A 10-year-old boy from Gloucestershire is off to Spain in a few weeks time for a very special competition.

Freddie Aplin, from Tetbury, will be competing in the Junior World Scooter Championships in Barcelona.

Last month he took the title of Under-12 Junior European Champion in Liverpool and now he's hoping to prove he's the best in the world

An inquest is set to finish today into the death of a 93-year-old woman who was living in a care home when she died.

Marie Stanton died last March, eight days after being taken to hospital with a very low body temperature.

Doctors said she was hypothermic and raised safeguarding concerns over the care she had received in the days leading up to her death.

The inquest is due to conclude today.

The campaign aims to encourage people to use local libraries while having fun at the same time.

Charles Clark, who served as chairman of Somerset for the past 18 months, has died.

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The new arts and office space will be based in a private car park blighted by anti-social behaviour.

Memories of a Gloster Meteor jet that crash landed in a farmer's field and made a Gloucestershire boy's day.

There were 10 boys who made Gloucester their home during World War Two.

A man who is being dubbed 'The singing vet' says singing make his job more enjoyable for the animals he works with and the Farmers that ask for his help.

Alfonso Camass started getting operatic singing lessons in his late twenties when he lived in Italy.

He now uses his singing in his veterinary work, because he feels it makes people and animals happy.

Thousands of people greeted the sunrise at Stonehenge on summer solstice.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the BBC in Bristol this lunchtime against plans to scrap free TV licences for some over-75s.

The demonstration was organised by the National Pensioners Convention.

Last week the BBC announced that from next year an extra 3.5m pensioners will have to pay for their licences.

The police officer needs medical tests over six months after swallowing some of the blood.

Thousands greeted dawn at Stonehenge, as people across the UK welcomed the longest day of the year.

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A technology firm in Taunton has set up a community interest company (CIC) to grow the digital sector locally and attract diversity into the industry.

Digital Taunton was initially a project set up by Idea Bureau, which builds apps for not-for-profit organisations.

Founder Shane Griffiths said: "One core advantage is to be able to participate in funding opportunities."

If funding was secured, free digital training would be set up to get more women and unemployed people into work.

"What we're hoping to do is build up capacity to deliver training and educational programmes to a real diverse range of people within the local area," he added.

He said it was important to be "focussing on the skills and the understanding of technology needed to survive in the years to come," as there would be a lot of disruption in jobs and businesses from the impact of technology.

The company has put in a bid with the European Social Fund and if this is successful, training could be offered in a year's time.

Digital Taunton is also trying to expand its board of advisors as so far there are only three members.

Since the project was set up, some 50 firms have taken part in events and conferences organised by the founders.

Swindon Town defender Dion Conroy signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the League Two club until the summer of 2020.

Gloucestershire all-rounder Benny Howell signs a new contract until the end of the 2022 season.

It's day four of a strike by South Western Railway (SWR) staff over the role of train guards.

SWR is running a reduced service across the network, external.

The operator which runs services in London and Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, the Isle of Wight and Somerset, said the action was "unnecessary" and it was "cynical" of the union to target events such as Royal Ascot.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said staff had been left with no choice but to strike, and accused SWR of failing to guarantee guard roles.

The walkout is due to continue on Saturday.

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The West's electric vehicle charging network is being boosted with more than 120 new charging points.

The new points are being installed over the next year.

The £7.1m of government funding was awarded to Bristol City Council, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, in a bid to increase the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs).

Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees, said the upgrade will help "both existing and future EV drivers".

"Ensuring we develop a resilient charging infrastructure will give more people the confidence they need to embrace this technology," he said.

A Gloucester primary school is going the whole day without electricity today.

Dinglewell School in Hucclecote is taking on the challenge as part of Eco Week.

It's about teaching pupils at the school about the importance of looking after the environment.

So today there are no computers, no TV screens, no lights, and no kettle for a cup of tea for staff at break time.

Unused medication in Somerset is costing the county nearly £5m a year, it has emerged.

Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group says its annual prescribing budget for the area is around £80m but nearly 16 per cent of that isn't used by patients.

Research commissioned by the Co-op has revealed nearly 30 percent of patients don't finish the course of medication they've been given.