'A saved swan' and 'welcome messages replace flags'

A swan was treated at Vale WIldlife Hospital, Tewkesbury, after being brought in covered in pollution

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Flags being taken down in the South Bristol area and being replaced with "welcome" messages is a top performer on social for Bristol Live.

And coverage on the four-day Bristol Bus strike on Bristol Live has more than 300 comments.

Somerset Council bringing in £20m of expertise to help balance its budget is a top performer for Somerset Live.

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A new drone manufacturer has opened a factory in Swindon, in a positive financial move for the area, Swindon Council says. Tekever will be taking over the Sir Norman Foster-designed Grade II-listed Spectrum building in West Swindon.

A swan was treated at Vale Wildlife Hospital, near Tewkesbury, after it was brought in coated in pollution, unable to fly or feed itself. But staff at the animal centre used special detergents and a lot of patience - scrubbing each feather individually - to clean the swan, rehabilitate it and release it.

And Salisbury Cathedral's annual pet service was a "triumph" with animals including dogs, guinea pigs and tortoises in a religious ceremony.