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'Cocaine' found in parked vehicle
Suspected cocaine with a value of £15,000 is seized from a vehicle left on a business park in Somerset.
Profitable encounters at festival
Behind Bristol's Encounters film festival is a marketplace for local talent as well as the finished product.
Earth needs all the friends it can get
Despite the environmental now being a mainstream topic, green campaign groups are still as relevant as ever.
Residents' parking plans defended
Controversial plans for controlled parking zones in two residential areas of the city are defended.
Designers in anti-terror training
Architectural students in Bristol are being trained in how to reduce the impact of terrorism when they design buildings.
Property: The end of the affair?
Escalating property prices are no longer a dinner party conversation topic, replaced by falling property prices.
Scrubbing Up: Your comments
You have been sending your views about England's chief medical officer column on how the NHS could learn from department stores, such as John Lewis.
Flood protection scheme to open
A flood protection scheme to safeguard homes and businesses in Taunton is being officially opened later.
Furniture firm in administration
A Somerset-based company making flat-pack furniture goes into administration.
Monument inspectors praise Bath
A team of United Nations inspectors praises Bath on their visit to see whether the city deserves to be a World Heritage Site.
Bath sweats over Heritage Police visit
A team of United Nations inspectors spends three days in Bath to see if the city deserves to keep its status as a World Heritage Site.
Fire badly damages charity pool
A fire seriously damages a swimming pool complex at a children's charity centre in Somerset.
'Freak' hail causes flood chaos
Severe flooding which left a Devon town almost cut off was caused by a "freak" hailstorm, the Met Office says.
Centre for small businesses opens
An innovation centre, offering affordable office space to small businesses, opens in Yeovil.
City's steps become Arts Quarter
Bristol's historic Christmas Steps area has been officially declared an Arts Quarter.
Grooming fears end ice rink plan
Fears about the dangers of paedophiles scupper plans for an outdoor ice rink in Bath.
Credit crunch biting in small UK town
How is the credit crunch affecting real life in Britain? Dave Harvey, the BBC's Business Correspondent in the West Country, is spending the week on the road in the region, seeing for himself.
Last chance to see painted pigs
One hundred fibreglass brightly coloured pigs have been on display together for the last time in Bath before they are sold at auction.
Royal visit for Rolls Royce plant
The Princess Royal is due to visit a new £75m custom-built plant at Rolls Royce in Bristol.
City-based battery firm cuts jobs
A Dundee-based battery manufacturer is to cut about 185 jobs across Europe.