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
Work is set to start this month on the East Bristol liveable neighbourhood scheme, external, which Bristol Live says will see the installation of traffic restricting measures such as planters and bus gates.
The Swindon Advertiser reports that controversial figure Katie Hopkins is set to bring her show back to the town next year, external, after her last appearance prompted an open letter by local organisations to the borough council asking for it to be cancelled.
New episodes of Pingu, external are to be made in Bristol by Aardman, according to Bristol 24/7.
And Gloucestershire Live says a 105-year-old in Cheltenham puts her long life down to being single and drinking Guinness, external.
Image source, BBC/Hit Entertainment
Pingu is a much-loved cartoon first created in Switzerland in 1986
A trial is set to begin in Somerset for plastic bag and wrapper household collections, external. The council Waste Services page says some of those selected for the trial will start getting their new collection bags this weekend.
Autumn is truly here – and photos of Queen Square starting “to wear its Autumn coat” , externalby Chris Doel have proved popular in the ‘Born & Bred or Live in the City of Bath’ group.
And a vigil is being planned in Yeovil to remember Liam Payne this Saturday, external. People are expected to gather and sing songs by One Direction and his solo catalogue.
