The one-hour "appreciation" set will be led by The Prodigy's former guitarist Gizz Butt.

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A new pilot project to raise awareness of Bristol’s kerbside battery collection service is kicking off in the city today.

The project is to raise awareness that homes in Bristol can put their used batteries in their black recycling bin for collection.

While only 1% of Bristol’s waste is disposed of in landfill, batteries that are put in to it leak toxic heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium into the environment.

Bristol Waste Company have partnered with Bristol recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety who said: "It is essential that we make every effort to dispose of batteries properly, so we can reuse the valuable materials they contain."

As part of the project, a number of Bristol households will be given a leaflet about the battery recycling option - and a brown paper 'battery bag' to place their used batteries.

Omar Chowdhury apologises after telling a Jewish student to "be like Israel" and cease to exist.

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A Wiltshire charity says it is "thrilled" Princess Eugenie will be their patron.

Horatio's Garden offers a change of scene for patients with spinal injuries, who are often in hospital for months on end.

It was set up in memory of Salisbury teenager Horatio Chapple who died after being attacked by a polar bear on a school trip to Norway.

Children in Somerset are being educated by police officers about knife crime.

Avon and Somerset Police statistics show there have been 20 instances of knife crime reported in the region over the past three years.

Community beat manager for Midsomer Norton and Radstock, PC Mark Graham has been hosting presentations in schools to teach children about the dangers associated with carrying knives. He believes the problem often goes unreported.

He said: "We need to be getting the message out that reporting from schools needs to increase.

"Knife crime is a societal problem. It's not something the police is going to be able to enforce out on their own. It's down to parents the police and the wider community."

For more information about the Youth and Policing Education Hub, visit the Avon and Somerset Police website, external.

Organisers are trying to find someone who shares the astronaut's name to mark 50 years since the first manned moon landing.

Damage at the garage, which includes smashed windscreens and broken bonnets, costs "about £25,000".

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a police officer was spat at during an incident in Swindon.

Police said they were called to a reported disorder in Pinehurst Road at about 7pm last night.

The man was arrested at the scene and while he was being restrained he spat in the police officer's face.

Insp Rachel Hardy, from Wiltshire Police, said it was "particularly disgusting" and could have "serious health implications.

"Our officers were there to keep the peace and resolve a potentially violent incident, and do not deserve to be treated in this way," she said.

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An additional £140,000 has been allocated towards the demolition of an eyesore after "unexpected problems" were found in the building's basement.

Although Bristol City Council sold the former sorting office site to the university for its new campus, it remained obliged to clear the land.

The cash is on top of the £11.25m already allocated to that project.

Council bosses hope the new "bore trial" inspections will help it find a cheaper way of overcoming the issues.

The works "could result in a significant overall saving due to a more efficient methodology being adopted," the authority said.

Outline planning permission was granted last year for the university's new £300m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus at the site.

Council documents had revealed the construction of the basement had been "more complex than could be envisaged".

It said the situation was complicated further by the proximity of Grade I-listed Temple Meads railway station and the floating harbour, which created problems over how demolition material could be removed.

The decision continued: "The council has been working in collaboration with the University of Bristol to identify a more efficient solution to the site works in order to minimise cost and risk to the council.

"Site trials are required to verify an alternative methodology to resolve the issues around the existing basement, which could result in a more efficient solution."

Whether now farm track or dual carriageway, stories of the Fosse Way give us a glimpse of the Roman world.

A man from South Gloucestershire has set a unique world record after completing last weekend's London Marathon.

Andy Taylor, from Yate, completed the marathon in 3 hours, 58 minutes and 5 seconds...while dressed as a unicorn.

He now holds the world record for the fastest marathon dressed as a mythical creature (male).

A total of 38 new Guinness World Records titles were achieved at the London Marathon this year.

An investigation is to be launched following a fire at an industrial estate near Tetbury last night.

Fire crews were called to Babdown Airfield after reports a porta-cabin, storage containers and piles of pallets were alight.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue service said there were no injuries.

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Thirty-two cars have had their windows smashed, wing mirrors broken and bonnets and panels dented at a car sales garage in Dorset.

The forecourt in Babylon Hill, near Yeovil, was targeted at about 02:45.

Police are appealing for information.

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It's polling day and polling stations are open across the country for elections in larger unitary authorities and smaller district councils.

The votes will decide who runs local authorities across the country.

In the west, unitary authorities are:

Swindon, which has a third of seats up for election, while all the others have all seats open.

North Somerset

South Gloucestershire

Bath and North East Somerset

Dorset.

District councils in the west have all their seats up for grabs:

Cotswolds,

Tewkesbury,

Forest of Dean

Sedgemoor

Mendip

Somerset West and Taunton

South Somerset

The re-opening of Gloucester lock has been delayed once again.

Boats were expected to be able to use the lock from around 8am this morning.

This has now been pushed back after more silt was discovered by divers last night.

The lock closure, due to a leak nearly four months ago, has left some boaters unable to move on.