Newspapers and trending: Impact of flooding in the West

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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.

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What to watch on social media

The impact of flooding in parts of Wiltshire is still being felt - Chippenham Sea Cadets is appealing for help to clean up their site after flooding left their unit “in ruins”, external. Wiltshire Council has posted this morning saying drainage works on the A350 are taking place , external, which will likely cause delays. Pack Bridge in Bradford-on-Avon, external also appears to be damaged, according to locals in this Spotted Facebook group.

South West Ambulance Service has been asking people to only call 999 in life-threatening emergencies, external after experiencing “very high demand” yesterday, while also requesting people refrain from repeat calls.

And Bristol Museum has released a book based on Doris, external the pliosaur, the eight metre-long creature discovered in Westbury in Wiltshire.

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Our pick of local website stories

Bristol Live reports a new Guy Ritchie film Young Sherlock is being made in the city, external, with filming due to re-commence later this week at Queen Square.

Could Costco be coming to Gloucester, external? Plans are being considered for the site in Eastern Avenue, according to Gloucestershire Live.

Following the Fallen Moon display in Bridgwater Docks, which prematurely ended after it deflated, Luke Jerram's Gaia is coming to the town hall next year, external.

And a screen printers is set to take over the former Stan Butt butchers on East St in Bedminster, external, says Bristol World.

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