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'Good luck wishes' and 'badger recovery'

News imageGetty Images Max Alleyne during a Premier League match. He has curly brown hair and a dark brown moustache. He is wearing a Manchester City kit which is light blue and has a white diagonal stripe from one hip to one shoulder. The background is blurred and is very dark. He is lit up by bright lights.Getty Images
Gloucestershire Cricket wished good luck to Max Alleyne, the son of their head coach, ahead of his Manchester City debut

Here is our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.

Our pick of local website stories

Bristol Live is reporting on an "irritated" forklift driver who moved a vehicle which was blocking an entrance way.

Gloucestershire Live is reporting on the A417 Missing Link road. According to National Highways, the first stretch of the road will open to drivers in a matter of weeks.

Meanwhile, land for 366 new homes in South Marston, Swindon, has been bought, reports the Swindon Advertiser.

Food company Jardox has submitted plans to expand its warehouse on Saxon Way, in Wincanton, reports Somerset Live.

Plans to change a former Wilko store in Bridgwater have been approved, reports the Bridgwater Mercury. The site will soon be turned into four different stores.

And a badger has made a full recovery after falling into a drainage ditch, says Burnham-on-Sea.com.

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Yate Academy has been closed for the past two days to most students because its boiler system broke.

Gloucestershire Cricket wished good luck to Max Alleyne, the son of head coach Mark Alleyne, who made his first-team debut for Manchester City last night.

There are a few posts on Manchester City-bound £65m footballer Antoine Semenyo, one highlighting Chelsea bid a million for him when he was at Bristol, and the Robins could get £11m from the latest move.

Weston-super-Mare AFC says people with a ticket to their FA Cup clash with Grimsby on Saturday can also go see Cleethorpes for £5.

And people are reacting to a stunning picture of two swans in front of Salisbury Cathedral.

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