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Plans to expand a quarry near Salisbury could be given the go-ahead later. 

Wiltshire Council's deciding on whether to approve the expansion of Brickworth Quarry at Whiteparish, external. 

If it gets the green light, the site will be extended by more than 20 hectares (49 acres) across an area which includes ancient woodland. 

The Woodland Trust says that among the species lost if the project goes head would be "33 Ancient Woodland indicator species, seven Red Data Book invertebrate species, and 24 nationally scarce species, as well as populations of grass snakes, common lizards, and slow worms throughout the site".

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Police say more than 20 possible sightings of 27-year-old missing nurse Anna Lewis have been reported to them overnight.

She hasn't been seen for nearly a fortnight since leaving Southmead Hospital on 13th April. 

The funeral of a man - known as Dancing Ken - is due to be held later in Cheltenham.

Ken Hanks, 81, was famous across Gloucestershire for his colourful clothes, public dancing and fundraising. 

Dancing Ken also stood a number of times in elections as a candidate for the Monster Raving Loony Party.

His funeral will be held at Cheltenham Cemetery at noon, followed by a celebration at Cheltenham Racecourse.

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• Bath Chronicle: Eric Snook's Toyshop in Bath to close, external after more than 60 years in business.
• GloucestershireLive:Slash the speed limit:, external Campaign launched to bring 30mph zones to key Cheltenham roads.
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Young patients at Bristol Children's Hospital are getting ukulele lessons to help brighten up their stay. 

The four-stringed instrument's proving a hit on the wards - not least because it's small enough to be played in bed.  

A local shop donated 26 ukuleles recently - and the hospital receives others from a music charity. 

It means some children can even take their ukuleles home after being discharged. 

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Police are continuing to appeal for help to find a student nurse from Bristol who hasn't been seen or heard from in 13 days.

Anna Lewis, 27, who's studying at the University of the West of England, was working at Southmead Hospital the day she went missing. 

Her friends and family say she would often go off camping on her own but never for this long. 

• BBC Radio Bristol: Police have launched searches in Bristol for a missing trainee nurse - Anna Lewis, 27, hasn't been seen for nearly a fortnight. 
• BBC Gloucestershire: The Tour of Britain road cycle race will return to Gloucestershire this autumn. 
• BBC Somerset: A mum from East Coker near Yeovil whose newborn daughter had to battle meningitis says it's vital families affected by the disease get support. 
• BBC Wiltshire: More people have used the government's Help to Buy scheme in Wiltshire than any other county.

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