A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.

A council has not secured an extension of an injunction to prevent van dwellers from staying on roads around a green space in ...

Bristol City Council can begin forcibly evicting vans from roads around the Downs, a court has ruled. The authority was ...

AN ECCENTRIC van-dweller who “grows veg and keeps the doggers away” is facing a courtroom showdown as he fights to stay on ...

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A surfer has praised the power of being in the water after recovering from a stroke. Nick Hounsfield lost the ability to talk ...

A community group has celebrated after taking ownership of a meadow and woodland in Gloucestershire. Rodborough Fields, which ...