'Pier boycott' and 'nightclub closure'

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

There are calls to boycott Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier after it was announced that right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins will be performing there as part of a stand-up comedy tour.

A newly-qualified teenage driver was sentenced to two years' detention after killing three friends and seriously injuring two children and an adult in a "catastrophic" head on crash.

Finally, there was some good news for Swindon's conservationists after Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and a group of councillors discovered a population of rare Great Crested Newts in the town.

Bristol's popular nightclub, Motion, updated its followers with the sad news that it will be closing its doors at its Avon Street site for the last time in July. Bosses have promised that this is "not the end", and that they will go out with a bang.

An animal rescue charity posted on Facebook about a "horrific" incident they had to deal with. They were called after a member of the public found a dead pregnant cat's body in a bin bag in Hanham, near Bristol.

And the Swindon Advertiser shared the wonderful moment an 11-year-old girl heard again for the first time after undergoing life-changing surgery.

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