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'Theme park' and 'stabbed teenager memorial'

News imageBBC A large notice in the foreground saying 'Welcome to Brean Theme Park' and fairground rides in the background on a grass pitch with a few people milling around. The clouds are grey and gloomyBBC
Brean Theme Park in Somerset has ceased operating

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

We have a daily round up as well. Make sure you look out for it on the website and the local section of the BBC News app.

What have been the big stories in the West this week?

Local and national media outlets, including the Daily Mail, reported on six Palestine Action activists who were cleared of the aggravated burglary of a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm near Bristol.

Brean Theme Park has entered liquidation, with a notice revealing it appointed liquidators last week, Burnham-on-Sea.com reported.

There was a lot of reaction in the Swindon Advertiser to Swindon Town Football Club getting kicked out of the Vertu Trophy after fielding two ineligible players.

And a senior Cavalier King Charles Spaniel vanished on New Year's Eve, surviving snow and -5°C temperatures before being found tangled in brambles by a local searcher and his dog 14 nights later, Gloucestershire Live reported.

Top four local stories for the BBC in the West

Something longer to read

The families of six Palestine Action activists have hailed a jury's verdict as a "monumental victory" after they were cleared of the aggravated burglary of a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm. You can read more about this story here.

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