More cheese rolling and nurse struck off

Image shows men running and tumbling down Cooper's Hill. The hill is very steep and grassy. The ground is so dry that there are dust trails behind the men as they run. Mot of the men have fallen over and are rolling and falling down the hill, with only a few of them still on their feet.Image source, Reuters
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Large crowds joined competitors for cheese rolling on bank holiday Monday

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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

The sentencing of escaped psychiatric patient David Parish, external was among the most read stories for Somerset Live. The 38-year-old was jailed for six years for beating 86-year-old church warden Beryl Purdy to death with an umbrella.

Wiltshire 999s report a boy was hit in the head with a hammer, external during a bike robbery in Swindon. That comes from this post, external by Swindon Police.

Long-standing Kingswood chippy Clock Tower Fish Bar is shutting after more than 100 years, external of service, says Bristol World.

An appeal by North Somerset Council to the High Court over flood zones being turned into housing developments, external is getting engagement for Somerset Live this morning.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

A police appeal for witnesses, external after a teenager was stabbed at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol is one of the most shared local posts. It follows two arrests. The post also says there will be "reassurance patrols" in the area.

Frome Town Council has now posted, external saying it is the "latest town to fall victim to pranksters" after its sign appeared in Midsomer Norton.

'Eel passes' have been fitted in weirs on the Somerset Levels, external to help them navigate the rhyne network. More are being fitted later.

There was lots of love for this Asda post congratulating a University of Gloucestershire nursing student , externalwho works part-time in the pharmacy. Zoe helped a man in a wheelchair who suspected he was about to have a seizure.

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