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Vehicles torched during spate of arsons in South Gloucestershire

Avon and Somerset Police said vehicles were badly damaged by the blazes during the early hours of the morning

Bristol Post

Tory MP quits after taking cocaine plunging Rishi Sunak into fourth by-election nightmare

Somerset and Frome MP David Warburton announced he is quitting, triggering a fourth Tory by-election after Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams all resigned as MPs

Daily Mirror

New three-day street food festival launching this summer

Street food traders from across the UK will be serving up an array of delicious treats

Bristol Post

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Avon and Somerset Police ‘institutionally racist’, chief constable says

Sarah Crew said issues of race, sexism and homophobia were present at her force.

The Independent UK

Avon and Somerset police chief admits force is institutionally racist

Sarah Crew also says force is ‘likely’ to be treating LGBTQ+ people, women and disabled people unfairly

The Guardian - UK

Tourists flock to UK's 'best beer garden' in the middle of gorgeous sandy beach

The Watering Hole in Perranporth, Cornwall, The Rising Sun in Pensford, Somerset and the People's Park Tavern in Victoria Park, London have topped a list of the best beer gardens in the country

Daily Mirror

Provisional trial date set for youths accused of murdering teenage boy in Bath

Mikey Roynon, 16, died from a single stab wound after being attacked at a party in the Somerset city.

The Independent UK

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"I've been to Glastonbury Festival 15 times in a row - here are my hacks including what toilets to avoid"

Dan Thomas has attended every Glastonbury festival since 2002 and is heading to Worthy Farm in Somerset again next week

Wales Online

Inside off-grid UK commune which costs just £120 a month and is hidden in woodland

The Tinkers Bubble commune is in 40 acres of Somerset countryside houses a group who get by making their own cider and farming cows

Daily Mirror

Somerset housebuilder secures nearly £6m funding for regeneration project

Acorn Homes will use the money for the development of 44 new apartments in Taunton

Birmingham Post

Ayr United can be pitch perfect thanks to new playing surface, says Graeme Mathie

Work to lay the brand new pitch at Somerset is currently underway.

Daily Record

Boy, 16, stabbed to death in Bath named

The boy fatally stabbed has been named as Mikey Roynon by Avon and Somerset Police

The Independent UK

Man dies suddenly in Bristol city centre

Avon and Somerset Police say the man died in Newgate yesterday morning (June 11)

Bristol Post

Somerset manufacture, SWP Concrete Solutions, invests in new HQ

The Bridgwater company has secured a £5.3m finance package from HSBC

Birmingham Post

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Scores of Welsh passengers say they were left stranded in Somerset after paddle-steamer trip

Passengers were dropped off in Minehead by the paddle steamer Waverley and claim they were left stranded there

Bristol Post

Dogs roaming streets alone attack woman and pet pooch near Bristol

Avon and Somerset Police said the victims were bitten by the 'large' animals who did not have collars or an owner with them

Bristol Post

Brick smashes car window on M32 after being 'thrown or dropped' from bridge

Avon and Somerset Police say the incident happened as the car passed under the bridge over Newfoundland Way on Wednesday, May 31

Birmingham Post

Tech components firm Gooch and Housego hails ‘positive progress’ as profits rise

The Somerset-based company said it had passed on inflated input costs from its supply chain

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'I'd lived with a fear of cancer since my mother died, I'm not scared any more'

Property presenter Sarah Beeny talks from her Somerset home about her candid documentary Sarah Beeny vs Cancer, which follows her battle with breast cancer

Bristol Post

Locals spot naked pair dining in pub and walking through Clifton Downs

The pair of friends say they had enjoyed a drink and wander round Bristol - to very little response before visiting Somerset

Bristol Post

Man suffers fractured skull after being attacked by group of men in Bristol

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses following the assault on May 20

Evening Standard

Jack Leach injury: England dealt huge Ashes blow with spinner to miss entire series

Somerset bowler suffered a stress fracture of the lower back during the 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord’s

Bristol Post

Wallet stolen after victim threatened with knife in Easton park

Avon and Somerset Police has issued an appeal for witnesses following the robbery - with a focus on finding a bike rider seen in the area at the time

Birmingham Post

LDC Bristol leads eight-figure investment in legal tech group

The Barrister Group is an umbrella group of legal companies including Clerksroom, which is headquartered in Somerset

Daily Record

Ayr United to begin construction work on new North Stand

The club's new development is set to get underway with a year of works ready to revolutionise the layout of Somerset Park.

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