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South Western Ambulance Service says it was called at 8.38am about a medical incident at the M4 Leigh Delamere services.

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Police have stated this appears to be a medical incident only.

We have asked emergency services for further information as to why the air ambulance landed at the westbound services at Leigh Delamere on the M4.

We will bring you more on this when we get it.

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Three cars have been damaged after being deliberately set alight overnight in Yeovil.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue was called to Blenheim Road at 01:28 BST.

Crews put out the blaze on three cars, with one car engine completely destroyed by the fire.

The fire service said the cause was deliberate and police were also in attendance.

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A “missing mile” of canal at Whitminster, Stroud, could be restored with two new highway bridges and a towpath by the A38/A419.

It would mean the section of the canal which has been missing for half a century will reopen.

Part of the Stroudwater Navigation was destroyed when the A38/A419 roundabout and M5 were built in the late 1960s, to the west of Stonehouse.

A report going to Gloucestershire County Council's cabinet says the works will help reconnect the canal from Saul Junction to Stonehouse and provide new safe and segregated walking and cycling routes, as well as environmental improvements.

The cabinet are being asked to approve the plans later this week.

The canal already has a £4m grant from Highways England which will see waterway, locks, bridges and wetlands restored.

Watchet Coastguard was called out at 5.30am this morning to set up a helicopter landing site at playing fields in Minehead Middle School.

Following reports of a medical emergency the crew helped South West Ambulance Service Trust and the Minehead Fire Station First Responders.

The decision was then taken to transfer the patient by road.

A spokesman for Watchet Coastguard said: "Our thoughts and best wishes with the patient and family and friends."

The dual carriageway next to the Premier Inn at Cribbs Causeway has reopened.

Work has been ongoing all weekend to demolish the building after it was devastated by a fire which began on Wednesday.

During the blaze part of the building collapsed onto the A4018, which was then closed.

Resurfacing work has now been completed and the road is now open both ways.

Beach cleaning stations have been installed near Clevedon Pier.

The new stations are part of a new UK campaign called beach-watch supported by North Somerset council.

The Clevedon pier and heritage trust are hoping the stations will encourage people to pick up litter and get rid of plastic in the town.

The cleaning stations will be available to the public on the seafront when the pier is open.

Clevedon beach will also get a thorough clean in July as part of the Beach-watch campaign

Abbie Edbrooke, Beach-watch organiser, says taking part in the project will also help clear the beaches, protect the wildlife and help them identify where the litter comes from and "stop it at the source".

Miss Edbrooke added: "The tide of litter washing up on our shores is not just unpleasant to look at, it can harm and even kill some of our best-loved marine wildlife."

Clevedon Pier are encouraging people to clean up the seafront and post about it on social media using the campaigns hashtag #2minutebeachclean.

Gloucestershire county cricket ground is getting its very own piece of street art created.

A largely dry day, with cloud quickly clearing to leave it sunny and very warm or hot for much of the day. Light winds and humid air.

Thunderstorms starting to spread from the south in the evening.

A rather unsettled night with heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading north, bringing the chance of frequent lightning in places.

Clear spells developing from the south in the early hours. Min: 16 to 19°C.

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A Somerset council has lent millions of pounds to a Singapore bank and a local authority in the Midlands over the last year. Mendip District Council lent a total of £8m over a six-month period in 2018, with all the money being repaid by the autumn.

The council said it had earned thousands of pounds in interest from the loan, and that lending a way of “ensuring the money is working” for the council and its taxpayers. It has not provided a breakdown of how the money was used or why the loans were requested in the first place.

Details of the transactions were published ahead of a meeting of the council’s audit committee on Wednesday evening (July 24).

The council lent £5m to Birmingham City Council on March 19, 2018, which the Midlands authority repaid in full with more than £10,000 of interest three months later.

A further £3M was loaned to DBS Bank Ltd – the Development Bank of Singapore – on May 1, with money being repaid on August 17 with around £6,300 of interest.

A council spokeswoman said: "The investments are investing short-term cash flow to ensure that the money is working for the council, rather than sat in a lower-paying interest account.

"The loans were short-term and purely for the return on investment."

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For the next two weeks, Avon and Somerset Police is holding a firearms amnesty.

In 2017, 313 guns and 120 pieces of ammunition were handed over to the force, including shotguns, revolvers, flare guns and a stun gun.

People bringing in firearms during the amnesty won't have to give their names, and won't be prosecuted for having the weapons.

But, anything brought in will be examined, and any crime identified would be investigated.

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A photograph of a spider's web in a meadow has netted a prize for a Wiltshire photographer.

Jake Kneale won the young photographer title in the RHS Photographic Competition for 2019.

Chairman of the judges, Chris Young, said Jake's picture was "one of thousands" from across the world.

The competition was open to both professional and amateur photographers who were invited to submit images to any of the nine categories.

BBC Comedy actor Michael Sleggs died of heart failure earlier this month at the age of 33.

A man is due in court on death by dangerous driving counts after two men died in a three-vehicle crash in Hampshire.

The collision, involving an LGV, a Peugeot van and a Toyota Auris, happened on the A34 southbound at Bullington Cross at about 09:20 BST on 3 July.

Vipin Kumar, 43, from Reading, and Kevin Ackrell, 49, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, died.

A 41-year-old man, from Huddersfield, has been reported for summons for two offences of causing death by dangerous driving. He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on 30 July.

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The University of the West of England has started offering apprenticeship degrees in policing.

A three-year Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) has been launched in partnership with Avon and Somerset Police.

It is the first force in the South West to offer this type of degree-based apprenticeship to new recruits.

Apprentice officers will spend three quarters of their time learning on the job and the rest studying, or in the classroom.

Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens said: “I’m delighted that Avon and Somerset Constabulary and UWE Bristol are working together to offer a rewarding learning experience to our new recruits.

"This is a great opportunity for individuals to pursue a varied and interesting role as part of the force while gaining a qualification at the same time."

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