'Bed bug infestation' and 'concert headliner'

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There are concerns over an outbreak of bedbugs at a residential home

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Residents at a care home have told the Weston Mercury, external they are growing increasingly frustrated over a months-long bed bug infestation. The newspaper reports £70,000 has been spent on treatments so far to manage the outbreak at Knightstone House in Weston-super-Mare.

Tributes have been paid to a "passionate footballer" whose body was recovered from the Harbourside following a night out in Bristol, reports BristolLive., external

And another huge name is set to perform at Westonbirt Arboretum next summer, the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, external reports. The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is booked to play Forest Live.

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Gloucestershire Police, external is still looking for two 17-year-old teenagers, one heavily pregnant, who have been reported missing.

Chedworth Roman Villa, external has said it is trialling a new approach to keep its ruins safe from frost this year - putting a big roof over the lot rather than wrapping it individually.

Wiltshire Council, external has issued its first animal penalty notice for a farmer and haulier transporting a cow that was unfit to travel.

And the artworks which have made the final of the the Turnip Prize - the spoof version of the prestigious Turner Prize - have been shared on Facebook., external

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