Headlines: 'Tackling potholes' in Swindon and 'unmasking Banksy' (original) (raw)

Councillors have celebrated progress on filling potholes on roads in Bristol after rules for contractors were tightened up, despite severe weather creating a backlog of 800 pothole repairs on Bristol's roads, Bristol Live reported, external.

Burnham‑On‑Sea.com posted an article about, external the town council deciding whether to contribute funding towards a proposed new earth bund – or earth bank – along Burnham's lawns to deter travellers from setting up encampments there.

A council leader has apologised after a council mowing team mistakenly destroyed £6,000 worth of flowers planted by a team of community volunteers in St George Park, Bristol Live reported, external.

A new deadline has been set for the completion of an unopened £30m main road in Swindon - the Southern Connector road - which is supposed to be central to a nearby 8,000-home development, the Swindon Advertiser reported, external.