Newspapers and trending: Home office for one-eyed Bertie the cat

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

Six potential development sites have been put forward by Somerset Council, which would amount to almost 8,000 homes says Somerset Live. It follows Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to accelerate house building in England.

A local Lloyds Bank will shut today, according to Burnham-on-Sea.com. The website reports just 332 regulars used the high street service in a 12 month period.

There is a row over a food van blocking parent and child spaces in Trowbridge at The Shires.

And one-eyed Bertie the rescue cat has his very own home office with his new owners, says ITV West Country.

What to watch on social media

The Spectator says a leaflet from University of Bristol archives shows Rachel Reeves made winter fuel payments central to her first election campaign. Earlier this year, she announced the £300 payment would be restricted to all but the poorest pensioners - those eligible for pension credit.

GWR says it’s hoping to back to full service today following the recent flooding and disruption caused by Storm Bert.

“Fleming Way is about to get a lot greener” – plenty of Facebook users are having their say on Swindon Borough Council’s plans for more than a hundred trees and thousands of shrubs planned for the area.

And Digital Spy says there is set to be a new thriller for Paramount+ called The Crow Girl, where bodies of unidentified young men keep appearing around Bristol.