Headlines: Will it snow in the West this weekend?

A snow covered Glastonbury Tor in Somerset.Image source, PA Media
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Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.

Our pick of local website stories

Will we see snow in the West?, external Many of our local papers have written about the yellow warning issued across England and Wales this weekend. You can keep across the BBC forecast for the coming days here.

There was finally something to celebrate for Swindon Town fans as the team scored a 98th minute winner from the penalty spot., external You can watch the moment it happened on the Sky Sports X feeds.

There are fears the re-organisation of Gloucestershire councils will be "like Brexit", external, by dominating the attention of the local authorities. These district councils are set to be abolished, and one powerful council will instead run all the county's services.

The "much-loved café" Daisy & Bean in Bath is closing, external after 18 months, blaming the cost of living, according to Somerset Live.

And did you ever visit Blobbyland? It is approaching 30 years since the theme park opened, external – and 25 since it shut. Somerset Live takes a look back at its rise and fall.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

It was an extremely busy night for South West Ambulance services, external on New Year's Day. An appeal has ben put out for those who no longer need an ambulance to let them know as soon as possible due to the high demand for them.

An old camera bought in Salisbury containing an undeveloped film, external appears to show Chipping Sodbury from as long ago as the 1930s. The post has been popular in the What's going on Yate & Sodbury Facebook group.

And there was a furry pitch invader at The Mem yesterday, external – Leyton Orient FC posted a video of a dog being chased across the pitch on their visit to Bristol Rovers.

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Dog invades pitch before Bristol Rovers game

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