'Plane crash' and 'attack on gulls'

Police are investigating reports of a man attacking seagulls with an umbrella

Here is 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

There was a big reaction online to a Bristol Live editorial which named people who left alleged homophobic comments on their articles about Bristol Pride.

Gloucestershire Live reported on an investigation into a small plane crash close to close to Aston Down in August 2024, in which two men were hurt with one sustaining serious spinal injuries. The motorglider crashed onto a busy road when the pilot allowed his passenger take the controls, according to the report.

Residents in Swindon's Old Town have shared their frustrations about traffic due to roadworks on Devizes Road with the Swindon Advertiser, with one person telling the paper they could not leave their own street as a result of gridlock.

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What to watch on social media

An explainer on what made one e-bike seized by Swindon Police illegal has been viewed more than 26,000 times on the force's Facebook page.

Hundreds of people have shared an appeal to find Adam Selway, 31, who has been missing from Ross-on-Wye since the early hours of Monday and is believed to have potentially travelled to Gloucester.

It is coming to that time of year... there has been a lot of love for a Reddit post about a glut of blackberries emerging on bushes around Bristol.