‘Supermoon’, ‘football matches off’ and ‘tributes’

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Weather Watchers/Infocus A large supermoon behind Glastonbury Tor. There are crowds of people up on the hill. The sky is a light blueWeather Watchers/Infocus

Crowds gathered to see the Wolf supermoon above Glastonbury Tor

Here is 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

Palm trees decorated with fairy lights in the garden of a house on Awkward Hill in Bibury are at the centre of a planning row. Some have described them as “out of place”, according to Gloucestershire Live.

A pub in Swindon has been criticised for allegedly charging customers extra for drinks when a live band is playing. The Swindon Advertiser spoke to one customer who complained.

Swindon 24 reported that a Banksy-style mural to honour local artist Ken White had been spotted in Old Town, following his death on Christmas Eve.

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Somerset Live shared a post about photographers that gathered to capture the Wolf supermoon above Glastonbury Tor on Saturday evening.

The family of Suzanne Wilmot, a “deeply loved” woman who died in a collision in the Forest of Dean last week, paid tribute to her on the Gloucestershire Police Facebook page.

Some football matches were postponed over the weekend due to frozen pitches. Bristol Rovers and Bridgwater United Women were among those affected.

Former Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic boss Ben Garner was appointed as the new assistant coach at Championship side Southampton.

Swindon Wildcats wished three members of its team good luck as they joined Team GB ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan next month.



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