'New sporting quarter' and 'car boot row'

The area around Ashton Gate is set to undergo a big refurbishment in the coming years

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Work will start soon on a new 5,000 capacity arena and conference centre at Ashton Gate, as part of plans to transform the area into a new "sporting quarter". An application has gone in to Bristol City Council planners, asking them to sign off on their 'phasing and delivery strategy' for the plans, according to Bristol Live.

A former Gloucester car boot organiser has protested being "labelled a thug" amid a dispute over the recent award of a leasehold for a car boot site at Hempsted Meadows, Gloucester, reports Gloucestershire Live.

And plans have been approved for the Cathedral Hotel in Salisbury as a five star establishment with a rooftop bar, says the Salisbury Journal.

Finally, a 24-hour prescription machine has opened in Burnham-on-Sea medical centre.

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What to watch on social media

Gloucester Cathedral has announced its tower has been reopened, with a new roof deck which will allow for tours offering good views of the city.

Meanwhile, students at Cirencester College have skipped a night of sleep in the name of science. The college said on Facebook that 50 students would be taking part in a variety of experiments, all fuelled by pizza of course.

And the Salisbury Cathedral peregrine falcons fledglings have finally flown the nest, with cameras capturing them stretching their wings.