'Gromit Unleashed auction' and 'bike thefts'

The Gromit Unleashed 3 trail and auction raised £2m for The Grand Appeal

Here is 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

ITV News West Country spoke to the family of a great-grandmother from Melksham who died after being hit by a reversing van on 27 September.

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol could close unless the trust which runs it can raise £20m over the next 25 years. The money is needed for its next round of regular works, which includes renovations to its paint and lights, Bristol Live reports. The trust has launched a public consultation for a proposal to raise the toll from £1 to £1.50 per crossing.

Police will no longer investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours, reports Bristol 24/7. Police said that while bike thefts are "upsetting", there is often limited opportunity for investigation.

And Gloucestershire Live reports Kayleigh Walker, a childminder in Gloucester, has been praised for delivering a "well-planned curriculum" following a recent Ofsted inspection.

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What to watch on social media

According to this post, Weston-super-Mare Carnival is set to go the opposite way around its usual route this year.

Gromit Unleashed has raised a record-breaking £2m at the Gromit Unleashed auction. You can read the BBC's coverage of the auction here.

And Gloucester's town crier Alan Myatt is back in action after recovering from sepsis.