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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

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Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

A man who tried to rob a shop in Devizes with a toy gun has been jailed. Timothy Cooper, 42, of Flax Mill Park was fended off by a shop worker – and you can see the video here.

It looks like closed nightclub Lava Lounge in Swindon is being knocked down – and pictures of this happening have been posted in the Swindon Community Notice board group on Facebook. Read about the future of the site here.

And an amazing ‘pre-murmuration’ has been captured at Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels, which shows the spectacle occurring very low on the ground. Ecologist and presenter Mike Dilger says Alison has captured a ‘pre-roost assembly’ of around 20-30,000 birds, which are “snacking” on worms and beetles before going to roost.