'Adventurous cat' and 'Wallace and Gromit lanterns'

Three lanterns from Longleat's Festival of Light annual event. One is a blue car and the other two depict Wallace and Gromit - a stop-motion character wearing a white shirt, red tie, green jumper vest and orange trousers. He has one hand on his hip and a thumb up. Next to the Wallace lantern is Gromit, a cream dog with brown ears and a big black nose. Image source, Longleat
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Wallace and Gromit lanterns will be featured at Longleat's Festival of Light

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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

According to Bristol 24/7, the Labour party in Bristol has called for changes to the East Liveable Neighbourhood scheme in Barton Hill over concerns that the negatives outweigh the positives, external.

Bridgwater Mercury reported that Union and St George's flags have been removed, external in the town. Somerset Council said some of the flags led to complaints.

Gloucestershire Live said campaigners have called for an "abysmal" stretch of resurfacing, external on Cheltenham High Street to be fixed.

Burnham-on-Sea.com reported on police officers who have been given Bravery Awards, external after entering a freezing cold lake to search for a child after a 999 call.

Channel 5 has re-commissioned its popular eight-part series, external Inside Longleat, Somerset Live has reported.

Somerset Live also told the story of a woman has been reunited with her beloved cat, external after he went on a 100-mile round trip to Weymouth in the back of a stranger's car. Maxie, a four-year-old black and white moggy, was eventually traced to a nearby street via an AirTag on his collar.

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What to watch on social media

A study by the University of Bristol is being used by the Athletic to show the huge number of gambling messages, external per minute during live Premier League Broadcasts.

The Museum of Gloucester has been awarded more than £360,000, external from Arts Council England's Museum Renewal Fund.

A specialist early years centre, external for children with special educational needs and disabilities has opened in Penhill.

A 17-year-old lifelong Bristol City fan has signed his first professional contract , externalwith the club.

And Longleat released a peek at some of the classic Aardman characters, external that will appear in the upcoming Festival of Light next month.

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