Newspapers & Trending: Carnival highlights

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

Four years since the toppling of the statue of Edwards Colston in Bristol, the city council are undecided what to do with a proposed new plaque for the empty plinth, reports Bristol 24/7.

Filton Voice says plans have been confirmed to demolish the four ‘Views’ flats in the town.

The imminent opening of the Hollywood Bowl in Swindon has proved to be a talking point on the Swindon Advertiser Facebook page. The business is set to open by the end of the year.

And take a look at the County Champions from this year's carnivals, compiled by Somerset Live.

What to watch on social media

Travel Somerset is asking people to have their say on works at Puriton Hill in Bridgwater.

Bath Street Kitchen is appealing on Facebook for 'urgent' donations such as underwear and socks to give to those in need now temperatures have dropped.

And Bristol Water is warning people in Weston-super-Mare they will be ‘flushing’ for three days, which involves blasting water through the water network to remove sediment. That works starts today.