'Suspension bridge scaffolding' and 'emergency choir'

The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a historic and iconic Victorian bridge that goes over the Avon Gorge in Bristol. The photo has been taken on a sunny day and cars are driving on the road beneath.Image source, PA Media
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The Clifton Suspension Bridge has been undergoing restoration for the last two years

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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

The Salisbury Journal is reporting on plans to convert the old children's centre, external in Salisbury into 17 new homes. It's been boarded up since 2017.

Wiltshire Live is reporting on the county's incumbent PCC Philip Wilkinson "slamming" the government over its plans to scrap, external their roles.

The story about 16 people released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of committing terrorism offences during a protest in Gloucester has been reported by a number of outlets, including the Stroud Times, external.

Meanwhile, The Times are reporting, external that trans placards held up by Green Party councillors during a council meeting in Bristol are "acceptable", after a complaint wasn't upheld.

And two years after closing, Caboose cocktail bar is returning to Salisbury in time for Christmas, as reported here by the Salisbury Journal, external.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

On the Facebook group Nailsea People, there's a post that a local cobbler was "really shaken" after he experienced a break-in. , external

Labour MP Dan Aldridge says the first ever men's mental health strategy for England has been published, external and features ideas born from people in his constituency of Weston-super-Mare.

The scaffolding has come down on the Clifton Suspension Bridge, external as a two year restoration project wraps up.

It was the inaugural South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), external awards last night in Gloucester, recognising staff and volunteers going the extra mile.

And Cheltenham Animal Shelter are looking for an emergency choir for their festive fayre on 27 November after one pulled out last minute, external.

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