'Quest to identify soldier' and 'missing talking parrot'

The public is being asked to help solve a century-old mystery to lay an unidentified British soldier to rest with a named headstone

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

Bristol Live's Facebook post about a woman from Knowle who has lost her talking parrot, Phoenix, is generating a lot of interest.

Meanwhile, a Cheltenham man's replica of Subetto stadium is proving very popular for Gloucestershire Live.

And ITV West Country has reported that it is three years since the Bristol Clean Air Zone was introduced.

Finally, a PEST controller is being celebrated by the Salisbury Journal after he won two awards.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

Heidi Alexander, the Swindon South Labour MP, has tweeted about meeting the "incredibly brave" rail staff and first responders to Saturday's train attack.

And lots of people have been sharing their photographs as carnival season continues. Crowds will be flocking to Weston-super-Mare for the town's event later.

Cheltenham Borough Council say that a private hire operator has been successfully prosecuted for carrying out bookings without the necessary licence.

Finally, literary fans are excited after the University of Bristol opened a new book stop in an old shipping container.