Headlines: Spring scenes and bridge closure

Trees are blossoming in Hidcote, Gloucestershire

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

Somerset Live reported on a woman from Taunton who has been banned from keeping animals after a cat was left suffering and riddled with fleas by the RSPCA.

The Bathurst Swing Bridge in Bristol will close for up to two years from April, which Bristol Live has covered.

And the Somerset County Gazette reported that the park and ride services in Silk Milles, Taunton, are are still suspended due to an unauthorised encampment.

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Two friends are trying to set up a coffee morning for neurodivergent people in Swindon.

A memorial is taking place in Bradley Stoke on Friday night in memory of 14-year-old cyclist Leyton Coombs, who died in a road traffic collision last week.

Celebrations are in order for Connor, a Health student from Cirencester College who has been awarded for his "fantastic" work during a placement at the local hospital.

And spring has sprung in Hidcote, with pink blossoms appearing in the trees at the National Trust site.