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'Paramedic boxing champion' and 'bionic arms'

News imageITV West Country Three children, two boys with a girl in the middle, sitting on a sofa, all aged about nine and wearing their new bionic arms. They are looking at them and feeling what's they're like to wearITV West Country
Three children were given specially-made bionic arms made by a Bristol prosthetics company

Here's our weekly round up of stories from across local websites in the West of England.

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The Wiltshire paramedic, Megan Redstall, was congratulated by South Western Ambulance Service, after being crowned the new Commonwealth Bantamweight Boxing Champion. On receiving her title, Redstall said: "Boxing gives me a different kind of purpose and challenge, but both roles are about heart, discipline and staying calm under pressure."

Gloucestershire Live featured a man training to run the Gloucester Half Marathon with a washing machine on his back. Giles Tennick will be running in memory of his late friend and army colleague to raise money for SSNAP, a charity for sick newborn babies.

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity marked the four year anniversary of the sudden death of 24-year-old Sam Polledri who died of a cardiac arrest in Millennium Square, Bristol. His family has raised £250,000 to fund 80 public defibrillators.

Avon and Somerset Police reported on the rise in large, pop-up car meets in Cheddar. There have been 400 traffic offences in the area in the last month and as a result, patrols are to be increased in the gorge.

Three children who have spent their lives living with just one arm were given specially-made bionic limbs in Bristol this week. They were each picked by the prosthetic company Open Bionics as part of a fundraising campaign.

Top five local stories for the BBC in the West

Something longer to read

The UK's largest military air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), will be returning to the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border this summer and as the first aircraft for 2026 announced were announced, the Swindon Advertiser looked back on the event's 55-year history.

Delving into the archives, the report features photographs from the early 1990s when RIAT was attracting record-breaking numbers of visitors.

The pictures capture the excitement of the crowds, as well as images of some of the most iconic aircraft to be displayed at the show over the years.

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