In Pictures: City lights up and wild boar spotted

Colourful artworks have been spotted around Bristol as the city's light festival returns.

In Gloucestershire, wild boars have been having fun in the mud and an Olympic snowboarder has made her debut.

In Wiltshire, the ongoing wet weather has provided good photo opportunities while staff at a hospital have been praised for their amazing work.

Here's a selection of the best photos from across the West.

Here comes the sun: Does anyone know what that glowing orb in the sky was earlier this week? We almost forgot what it was called, and it was even spotted with a halo around it from Glastonbury.

Miracle dog: A dog owner has praised volunteers for their help in the "miracle" recovery of her dachshund, which went missing after escaping onto a motorway. Two-year-old Mabel sparked a huge search on Friday after slipping her collar at Leigh Delamere services before running onto the M4 towards incoming traffic.

Where it all started: Lando Norris' childhood go-karting coach has shared the "lovely" thank-you gift the Formula 1 star left for him. Rob Dodds was invited to be a guest at a party Norris threw to thank everyone who helped him become world champion in December.

Bristol's long-awaited 20,000 capacity arena has officially been named. About 2,000 jobs are expected to be created in the construction of what will become the Aviva Arena in Filton, north Bristol.

Very boar-ing: More boar were spotted this week, with one rolling around in mud and other baby boar seen leaping over a stream.

Mid-air: Maisie Hill from Cheltenham bowed out of her Winter Olympics debut this week. The snowboarder, who was told she may never walk again after breaking multiple bones in a crash in 2023, said even though she was out of the games, she does not intend on stopping any time soon.

Empowering the youth: A new outdoor project has been launched in the North Cotswolds to support people aged between 16-25 in rural areas who are struggling with social isolation. Organised by Creative Sustainability CIC, the project offers residential and camping trips, bike workshops, a youth climate group and indoor climbing experiences to young people.

Achilles: This brown, shaggy Italian Spinone named Achilles came from Tuscany to live with Rachael and David Hyde at their home in Gloucester last year after his owner died. Now, his owners, along with Spinone Overseas For Adoption - the charity that brought him to the UK from Italy - are calling for an exemption to be made on the government's decision to ban dogs with docked tails from entering the country.

Water world: The ongoing wet weather has produced unexpected photographic opportunities, with weather watcher Tom Pollard seizing the opportunity to snap rarely seen reflections in Salisbury.

Top team: Staff at the Downtown Ward of Salisbury District Hospital have been praised for their "outstanding patient care". The team on the surgical ward were shouted out on Facebook.

Sitting alone: A lone bench was able to escape the flood water as the flood plain on the outskirts of Salisbury once again felt the full force of the winter weather.