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The sentencing of escaped psychiatric patient David Parish was among the most read stories for Somerset Live. The 38-year-old was jailed for six years for beating 86-year-old church warden Beryl Purdy to death with an umbrella.Wiltshire 999s report a boy was hit in the head with a hammer during a bike robbery in Swindon. That comes from this post by Swindon Police.Long-standing Kingswood chippy Clock Tower Fish Bar is shutting after more than 100 years of service, says Bristol World.An appeal by North Somerset Council to the High Court over flood zones being turned into housing developments is getting engagement for Somerset Live this morning.
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A police appeal for witnesses after a teenager was stabbed at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol is one of the most shared local posts. It follows two arrests. The post also says there will be "reassurance patrols" in the area.Frome Town Council has now posted saying it is the "latest town to fall victim to pranksters" after its sign appeared in Midsomer Norton.'Eel passes' have been fitted in weirs on the Somerset Levels to help them navigate the rhyne network. More are being fitted later.There was lots of love for this Asda post congratulating a University of Gloucestershire nursing student who works part-time in the pharmacy. Zoe helped a man in a wheelchair who suspected he was about to have a seizure.
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