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BBC South West Home Affairs correspondent

Some fire stations may close under changes being considered by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

The brigade is due to reveal options for change later on Wednesday.

Bosses said it was to bring an outdated service into the 21st Century.

Unions said closing any fire stations would be a mistake and they were concerned about a potential "lack of fire cover and increased response times".

Talking about a service delivery public consultation, external on its website, the brigade said it was originally designed over 50 years ago and that "since then, the make-up of our communities and the way in which people live their lives has changed significantly".

It added: "The majority of our existing 85 fire stations have been in place for well over 30 years and the firefighter duty systems have not changed since the 1970s."

National League side Yeovil Town appoint former Stevenage boss Darren Sarll as their new first-team manager.

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A group of Bristol schoolchildren have met with the City Council to talk about free bus travel for all youngsters in the city.

The group, from a creative project in Hartcliffe, say free travel would open up the city to those living on the edges, and mean a generation would grow up using buses instead of cars.

The council's cabinet minister for children said they would like to introduce free bus travel sometime in the future.

Sally-Ann Fricker was hit with a littering penalty after throwing a bit of sausage roll to the bird.

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees has released a statement on the earlier eviction action at the Bearpit.

He said the action was to improve safety and added there should be "no areas ... where people should feel afraid to talk through".

Sally-Ann Fricker was hit with a littering penalty after throwing a bit of sausage roll to the bird.

A new project to work out how to make the A419 safer for cyclists and walkers is under way.

High volumes of fast-moving cars on the road mean it feels particularly hazardous for pedestrians and people on bikes.

The aim is to separate cyclists and walkers from other road users, to improve junctions, to ensure that it is safe for young and old to choose walking or cycling as an alternative to driving and to improve the environment for those living in the villages along the route.

Three parish councils, Gloucestershire County Council and Stroud Valleys Cycle Campaign will work together on the project.

It is being partly funded by a generous legacy from a local resident who led many campaigns to make the A419 safe for cyclists.

People can get involved by visiting one of the drop-in sessions this month.

The first will be at Stroud Brewery in Brimscombe from 3pm to 7pm.

A second drop-in session will be held at Stroud Subscription Rooms on Wednesday June 26, from 3pm-7pm.

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Plans for a new leisure centre with swimming pool, library and community building have been submitted in an effort to rejuvenate a Somerset town.

Boden Mill, the Grade II listed building, will be the focus of the redevelopment in Chard.

The application includes better links taking people through the site to Fore Street, Boden Street and Silver Street.

If approved the aim is to see the new leisure centre open to the public during the summer of 2021.

Boden Mill will be redeveloped into a public building with a library, and other facilities on the ground floor, and flats on the upper floors.

Albanian teenager Stiven Bregu arrived in the UK when he was 13 but has now been told he must leave.

Wincanton’s police officers may have to move soon as the building they currently use as a base may be sold.

South Somerset District Council leases the Churchfields building in Wincanton to Avon and Somerset Constabulary, as well as the Conkers nursery.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service reports that the council is looking to sell the building, viewing it as “surplus to operational requirements”, as a result of services being delivered in different and more cost-effective ways.

They are looking at the sale to provide the "best value for money for our residents and allow us to continue to protect vital services."

As a result, both the police and the nursery will be forced to relocate in the near-future, while council meetings held on the site will now take place elsewhere.

“A report will be brought to the district executive with a final recommendation when negotiations and research has been completed.”said the council’s commercial property, land and development manager, Robert Orrett.

The building is expected to be sold over the next three years.

Officers investigating an incident in Swindon where a taxi driver was stabbed have made an arrest.

The driver suffered slash wounds after picking up two men and a woman from the Suju nightclub in Old Town shortly before 5.30am on Saturday in Dawlish Road.

He was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for treatment.

A 25-year-old man from Swindon has now been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent.

Fences are going up in Bristol's "Bearpit" roundabout as bailiffs move in to clear the area.

Bristol City Council said it wanted to clear squatters from the area in a bid to improve it.

One man has chained himself to railings in protest at the move and is asking for help with housing.

Councillor Asher Craig said previously: "Following a rise in anti-social behaviour and targeted attacks in the Bearpit we decided that the council would take more control over the space earlier this year."

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A pet cat who was shot twice with an air gun was left in "considerable pain".

The black and white cat called Nev was found collapsed on his owners’ patio in Henstridge in Somerset, with a wound on his leg.

His owners took him to the vets where the pellet was removed.

An x-ray showed the cat had been shot previously and the pellet was still embedded inside his leg.

RSPCA Inspector Ken Snook said: “This poor cat has been cruelly shot with an air gun and would have been in a considerable amount of pain.

"It was a shock for the owners to find Nev had been shot not once but twice."

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