'Travellers at B&Q' and 'naked rough sleepers'

A DIY store closed temporarily after a group of travellers moved onto the site's car park

Here is our weekly roundup of stories from across local websites in the West of England.

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What have been the big stories in the West this week?

Gloucestershire Live reported on the 20-year-old tractor driver from Wiltshire, who died following a crash in Birdlip on Thursday.

Plans for 325 new homes in Crewkerne caused consternation this week. Somerset Live reported one resident who said the local infrastructure was already "at breaking point".

Gloucestershire Live reported concerns of rough sleepers defecating and walking naked around Imperial Gardens, in Cheltenham.

Videos of the annual "Hoggin the Bridge" - when 1,000 motorbikes cross the Severn Bridge - was a top post for Gloucestershire Live and Bristol Live.

And a photographer from Salisbury had his pictures chosen from 6,500 entries to go on display at a prestigious event in London. Kieran Marsh, will showcase his work at a Mall Galleries exhibition this autumn.

Top five local stories for the BBC in the West

Something longer to read

Bristol 24/7 has talked to disabled residents living in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood, who claim they feel "trapped and excluded".

When the trial was introduced in October 2024, council leaders promised "safer streets, less traffic and a healthier environment".

However two residents with disabilities said their daily lives had been turned upside down and it felt "like an open prison".

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