'Police seize e-scooter' and 'overflowing student bins'

The electric scooter was seized by police in Melksham

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Bristol Live reports University of the West of England students are leaving bin bags out - and a lack of council enforcement to stop this happening has lead to rodent infestations and pavements filled with rubbish.

A garden retailer is giving away £250,000 of garden plants for free on first come first serve, Somerset Live reports.

There are fears of traffic problems while the A430 Secunda Way will close at Netheridge Swing Bridge, Gloucestershire Live reports.

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Police in Melksham have seized an e-scooter which was being used at speed on the pavement.

A Malmesbury School student has been selected for Bath Rugby's U18s.

And someone has put bubble bath in a fountain in Taunton.