West News In Brief
Summary of today's headlines
Summary of today's headlines
A christmas torchlight parade has been held through a memorial garden which was created to remember a young man who was attacked by a polar bear. The three hundred thousand pound garden at the spinal unit at Salisbury District Hospital opened in September.
Horatio Chapple who was 17 and from Bishopstone in Wiltshire died during an expedition in Norway. Horation had been helping out in the spinal unit. His father David is a consultant there.
Text Santa is organising the Biggest Bag Pack Ever for 6 UK based charities. They will help and support someone near you this Christmas.
The second carnival takes place tonight in the West's Guy Fawkes Carnival Circuit. Many roads in the town will be closed from 6pm.
Bristol based charity Sustrans is warning cyclists to stay safe as clocks go back