Courting peregrines and burst water main

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It has been in Bristol since 1991, but the Galleries shopping centre is to be knocked down to make way for homes, offices and student accommodation. There has been a lot of interest in this story for Bristol Live and Bristol 24/7. You can read our write-up of the story here.

Somerset Live reports that the county council could declare bankruptcy in the spring without a considerable increase in council tax.

An empty shop in Devizes is being transformed into a youth café and hub says the Wiltshire Times [subscription required].

The Dobbies on Bath Road near Gloucester has been bought by the British Garden Centre, according to Gloucestershire Live. The former Dobbies staff have been retained there.

A statue in Arnos Vale is back in the cemetery four years after it was knocked off its plinth by a branch in a storm, reports ITV West Country. It was restored by the masonry team at Bath College.

The idea of four-weekly bin collections in Bristol continues to spark debate. GB News reports the reaction to the news has been largely negative.

A burst water main has been causing problems this morning in the BS10 (Henbury) area of Bristol, but Bristol Water says it has been repaired and service should be resuming in the area - although the pressure could be low to begin with.

There has been "some courting" in the nest box at Salisbury Cathedral between two peregrines, spotted by someone watching the live stream.

And someone has created an AI generated scene of Stroud generated from an old black and white photograph, posted in this Stroud Area Photos group, which has had a mixed reaction in the comments.

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