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Family fulfill dad’s dying wish of throwing his leg in the sea — but it falls short of reaching Ibiza

Michael Harris loved travelling and his last request was that his children take his prosthetic leg and send it out to sea

The Independent UK

Dead man's fake leg thrown in sea to reach Ibiza - but washes up 30 miles away

Merchant seaman Michael Harris, 66, had jokingly suggested his final wish was for his prosthetic leg to be thrown into the sea, only for the limb to reappear 30 miles down the coast

Daily Mirror

Family fulfill sailor's dying wish of throwing his prosthetic leg into sea hoping it would sail to Ibiza

Michael Harris had his leg amputated in 2017 and subsequently had a prosthetic leg fitted

Wales Online

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Locals hoping to buy Leeds forest raise £50,000 - but still need to double it in just 4 days

A community wants to beat developers to the purchase of East Wood, between Otley and Weston

Leeds Live

Weston named as best commuter town for Bristol workers

Bristol is surrounded by beautiful towns which boast cheaper rent prices than the city centre

Bristol Post

Weston Tropicana: New open-air arena set to open near Bristol

Council chiefs reveal plans for seafront venue

Bristol Post

Catering giant Compass acquires Weston hospitality procurement firm

North Somerset’s Regency Purchasing Group, which sources products, services and supplies for more than 3,500 leisure and hospitality businesses across the UK, has been purchased by Compass subsidiary Foodbuy

Birmingham Post

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What happened when 100 asylum seekers arrived in a rural community near Bristol

A second hotel has now been taken over by the Home Office nearby

Bristol Post

Police appeal for help to find missing Weston man

Colin Bredin, aged 68, was last seen on Sixth Street, Weston, about 12.45pm today (Tuesday, December 20).

Newcastle Herald

Canberra man granted bail after allegedly stabbing co-worker at Orient Kitchen in Weston

A Canberra man accused of stabbing a co-worker in a restaurant is freed on bail after the magistrate found the wounds left by the attack were nasty but not life-threatening.

ABC News

Icescape at Weston-super-Mare cancelled for 2022

The decision was made due to rising energy costs, with the predicted energy bill this year being five times that of 2019

Bristol Post

Babies on board choppers: The behind-the-scenes scramble to take in hospital patients from the hurricane-battered Gulf coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Monday, five days after Hurricane Ian hit the west coast of Florida, critically ill patients on ventilators arrived by helicopter at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston.

Tribune News Service

Weston-Super-Mare named UK's best seaside town for safe and accessible parking

Parking spaces can often be seen as gold dust but which famous seaside towns are providing visitors with the best parking facilities?

Bristol Post

Bristol drug dealer jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to Weston-super-Mare

"We hope this result reassures the people of Weston-super-Mare that tackling drug supply remains a priority of ours"

Bristol Post

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‘It’s going to split opinion’: huge Weston-super-Mare installation opens

See Monster, on a decommissioned North Sea gas platform, is one of the UK’s biggest ever public art works

Bristol Post

Fire breaks out at Weston-super-Mare takeaway and nearby flats as photos show extent of damage

All three emergency services were at the scene

Bristol Post

Mobility scooter crash in Weston-super-Mare injures boy, 3

"We are keen to identify the driver of the mobility scooter"

Bristol Post

Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier named one of the best arcades in the UK

Its 312 machines make Weston’s main attraction the biggest seaside arcade in South West

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Bristol Post

Free buses from Bristol to North Somerset all day on Tuesday

A day trip to Weston just got a lot cheaper

Bristol Post

House fire in Weston-super-Mare started by cigarette, fire crews say

The fire involved a shed, wooden walkway and utility room in a three-storey terraced house, according to fire crews

Bristol Post

'Wrong way' crash on M5 near Weston-super-Mare sees one woman taken to hospital

All lanes were reopened around an hour later and one woman was taken to hospital

Bristol Post

West Country beach-goer turns up expecting 'English Riviera' but leaves fuming

"Crete here we come"

Bristol Post

The Avalancher: World's tallest mobile zip wire coming to Weston-super-Mare

Riders will reach speeds of up to 50mph on the 300 metre zip wire on the Beach Lawns

Bristol Post

Month-long roadworks in Weston-super-Mare to cause 'disruption'

Disruption is expected 'to people working and visiting' the seaside town

The Canberra Times

Truck rolls on Kings Highway near ADF headquarters

There was a separate car crash on Hindmarsh Drive and Brierly Street in Weston.

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