Headlines: 'Poppy memorial' and 'rare bat'

A rare Barbastelle Bat was found on a cycle lane

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A bus strike that would have seen almost 600 members of the Unite union walk out was called off after First West of England made a new pay offer according to Bristol Live.

A poppy-shaped memorial honouring more than one million soldiers who died in different conflicts is set to be installed in Taunton. It was designed by a resident.

Great Western Hospital in Swindon has been equipped with 85 new defibrillators to help staff respond faster during emergencies and give patients a better chance of survival, reported the Swindon Advertiser.

And Wiltshire Council confirmed that taxpayers will foot the bill to remove St George's crosses that have been painted on roundabouts, lampposts and roads around the county.

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A Swindon resident who has been travelling on the number 25 bus since 1988 said it has been withdrawn on the same day that Fleming Way opened to buses. He said it's left a "massive gap" for some locals who now have no bus service.

Elsewhere in Swindon, the Paint Fest is under way, with a focus on the old Medina building.

The former bus café on Bradley Road in Warminster appears to have been targeted in an arson attack.

The wooden dragon statue in Taunton is missing part of a limb.

An extremely rare Barbastelle Bat was found on a cycle lane in Somerset. The creature is uninjured, but is being assessed by the team at Secret World Wildlife Rescue.