'Explosion', 'football rumours' and 'fox lanterns'

The Lantern Company is creating lanterns ahead of an event at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre

Here's 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

Planning permission for a new train station in Henbury could be granted by South Gloucestershire Council next week. If permission is given, the station would be due to open in 2028.

A Somerset child with special needs who was hoping to catch the school bus outside his house was told he did not qualify for a seat onboard. His parents had to take him by car instead.

A branch of NatWest in Yate is closing due to changes in the way people use banking services, with a "higher demand" for mobile and online services. The town council and the local MPs both expressed their disappointment at the decision.

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What to watch on social media

Many residents in Swindon took to social media after a large explosion and fire at an industrial estate in the town. People took videos from the ground and from a drone.

Turki Alalshink, a Saudi Arabian adviser and sports promoter, dismissed rumours that he would be buying Bristol City FC.

Weston-super-Mare FC announced the club manager Scott Bartlett has now left for Eastleigh FC.

And WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre shared some photos of The Lantern Company's creations ahead of its first Mystical Marsh Lantern event.