Headlines: Major roadworks and 'tiny' 20mph signs

An aerial picture of major roadworks on an A road.Image source, National Highways
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A 75-seater bus has become a classroom, external, play and meeting space at Blaise Primary and Nursery School in Henbury, reports Bristol 24/7. The project was funded by First Bus.

Million-pound plans for the junction at the bottom of College Green, external have left Bristol Live readers "baffled".

A man from Salisbury has made it his mission to visit every Paddington statue in the country, external, reports the Salisbury Journal.

And Gloucestershire Live says Daisy May and Charlie Cooper have pulled out of Celebrity Traitors, external.

A blue, double-decker bus is parked in a depot. It has 'Blaise Primary & Nursery School' written on the side alongside drawings of children and the world.

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What to watch on social media

Visas for around 300 Ukrainians in Swindon could be extended , externalfollowing a government announcement, and Swindon Borough Council says it will be supporting them with their applications to remain for a further 18 months.

There have been hundreds of comments over the weekend on this post by Bristol City Council, outlining plans for the number 2 bus route, external, including bus lanes, wider pavements and cycleways.

Staying with transport – National Highways says the A36 at Limpley Stoke will reopen on 1 March, external. However, there will be two-way traffic lights in place as the team "extend [their] work programme into May".

And a potential calendar of people using the new benches in Trowbridge, external continues to be populated in this local Spotted group. The benches have proved divisive, with one person comparing them to 'squashed bins'.

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