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Headlines: Snow and Queen at Cheltenham

Reuters Queen Camilla, wearing a brown coat and brown hat, smiling towards the camera. She is in between two other women who are wearing hats and smiling. Reuters
Queen Camilla was one of the attendees at the Cheltenham Races on Wednesday

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

  • Bristol Live has written about plans to turn the Bedminster Bridge roundabout into a crossroads junction. One of the current lanes of the roundabout will be given over to buses, the website reports.
  • In Weston-super-Mare, the Weston Mercury have spoken to a shopkeeper at the Tropicana, who has to leave when refurbishment work starts there. Emily Belsham, glass artist and owner of Weston Makers, runs the shop with dozens of other traders who sell their wares at the tourist information centre.
  • It's a busy day at the Cheltenham Races, with Gloucestershire Live running a live blog on the day's events. Fortunately, Thursday is set to see less snow than Wednesday.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

The recent gloomy weather has made for some stunning photos, like this one of Salisbury Cathedral looming out of the mist.

And there is news about trips planned for when a ship prepares to set sail in the summer. The cruises will be returning to the Bristol Channel in June.

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