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  1. Fog and low cloud slow to lift tomorrow - then bright and breezy

    That's it from Local Live for the West of England for tonight.

    We'll be back on Monday from 7am with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

    Here's weatherman Ian Fergusson with a look at the weekend prospects.

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    Video caption: Watch: Ian Fergusson says we'll have some cold and misty starts this weekend
  2. A taste of Italy comes to Gloucestershire

    A two-day Italian food market is taking place in Cheltenham.

    Seventeen stalls on the Promenade are selling all types of fresh Italian food, both sweet and savoury. 

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    Video caption: Watch: Italia in Piazza is in Cheltenham for the first time
  3. Football hooligan turned chaplain using sport for good

    The Chaplain of Bristol Rovers, Dave Jeal, who at one time was a football hooligan, talks to local football coach, Mike Whiting, about "the beautiful game."

    Both men now use the sport to help keep young people on the right track.

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    Video caption: Watch: Chaplain of Bristol Rovers Dave Jeal and local football coach Mike Whiting
  4. Gloucester Heroes Bridge opening in South Korea

    A new footbridge in South Korea, being officially opened tomorrow, has been named The Gloucester Heroes Bridge.

    It's in memory of the heroic actions of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, during the Korean War.  

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    Video caption: Watch: A new bridge to honour the 'Glorious Glosters'
  5. Story time with Camilla

    Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has been reading Winnie the Pooh to schoolchildren at the Bishop's Palace in Wells, Somerset. 

    It's part of the city's Festival of Literature.

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    Video caption: Watch: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, reads to children in Somerset
  6. Follow in the footsteps of dinosaurs

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    Video caption: Watch: A Myths and Legends week for half-term at Birdland

    One of Gloucestershire's most popular tourist attractions is launching what it calls its Myths and Legends week for the half-term holidays.

    You can find out more about 30 different species of dinosaur at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water. 

  7. Miller Walk: The turf war over a path

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    Video caption: Watch: The neighbours of Miller Walk in Bathampton are in the middle of a turf war

    Homeowners in Bathampton near Bath are furious after the council ordered them to remove a driveway which was laid by a neighbour without permission.

    Valerie Vivian built the pathway earlier this year to connect the Miller Walk cul-de-sac with a nearby field she owns. 

    But Ms Vivian doesn't own the land she built on, and Bath and North East Somerset Council said she didn't have planning permission and ordered the path to be removed. 

    In a further twist, the council has now ordered the neighbouring homeowners NOT Ms Vivian to pay for its removal because it's the owners of the nine properties in Miller Walk who collectively own the land the path was built on, where Ms Vivian is only a renter. 

    It means residents who have always opposed the construction of the driveway are now having to cough up for its removal. 

    Meanwhile Valerie Vivian maintains she does have planning consent for the path.

  8. Gloucester Cathedral goes red for Poppy Appeal

    Gloucester Cathedral illuminated in red light

    The tower of Gloucester Cathedral will light up red from Monday until Remembrance Sunday in support of the Royal British Legion's 2016 Poppy Appeal.

    The Annual County Remembrance Service takes place at the Cathedral at 3pm on Sunday November 13, when Gloucestershire remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

  9. Donkey rescued from kitchen floor

    Troy the donkey

    An elderly donkey had to be rescued by fire crews after he fell over in a kitchen and couldn't get up again.

    Troy - who's 38 - had followed his owner into the house in Tintinhull, Somerset, when he slipped.

    Firefighters responded after he became distressed as his owner couldn't lift him.

    They managed to slide Troy out using salvage sheets and a hose and after a quick check-up Troy is now back home - but being kept out of the kitchen!

  10. Growing number of historic buildings judged at risk

    As many as 82 of the West's buildings have been added to a list of important historical sites judged to be at risk of decay. 

    The idea is to try to help the sites get repaired and preserved.

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    Video caption: Watch: Andrew Plant reports on more important sites being judged to be at risk of decay
  11. Award-winning first year of production at Somerset vineyard

    Wayford Vineyard near Crewkerne in Somerset was set up seven years ago. 

    It's just marked its first year of producing wine by winning a regional award.

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    Video caption: Watch: Somerset vineyard marks its first full year of production
  12. Team news: Gloucester v Benetton Treviso

    Motu Matu'u

    Gloucester make eight changes to the team following on from their victory in Bayonne.

    The Cherry and Whites face Italian side Benetton Treviso in Saturday's Challenge Cup match at Kingsholm.

    You can hear live commentary of the match on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and on the BBC Sport website tomorrow afternoon - kick-off is at 3pm. 

  13. World War One hospital ward recreated

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    Video caption: Watch: The Above and Beyond exhibition has turned Corsham Town Hall back into a hospital ward

    Corsham Town Hall has been taken back 100 years to a time when it was a volunteers hospital ward for troops injured in World War One.

    The building has been transformed with an exhibition of hospital beds, displays of nurses uniforms and medicines and treatments from the time.

    The exhibition - Above and Beyond - opens this weekend and will be open throughout half term week.  

  14. Meet Henson pig

    Henson pig

    This is the face of a new trail that's due to launch in Gloucestershire in June next year.  

    There could be up to 50 of these model pigs popping up around the county, in honour of the Gloucester Old Spot.

    The pig is named after the late Joe Henson, founder of the Cotswold Farm Park, who died in October last year, aged 82.

  15. Concerns over the risk of rabies being brought into the West

    Dog lovers in the West are being warned that importing animals into the UK illegally risks bringing in rabies.  

    It's after three dogs were found smuggled into Gloucestershire in the last few weeks.

    The dogs were immediately seized and put into quarantine. 

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    Video caption: Watch: Martin Jones reports on how dog smuggling is a growing problem
  16. Small dairy farms being forced out of business

    Latest figures show since 2002 nearly 40% of smaller dairy farms in Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire have closed. 

    That's just under 700 farms - they're being replaced by much bigger operations.

    Find out more in Beth McLeod's report on Inside Out on BBC One in the West from 7.30pm tonight.

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    Video caption: Watch: Paul and Julie Baker from North Somerset try to auction off their herd
  17. Launch of new train marks reopening of Severn Tunnel

    The Welshman

    The Severn Tunnel is due to reopen tomorrow following a six week closure for electrification works.

    It comes as Great Western Railway prepares to launch a new 500 seat train on Monday, called Y Cymro - The Welshman.

    The number of direct daily services from Cardiff to London Paddington will then go back up to 29. 

    Quote Message: Journeys will be quicker again, taking a little over two hours, after the six-week closure. I appreciate how disruptive this work may have been for some and I would like to thank passengers for their patience. The vital work will modernise the railway between South Wales and London". from Mark Hopwood GWR Managing Director
    Mark HopwoodGWR Managing Director
  18. Team news: Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers

    Owen Coyle

    Bristol City midfielder Bobby Reid is rated 50-50 for Saturday's visit of Blackburn Rovers after suffering a dead leg in Tuesday's 1-0 loss at QPR.

    Defender Mark Little (hamstring) should be fit for the game at Ashton Gate.

    City - who had won four straight games in all competitions before losing at Cardiff on 14 October - will bid to end their run of two consecutive defeats, while Blackburn are aiming for only their second league away win of the season.

  19. British Army demonstrates its fire power

    The Army's defence capabilities were highlighted with a demonstration by the Bulford-based 1st Battalion of the Mercian Regiment yesterday.

    Controlled explosions and live firing was carried out on Salisbury Plain to show the weapon systems being used.

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    Video caption: Watch: The British Army demonstrates its fire power

    Despite cyber attacks being one of the main threats to the UK, commanding officer Paddy Ginn says investment in tanks, guns and better equipment is still crucial to modern warfare.

  20. Bristol mayor yet to meet Metrobus directly over traffic misery

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    Video caption: Watch: Marvin Rees says he can't promise the disruption won't continue

    Bristol mayor Marvin Rees has been meeting critics of the Metrobus works around the M32 in Stoke Lane, in Stapleton, today. 

    A local bridge is currently open to southbound traffic only, as the works take place. 

    With commuters facing long delays, residents are desperate for the road to be re-opened to traffic in both directions.

    The mayor says he hasn't "met with MetroBus directly" but has voiced concerns via his transport lead.