Headlines: £4.3m coin hoard and airport's major upgrade

The hoard were bought for £4.3m by The South West Heritage Trust

The sale of a hoard of coins and the deflation of a large moon installation have hit headlines in the West this week, along with the collapse of a house in Highworth.

Found by seven metal detectorists in Chew Valley in 2019, the hoard of 2,584 silver pennies from the time of the Norman Conquest was bought for £4.3m by The South West Heritage Trust, as reported by the Chew Valley Gazette.

The coins, which is the highest value treasure find ever, will go on display at the British Museum from 26 November, before touring museums in the UK and then finally, arriving at its permanent home at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton.

The moon was damaged after Storm Ashley

Somerset Live reported on Luke Jerram's water-based fallen moon installation, which deflated after Storm Ashley.

Debuting in Bridgwater, the town council confirmed the project had ended after storm damage caused "multiple tears" in the moon's fabric.

Bristol Airport launches £400m upgrade

Bristol Airport is embarking on an investment programme of more than £400m to upgrade customer experience, according to Bristol Live.

There will be "more space being added to the terminal" and some "key changes" are being made to how customers arrive and depart from the airport.

“For those of you who have been travelling recently, you may have noticed the large development works taking place opposite the terminal building.

"This is the location for our new flagship scheme which includes a new enlarged public transport area, a drop and go section for private cars and a new multi storey car park," Dave Lees, chief executive officer said.

One Direction filmed their music video 'You & I' at Clevedon Pier in 2014

Tributes were left at Clevedon Pier after the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, 31, who died on 16 October after falling from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

Reported by the North Somerset Times, the pier, where the boyband filmed the music video for 'You & I' in 2014, said they had been inundated with tributes.

The 'steel giants' at Westbury were initially scheduled to be in place for 28 days

Artwork warning people about the dangers of military land will be in place until the end of the year after calls from the public for them to stay.

Part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD)'s Respect the Range campaign, the 'steel giants' at Westbury were initially scheduled to be in place for 28 days, as reported by the Salisbury Journal.

Aardman are co-developing a new stop motion 3D animated television series featuring Pingu.

Bristol 247 reported Aardman are co-developing a new stop motion 3D animated television series featuring Pingu.

The television series will be co-developed by Bristol-based Sarah Cox and Alan Thorpe from Aardman and Sidney Clifton, Rob David and Melanie Shannon for Mattel Television Studios.

Part of the city's 'liveable neighbourhood' initiative, the scheme will include new bus gates, bollard in East Bristol

Bristol Live shared readers thoughts on the new traffic measures rolling out in east Bristol.

Part of the city's 'liveable neighbourhood' initiative, the scheme will introduce new bus gates, bollards, and one-way systems spanning Barton Hill, Redfield, and St George.

The phased implementation is set to begin on Monday.

Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucester City Council have appointed Savills to market the 350-acre Gloucestershire Airport site

Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucester City Council have appointed Savills to market the 350-acre Gloucestershire Airport site in Staverton.

Plans to sell the site were announced at the end of 2023, as reported by Gloucestershire Live.