Newspapers & trending: Is this bench facing the wrong way?

This sad looking bench, facing a derelict building, has been attracting social media attention

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

A campaign to bring beauty spot Heavens Valley in Stroud under community ownership is £30,000 off hitting its fundraising target, according to SoGlos.

A school in Bristol has been crowned "the second best in the world", reports Bristol Live.

The Salisbury Journal has highlighted the "incredible dedication" of a volunteer who has helped a homeless shelter for the last 20 years.

And The Voice winner Ava Mannings - from South Gloucestershire - says she has "never had so many nice things said, and in such a short space of time" since her victory.

Heavens Valley could come under community ownership

What to watch on social media

The entrance of Bristol ARC has been vandalised with graffiti. The post emphasises the charity's support for the graffiti community, which has made this act more disappointing for them.

A Reddit user has asked why there are an “excessive amount of chuggers” in Bristol city centre, coming across seven in a short space of time.

And is a new bench in Shirehampton facing the wrong way? Many residents have had their say in the Everything Shirehampton group on this new addition, which looks directly at a derelict building.