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Work on collapsed Bridgwater wall nearly finished
Work to rebuild a collapsed river wall in Bridgwater should finish in less than three weeks after 18 months of repairs.
The outside face is being restored with original stone and a new drainage system is being installed.
Four other sections of the old harbour wall were also strengthened during the work, which has been hampered by bad weather.
Weather-permitting, the work at West Quay should end on 6 June.
Man shot by police in Keynsham charged
by Jonty MesserA man has appeared in court following a shooting in Keynsham two weeks ago.
47 year old Simon Tandy, who uses a wheelchair, was shot following a stand-off with police. He has been charged with possessing an imitation firearm.
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Man trampled by cows died from abdominal injuries
An inquest has heard that a man killed by a herd of cows in a field in Wiltshire died from injuries to his abdomen and intestines.
Mike Porter, who was 66 and from Edinburgh, was trampled when walking dogs across the field at Turleigh near Bradford on Avon earlier this month.
The inquest into his death has been adjourned to a date to be fixed.
PICTURES: Shaya Leigh, killed in the Swindon crash
Dog with smashed skull found in Somerset river
The RSPCA is looking for information about a dead dog that was pulled from the River Huntspill in Bridgwater two days ago.
The dog, a large, female, tan coloured, crossed breed, is not thought to have been in the water very long.
– RSPCA inspector Hayley LawrenceA post mortem carried out by a vet has established that her skull had been smashed on the left side of her head with deliberate force from a blunt instrument such as a hammer.
Her body is like that of a greyhound but she has a jaw like a bull dog.
VIDEO: A sea of support for Yeovil Town
Crowds turned out in force to support Yeovil Town players and staff on their victory tour.
Our Sports Correspondent Matthias Kurth was on board the open-top bus and took this mobile phone video of a sea of supporters - dotted in green and white - as it made its way through the town centre.
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Bristol Mayor backs Bristol Academy
Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has given his backing to Bristol Academy ahead of the FA Women's Cup Final on Sunday.
The team are looking to win the trophy for the first time when they take on Arsenal at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.
Bristol lost to the Gunners in the final two years ago, but manager Mark Sampson believes his side stand a much better chance this time around.
Open-top bus tour: lunchtime report
Yeovil Town are celebrating their promotion to the Championship today with an open-top bus tour.
The players left Huish Park just after noon, and made their way into the centre of town, where they'll stop for an hour to allow fans to see the League One play-off trophy.
Our Sports Correspondent Matthias Kurth is on the bus with the team and has sent this report.
Petition to save pensioner's home in Lydney
by Ken GoodwinA petition with more than a thousand signatures has been handed to a housing association, asking it not to demolish a pensioner's home. Beryl Watts has lived in her house in Lydney in the Forest of Dean all her life.
The Two Rivers Housing Association says that the building next door has subsided and needs to be demolished, and that means Beryl's house is at risk too.
St George's flag u-turn
There were protests this weekend over the suggestion that Radstock Town Council had refused to fly the English flag because of fears it was offensive to Muslims.
The council has now voted unanimously to buy a St George’s flag and display it on "appropriate occasions".
