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'Cupcake hiatus' and 'highway excellence'

News imageDepartment for Transport A map showing the south of England, broken up by different regions. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire are coloured in green, while the surrounding regions are mostly amber while three are red. Department for Transport
Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are said to be maintaining some of the best road networks in the country

Here's 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

Council tax is set to rise this spring in Somerset, but a decision on the size of the increase is yet to be made, according to Somerset Live.

Bristol Live says the public is being consulted on restrictions in several neighbourhoods that would make it more difficult for landlords to convert family homes into shared houses (also known as houses in multiple occupation or HMOs).

A cake business is temporarily closing after the "hardest year" in its 14-year run took its toll on the owner, the Swindon Advertiser reports.

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Businesswoman and TV personality Deborah Meaden took to X to show her support for the counter-protest to the Bristol Patriots rally on Saturday.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Gloucestershire and Wiltshire a green rating for its highway maintenance, as a new map reveals how well each authority in the UK is faring.

A resident captured footage showing giant plumes of black smoke billowing from an electrical substation compound in Yate, South Gloucestershire, as three cars were engulfed by fire.

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