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'Cycle lane anger' and 'major crash'

Carmelo Garcia The centre of Gloucester, part of which is cordoned off behind orange barriers to allow for work on the cycle lane to be completed. Carmelo Garcia
Gloucester locals have voiced their anger over the installation of a new cycle lane through the city

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Sunday marked Windrush Day, which was celebrated in the St Paul's area of Bristol with a commemorative walk organised by the group Steppin' Sistas, Bristol Live reported.

Hundreds of people reacted to the Swindon Advertiser's report about a preacher banned from Swindon town centre who has denied returning to the area.

A Gloucestershire Live article on the reaction to work on a cycle lane being installed in Gloucester city centre also generated a lot of conversation online, with locals branding the work as "disgraceful".

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Hundreds of people have shared an urgent appeal from Wiltshire Police for any witnesses to a crash on the M4 late on Sunday night, in which a woman died and nine others were left injured. Here's our latest story on this incident.

There has been a lot of love online for Glastonbury's new Power of One campaign, which has been launched online ahead of the festival opening its gates this week.

Swindon Borough Council has praised the dedication of volunteer "street reps" who have been busy tidying up the Penhill area of the city.

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