A new centre for photography in Bristol's Paintworks complex is being opened by the Martin Parr Foundation.

The Foundation aims to preserve the work of photographers who focus on subjects in the British Isles.

The centre will open between the 25th October and 20th January 2018, and will showcase ‘Black Country Stories’ by Martin Parr.

The centre will also be home to a range of British and Irish photographers.

And that's it from BBC Local Live for the West of England today - join us again tomorrow from 7am for more.

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Tests to confirm if wolves attacked and killed a Wiltshire woman in Greece could take up to 40 days to complete.

It's thought that Celia Hollingworth, from Bradford on Avon, was mauled by the animals after visiting an archaeological site.

A coroner's report into her death will be released when tests have been concluded.

Restructuring the WSL can help it become the world's best women's league, the FA's head of women's competitions believes.

A massive travelling funfair has begun in Bridgwater.

The event on St Matthews Field attracts about 40,000 people each year and is recognised as the largest fair in the South West.

It runs until Saturday.

Somerset's outgoing director of cricket Matt Maynard reacts to their survival in Division One and their pitch being graded "below average".

Victory over Middlesex on Thursday sealed Somerset's place in the top tier for 2018, with Somerset spinner Jack Leach taking 5-57.

Shortly after the completion of the game, it was announced the pitch had been graded 'below average' and this rating does not normally carry a points deduction.

Former Glamorgan batsman Maynard's departure, after three seasons with the county, was confirmed on Wednesday.

Somerset have said they will announce a new director of cricket and head coach "shortly".

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Neglect and "gross failures" by medical staff contributed to the death of a vulnerable hospital patient with complex needs, a coroner has ruled.

Nicholas Jones, from Corsham, spent 27 days in Bristol's Southmead Hospital after being admitted with a suspected ruptured kidney tumour.

An inquest heard doctors failed to notice his deteriorating health and he died after his airway became blocked.

North Bristol NHS Trust said it accepted the coroner's ruling.

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Yeovil Town Ladies FC is urging fans around the country to help it beat FA plans that would see it barred from the top league of the women's game.

Yesterday we reported how the club needs to raise more than £350,000 in order to become a professional club.

But the part-time Lady Glovers, who won promotion to the top flight in 2016, say they deserve their place among the game's elite.

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A four-year-old cat has had its leg amputated after being shot at close range in Mile End, Coleford, with what police believe to be an air rifle.

Lily was taken to the vets where it was found the bones in the animal's shoulder had shattered.

Gloucestershire Constabulary called it a "crime on a defenceless animal" and has appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Imran Tahir takes five wickets as Derbyshire swiftly bowl out Gloucestershire to finish the 2017 season with a victory.

The Prime Minister has rejected claims by Avon and Somerset Police that they are underfunded.

Last week the chief constable said rising threat levels from the likes of extremism and organised crime had left the force at "tipping point" after years of funding cuts.

Theresa May made her remarks in an interview with BBC Points West inside 10 Downing Street.

Watch more on BBC1 at 6.30pm.

Middlesex are relegated from County Championship Division One, a year after winning the title, following defeat by Somerset.

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A new home is being sought for a memorial to firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The memorial has stood at the Avon Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters at Temple Back in Bristol since 2003.

It was commissioned following a fundraising campaign in the wake of 9/11 attack in New York in 2001 in which 343 firefighters died.

As the Temple Back site has been sold, a new location is being sought for the monument as it's at risk of being lost.

Because it was bought with public money the brigade is now asking whether it would be appropriate to move it to the combined police and fire HQ at Portishead.

Tony Dixon was recently crowned UK champion in both the racing and freestyle elements of the Monster Truck Nationals .

The Melksham man beat off competition from five other monster trucks to retain the racing title.

As part of his freestyle routine Tony jumped over a caravan stacked on top of a bus in his monster truck.

A motorist pointed a gun at another driver in the Midlands before he was shot near the M5 in Bristol, police have confirmed.

Officers fired shots at a car on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near junction 19 for Portishead at about 9.30am on Wednesday, an eyewitness told the BBC.

The report was made to West Mercia police.

"At 8.30am yesterday we received a report of a man in a vehicle pointing a gun at another motorist near to junction 8 [M50] of the M5," a force spokesman said.

Read more on this story.

The Portbury Hundred has been re-opened to traffic after yesterday's police shooting.

The normally-busy road remained closed for much of Thursday, causing traffic chaos in the commuter town.

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The murder of a vulnerable teenager who was stalked and later strangled to death could have been prevented, a report has found.

In 2014 Jason Conroy murdered Melissa Mathieson, 18, at a Bristol home providing special care for adults.

A serious case review into her death found care home staff had not acted on recommendations in a forensic report.

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Adam Mountford
BBC Test Match Special producer

Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales remain on full pay pending further ECB investigation and the ongoing police investigation into an incident in Bristol in the early hours of Monday, 25 September.

Andrew Strauss, director of England Cricket, will today refer the internal disciplinary procedure for these two players to the Cricket Discipline Commission, chaired by Tim O'Gorman.

These decisions, fully supported by ECB Chairman Colin Graves, were made following the release of footage viewed by ECB for the first time on Wednesday night.

Click here to read more on the BBC Sport website.

England will not consider cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales for international cricket until further notice after the pair were involved in an incident outside a Bristol nightclub.

A recruitment fair is taking place in Minehead to show off some of the new jobs being created by construction of the Hinkley C power station.

It'll be the first new nuclear power station to be built in Britain in a generation.

Police in the Midlands received a report of a man pointing a gun at another motorist on the M5 before a driver was shot by police just off the motorway near Bristol, the West Mercia force has confirmed.