Headlines: Car park walls and maternity unit closure

Blue walls have been put up at Co-op Canford Lane car park in Westbury-on-Trym

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What have been the big stories in the West this week?

At the start of the week Bristol woke up to the news of a death at the half marathon event on the weekend.

ITV West Country reported 28-year-old rugby player Jon Devereux, from Chester, died after after collapsing and falling ill at the Great Bristol Run.

Bristol Live's article on the sudden closure of part of the Co-op car park in Westbury-on-Trym and some walls installed there also gained a lot of attention this week. Nearby residents are now calling for an investigation after the area was cordoned off with blue walls.

The body found in the search for missing 16-year-old Athrun got a lot of reaction from ITV West Country and Bristol Live audiences. Searches had been ongoing in the West Shore area of Llandudno following the sighting of a body on Tuesday.

Finally, news from The Dorset Echo, Somerset Live and ITV West Country on the temporary closure of Yeovil's maternity unit gained a lot of traction this week. In a statement the hospital trust told ITV West Country, it "cannot currently safely run the unit" or "safely provide care during labour and birth".

Top six stories for the BBC in the West

Something longer to read

This week BBC News took an in-depth look at children's safety online across the West of England.

BBC West's live page compiled investigative and analytical pieces across all platforms including this piece on teenagers being exposed to content about weapons, bullying, murder and suicide soon after joining social media platforms.

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