'Historic restoration' and 'light festival balloons'

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

Gloucestershire Live reports that restoration work has begun on a former pin factory in Gloucester. The building is one of seven in the south west to receive funding from Historic England after it was put on the 'at risk' register.

According to The Weston Mercury, councillors in North Somerset have warned that the council may go bust if the government does not allow them to raise council tax by more than normally allowed.

Burnham-on-Sea.com have shared the story of a local runner living with Crohns Disease who has raised more than £35,000 for multiple sclerosis charities.

The Liberal Democrat MP for Tewkesbury and Royal Air Force veteran, Cameron Thomas, has taken to social media to voice his concerns over the US president's recent comments on Greenland and what it might mean for the NATO Alliance.

The Great Western Air Ambulance says it has responded to a record breaking 2,344 callouts over the last year. They've now had two record breaking years in a row.

Hot air balloons will be on Bristol's College Green in February for a special installation for this year's Bristol Light Festival.

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