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Headlines: Key route to close for bridge inspections

Google A view of a railbridge - painted blue - over a main route. There are buildings and people crossing the road. There are traffic lights set to green.Google

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

Key road out of Bristol city centre to shut for railway bridge inspection (Bristol Live)

Somerset police force denies 'sanctioning sexual offences' against staff (Bristol Live and Somerset Live)

Met Office updates UK snow verdict as wintry conditions could return to West Country and Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Live)

Police chase smashed Insignia into Swindon underpass (Swindon Advertiser)

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

Wheelchair user asks for people to donate Lego so he can get onto a bridge… only for a local councillor to see, and escalate problem to the council (Weston-super-Mare in the Spotlight)

Another Starlink "train" leads to questions about what is flying in the sky (Open Tewkesbury Noticeboard)

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