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'Glastonbury opens' and 'Gromit Unleashed'

PA Media Two women stand side by side in front of the gates at Glastonbury Festival. The daughter, who is wearing a black hoodie, has her arm around her mum, who is wearing a pink sunhat and a pink, patterned jacket. They are both smiling. Behind them stewards can be seen allowing people into the site.PA Media
Mother-and-daughter duo Victoria Taylor (L) and Louise Medd arrived at Glastonbury on Wednesday

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

A meeting is taking place on Friday following a spate of arson attacks in Fishponds, Oldbury Court and Frome Vale, according to Bristol Live.

The West Somerset Free Press has spoken to a campaigner who claims the cost of building less than a mile of a cycle lane on the A39 could have fixed 45,000 potholes instead.

Bristol Live spoke to a musician from Bristol who used to perform in pubs and has landed a gig at Glastonbury Festival this week.

And ITV West Country featured some of the punters arriving at Worthy Farm, including one woman who went to the very first Glastonbury Festival in 1970.

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What to watch on social media

Nailsea residents are unhappy as they say visitors are parking down a residential road to avoid paying for car parks.

An illustration graduate from UWE Bristol was one of the artists involved in designing a sculpture for this year's Gromit Unleashed trail.

And the Harry Potter and Star Wars star, Warwick Davis, has been pictured with fans who met him while shopping in Swindon.

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