus which has been converted into a classroom. The bus, at Blaise Primary & Nursery School in Henbury, will be a space for 30 pupils. A "plague" of illegal parking in Trowbridge was the focus of this Wiltshire Times article, reflecting calls for "stronger enforcement" in the Live reported on concerns that Gloucestershire Constabulary is paying its chief constable more than £150,000 while he continues his national work on the National Police Chiefs' Council. This comes as the police force faces a £12.3m funding a single mum has become the first female fire fighter in Winscombe for more than 30 years, reports the Weston Mercury. She told them that she wanted to show her children that "anything is possible". Top five local stories for the BBC in the West Something longer to read Gloucestershire Live ran an article on discord in the county over plans to potentially split it into two new unitary authorities. The area's Labour MPs and councillors say devolution could unlock more funding for the area, but Conservative County Council leader Stephen Davies says the plan will waste taxpayer's money. Explore more with our daily roundups
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Headlines: Junk food ads and future of museum in doubt
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. There has been a strong reaction from social media users on a Weston Mercury piece about council tax going up in North Somerset, by 4.99% for Band D properties. You can read the comments here. Trowbridge is expecting to host the mayor from a Ukrainian town in order to sign a twinning charter, according to the Wiltshire Times. Kostopil would be the fifth location twinned with Trowbridge. The funeral of 24-year-old jockey Michael O'Sullivan – who won at Cheltenham Festival – was covered by Gloucestershire Live, who reported that hundreds attended the service in Glentane, Cork. And St Peter's Hospice has opened a superstore in Portishead in North Somerset, with Emma from Married at First Sight fame doing the honours. Shop closures turning area into 'ghost town' VAT cap puts cathedral in 'unachievable' position Students use pots and pans to shower after faults Thornbury and District Museum says it might be closing having received a letter saying its lease will not be renewed after 40 years on the site. This group of teens in Lockleaze have been litter picking in the area and have collected 125kg of it since last November. They are doing it as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award, and have beenout every Saturday from last November until next month. Work on the fountains has started in Bristol city centre as the area is fenced off – as posted by local reporter Charlie Watts. And a campaign to tackle junk food by Swindon Borough Council is being extended, with adverts now expected at bus stops as well as on roundabouts and lampposts. 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.
BBC News
20-02-2025
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Headlines: Tackling junk food and museum could shut
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 There has been a strong reaction from social media users on a Weston Mercury piece about council tax going up in North Somerset, by 4.99% for Band D properties. You can read the comments is expecting to host the mayor from a Ukrainian town in order to sign a twinning charter, according to the Wiltshire Times. Kostopil would be the fifth location twinned with funeral of 24-year-old jockey Michael O'Sullivan – who won at Cheltenham Festival – was covered by Gloucestershire Live, who reported that hundreds attended the service in Glentane, St Peter's Hospice has opened a superstore in Portishead in North Somerset, with Emma from Married at First Sight fame doing the honours. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Thornbury and District Museum says it might be closing having received a letter saying its lease will not be renewed after 40 years on the group of teens in Lockleaze have been litter picking in the area and have collected 125kg of it since last November. They are doing it as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award, and have beenout every Saturday from last November until next on the fountains has started in Bristol city centre as the area is fenced off – as posted by local reporter Charlie a campaign to tackle junk food by Swindon Borough Council is being extended, with adverts now expected at bus stops as well as on roundabouts and lampposts.
