Headlines: Tree set on fire and rare lamb quins born

An oak tree with smoke coming from it and a ladder leaned across a thick branchImage source, Stroud Borough Council
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There is just an 'E' left to paint , externalbefore the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood is complete, says Bristol Live.

A 350-year-old oak tree set on fire , externalin Stroud and the "fight to save it" has been reported by the Stroud News & Journal. The fire is believed to have been started by books being wedged inside the trunk and set alight.

The future of the Debenhams building in Taunton , externalhas been a popular story for the County Gazette as "breakthrough" talks happen with MP Gideon Amos.

Work has started on 146 new homes on the Bath Press site,, external says Somerset Live.

And there has been a 'one in a million' birth in Somerset – five lambs were born from the same ewe, external at a farm in Shapwick.

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What to watch on social media

There are lots of pictures of the partial lunar eclipse, external, with thanks to our Weather Watchers for some wonderful photos. Read more about the event here.

Bristol City has had to ask its supporters to stop throwing objects, external, saying any form of abuse "will not be tolerated".

The Festival of Archaeology, external is set to return to Gloucester this summer.

And have ever seen your food bin contents go straight in the back of a bin lorry? Swindon Borough Council explains there are actually two compartments, external in there, assuring people on Facebook it is not all going in the same heap.

A picture of a partial lunar eclipseImage source, Mike Jeffries
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The partial lunar eclipse, captured in Glastonbury

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