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A Spanish village has issued a plea to street artist Banksy, urging him to contribute his own original work to its arts festival.

A billboard inviting him to make the neighbourhood of Barrio de Canido in Ferrol "beautiful" and saying it has reserved him a space has appeared in Fishponds, Bristol.

Canido already plays host to more than 250 street art interpretations of Las Meninas or Ladies- in-Waiting- a 1656 painting by Diego Valazquez.

It has also distributed the invite via personalised billboards across the UK and adverts in national and international newspapers such as the Times, Telegraph, the Guardian, Italy’s La Repubblica and France’s Le Parisien.

No word yet from Banksy on whether he'll be taking up the gauntlet though.

Did you know anything poured down storm drains in our streets goes untreated straight into the nearest river?

Bristol's Avon Rivers Trust, external is spray-painting yellow fish on the pavement next to some storm drains to try and stop people pouring things like soap, oil, paint and insecticide down them.

The trust says it sees pollution like this on a daily basis and hopes the fish stencils - which use non-toxic and washable temporary paint - will offer a reminder.

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Avalon Marshes in Somerset has been awarded Best Environment Project in the National Lottery's 2017 awards.

Workers and volunteers have been presented with a trophy by comedian and nature enthusiast Bill Bailey.

The public vote saw the wildlife attraction top six other finalists in the environment category.

Avalon Marshes received national lottery funding, external which paid for a new car park, visitor facilities and improved access to the nature reserves.

The National Lottery Awards, external is an annual competition which showcases some of the projects that receive National Lottery funding.

BBC Points West is looking for a special guest reporter as part of its celebrations marking 60 years of broadcasting.

Now is your chance to get involved.

We'll be telling you how to enter later on today - keep an eye on this page for more details.

Image source, Pewsey Fire Station

More reaction to our story about rescued piglets in Wiltshire being turned into sausages and given to the firemen who rescued them.

Mimi Bekhechi from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) said: "These poor piglets were no better off for escaping the fire only to be put back into it six months later after being subjected to the horrifying experience of the abattoir.

"What if these firefighters had 'saved' a human child or a dog? Pigs feel fear and pain in just the same way as they do.

"When the emergency services rescue animals, PETA thanks them with vegan chocolates, not the animals' barbecued flesh."

Image source, David Quentin

Seven years ago photographer David Quentin began capturing surreal, alien-like scenes of rocks falling from the sky.

His locations have included The Hoar Stone (above) and a location near Belas Knapp in Gloucestershire.

It all started when the London-based photographer threw a stone into the air and took a picture of it to see how it looked.

Click here to see more.

A 12-year-old boy from Wiltshire is taking part in a selection day today for a new motor racing event.

Jay Able, from Westbury, will be riding in the Talent Cup which is taking place on a track within the famous Silverstone circuit.

If successful he hopes to one day progress to the MotoGP.

Surgeons in Bristol saved a worker's hand which had been crushed in an industrial mangle by sewing it inside a "pocket" in his stomach for three weeks.

Anthony Seward, 23, got his hand trapped at work in Devon last August.

He underwent a procedure at Southmead Hospital and Spire Bristol, called a Pedicled Abdominal Flap.

Click here to read more.

Image source, John Wilkes

People in parts of America were plunged into darkness on Monday when the total solar eclipse occurred.

It wasn't quite so spectacular here in the UK, but that didn't stop amateur astronomers getting excited by it.

Ian Smith from Dursley got a view of about 4% of the sun being covered from Stinchcombe Hill.

Image source, John Wilkes

Image source, John Wilkes

A planning decision on a proposed chicken farm which could house nearly 200,000 is due to be made this afternoon.

Wiltshire Council will be considering the application for the site in Sutton Veny.

More than 100 villagers are against the plans. Their concerns include congested roads, noisy ventilation fans and the smell.

Cheltenham Town face Premier League opposition tonight in the league cup.

The game has been switched from West Ham's ground - the former Olympic Stadium - to the Robins' home at Whaddon Road.

There's full match commentary on BBC Radio Gloucestershire tonight, with build-up from 7pm.

More reaction from Facebook to the story about some rescued pigs in Wiltshire being turned into sausages and gifted to the fire service:

Michael Hudston: Lets not forget these piglets were being raised by a farm for the meat trade, not as pets! They were saved from a cruel horrible painful fiery death!

Charlotte Harker: Brilliant story! And a fitting way to say thank you I think. You complainers go eat a carrot! I'm gonna enjoy me some bacon! nom nom nom!

Therese Lambert-Stiles: Insensitive and unprofessional

Hazel Nicholls: Oh for goodness sake, they were being bred for sausages, so why not let the firemen have some of them when the time came for them to be turned into food?!!

Jake Wilkinson: Good on the BBC for publishing this story. We all like to think the food on our plates magically appears without any cruelty along the way - but it doesn't. All meat was once a life.

Caroline Anne Baker: Bet the farmer gets a visit from animal rights!

Cheltenham's gold medal-winning Olympic rower Alex Gregory is currently on a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean.

He's part of a crew trying to become the first ever to row across the Greenland Sea.

They're all resting on the island of Jan Mayen after a gruelling 12 days in freezing, wet, miserable conditions.

Another MP has resigned from a role at the University of Bath in protest over the Vice Chancellor's pay.

Three other MPs resigned in the past few weeks.

They were all ex-officio members of the Court of Bath University, a statutory body representing the interests of the university's internal and external stakeholders.

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There has been plenty of reaction to the story about the piglets saved from a barn fire and later served up as dinner to the firefighters who rescued them.

Here's some of the comments on BBC Wiltshire's Facebook page, external:

• Farrell Monaco: What a dreadful story. Why print it? Lovely that they saved the pigs but why publish their demise? Grim.
• Lee Ray: What an awful story to run.
• Kimberly Fanelli Spinelli: Horrible, just horrible...
• Joshua Belt: Why is it a horrible story? They would have ended up on someone's plate either way. I think it's brilliant and a good way to say thanks.
• Matthew Thomas Crisafi: Horrible. But normal. Pigs die everyday make bacon and sausages. The firefighters were only rescuing stock not lives. I wonder how many of y'all are vegetarian.
• Why is an animal cute and cuddly until it's on your plate as mince?
• Hannah Jones: LOL. they look lovely sausages. At least they died humanely and not burnt to death. I supose it is the way of the farming world.
• Fiona Sadd: Disgusting story!!!!!
• Dan Trudgian: Don't forget the brown sauce lads...
• Ged Gibson: That's awful, she should have provided bacon as well.
• Penny Bulpitt: What? That's far too much information!! .....not a very well thought through story .....

Image source, AFP

Bristol tight-head prop Sarah Bern scored the first try as England beat France 20-3 last night in the Women's World Cup semi-final.

She was one of four Bristol players to start the match, along with Danielle Waterman, Marlie Packer and captain Sarah Hunter.

The final will be against New Zealand on Saturday evening.

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Six months ago fire crews extinguished a fire at a farm near Pewsey, saving 18 piglets and two sows.

The farmer Rachel Rivers has since gifted sausages from the same pigs to the firefighters who rescued the animals.

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It was a good night for both Bristol sides on Tuesday with both progressing to the third round of the EFL Cup.

City beat Premier League side Watford 3-2 and Rovers beat Championship side Fulham 1-0.

The third round draw will take place at 4.15am tomorrow.

Yep, 4.15 in the morning - because it's being conducted in Beijing, China.

We'll bring you news of the draw first thing tomorrow.

Good morning and welcome to BBC Local Live for the West of England.

We're here until 10pm with live news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the region.

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