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'Toy dump truck' and 'warning to dog owners'

Bath and North East Somerset Council Two bin collectors in high visibility clothing smile and hold their thumbs up to the camera, as a young boy stands between them holding a toy recycling truck. The boy wears blue and white checked pyjamas. One of the bin collectors wears a brown cap, while the other has glasses on and a bald head. Bath and North East Somerset Council

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

Gloucestershire Live is warning dog owners to be careful when choosing treats for their pets, after a spaniel needed emergency surgery to remove a pig's trotter from its throat.

Walkers in Bristol's St George Park are raising concerns about dead and dying fish seen floating in the park's lake, according to Bristol 24/7.

ITV West Country is highlighting how parliament will debate historic planning consents later, as residents in Pilning complain about the size of a huge warehouse near their homes which was built using 70-year-old planning permission.

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An Indian restaurant in Bristol has appealed for customers to pay in cash, saying the big delivery platforms are taking too big a slice of their profits.

Gloucester City Council has shared how the authority may have effectively "gone bust" 18 months ago, but no one realised at the time.

A Wiltshire councillor has spoken of her frustration at a decision to close two household recycling centres in the county.

And here's something to make us all smile - bin collectors in Bath and North East Somerset have bought a young boy a toy recycling truck, after noticing he loved seeing them visit his street.

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