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Tewkesbury Abbey has voted to join an "inclusive" church network
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Here's our daily pick of stories from local websites in the West of England, and highlights from social media.
Our pick of local website stories
Weca mayor candidate Arron Banks has defended calling Bristol "little Somalia". Bristol Live reported that the Reform candidate said he did not think it was racist to blame Somalians for crime in the city, external, which has had a huge response locally.
A woman in Bristol who thought she had dementia realised she was actually in the middle of the menopause in her 40s., external The i newspaper spoke to Lauren Chiren about leaving her job, and reported that one in three women leaves, or considers leaving her job, due to unmanaged menopause symptoms.
Burnham-on-Sea's classic car show, external is coming back to the town centre this summer. Dozens of vintage vehicles from across the decades will be parading along the high street on 7 June.
A piece in the Swindon Advertiser in defence of the town, external has been its most popular post. Swindon "may not be the poshest place to live, but we're trying hard" said readers.
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What to watch on social media
MP Adam Dance's post on the "first Sunday bus service in Yeovil in over 10 years", external was very popular. The new 376 service runs between Yeovil and Bristol.
Tewkesbury Abbey has announced it's voted to join the Inclusive Church network, external, which "advocates the full acceptance and participation of all people" particularly in regard to sexual orientation and gender.
A girl has allegedly been assaulted in Swindon by another girl, who repeatedly punched her in the head., external A post on the Swindon Community Notice Board said there were "at least eight to 10 boys and girls all stood round watching".
A student looking into the history of rubber vulcanisation in Bradford-on-Avon is appealing for people's wellies, external. Anna Digby is tracing the evolution of rubber boots from 19th Century fashion, through wartime necessity to their modern-day use.
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