Andy Howard
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- Aug 27, 2026
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'Devastated' Weston-super-Mare business owners return after fire (opens the original)
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Independent business owners say they are "devastated" after returning to see how their premises were destroyed by a grass fire which spread to a nearby industrial estate. Half the units on the Locking Farm Industrial Estate in Weston-super-Mare burned down in the early hours of 18 August, including an MOT centre which had been trading for 30 years. Avon and Somerset Police arrested two teenage boys in connection with the fire, which is believed to have been started deliberately. They have both b
Bristol crochet club offers 'piece of home' for Hong Kong nationals (opens the original)
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People who have moved to the UK from Hong Kong say they have found a sense of community and belonging through a crocheting group. More than 60 people living in the West of England meet at the Crafting Smiles group in Bristol once a fortnight. The members said it allowed them to make friends and take part in creative projects. Since it launched in October 2025, the group has grown its membership by 10 times and made Remembrance poppies and baby items for charity. Group member Joyce Wilmot said th
Man who rates benches on Instagram gives first ever 10/10 score (opens the original)
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A man who has spent seven years reviewing more than 300 public benches has finally awarded his first-ever 10/10 score, after marrying the woman he loves close to it. Sam Wilmot founded the Instagram account Rate This Bench in 2019 after jokingly judging benches while out walking with friends. Since then he has featured more than 300 benches around the world, building a following of nearly 18,000 people. He had never awarded full marks until revisiting one at St John The Baptist Church in Old Sod
'People ordering dangerous drug-laced gummies straight to their doorstep' (opens the original)
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Experts have found "incredibly high concentrations" of a drug known as spice in illegal cannabis gummies being sold online. The drug-laced gummies, which are made to look like familiar-looking sweet brands in colourful packaging but contain THC, have been seized by Wiltshire Police and are being tested by scientists at the University of Bath. Professor Chris Pudney, from the university, said he was concerned about the amount of spice which could vary widely - even between gummies in the same pac
Why a German WW2 airman's new headstone is 'immensely significant' (opens the original)
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A headstone to remember a German airman killed in World War Two has been hailed as an "immensely significant" act of reconciliation. Wilhelm Reuhl, 20, was buried at Hawkcombe Cemetery in Porlock, Somerset, after his aircraft was shot down in 1940. His grave was marked with a wooden cross for 86 years, but has now been upgraded. Dirk Backen, secretary general of the German War Graves Commission, said it is the first of 327 graves they will look to take care of, adding: "It's a blueprint story of
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