Bridge closures and hedgehog rescue charity saved

A baby hedgehog being held aloft in the medical room of Prickles Hedgehog Rescue Centre in Cheddar.
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Prickles the Hedgehog rescue charity announces it has been saved from closure

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Bristol Live, external reports that an inquest is due to open later on how a man from Hartcliffe died days after becoming an inmate at HMP Bristol.

Two key roads on opposite ends of Gloucestershire have temporarily closed. The Netheridge Bridge on the A430 Secunda Way will close for 12 days, while the A40 at Charlton Kings in Cheltenham is shut for more than two months. Gloucestershire Live, external has all the live traffic updates.

And ITV West Country reports that Prickles the hedgehog rescue charity,, external which was at risk of closure due to rising costs, has been saved.

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Millions of mobile devices will vibrate and make a siren-like sound on Sunday 7 September, as the UK government tests its Emergency Alerts System, external.

The underpass at Redcliffe Hill is closing permanently from today. Bristol City Council, external say that by closing the subway, they will be able to plant more trees and create a separated cycle path on Redcliff Hill.

And it's the end of the peregrine season, external as the birds fly their nest at Salisbury Cathedral.

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