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New swimming pool plans and stunt pilot views

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The Royal International Air Tattoo draws thousands of visitors to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire every year

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 has a behind-the-scenes look at a new M&S in Cheltenham, with the store's bosses promising "surprises" on opening day.

And a bid to open a community-owned swimming pool in Minehead has secured a £6,000 funding boost, according to the Somerset Leveller. The town's last swimming pool closed in 2006.

Bristol Live has reported on revised plans to demolish a block of shops on Filwood Broadway in south Bristol, with new shops and flats planned for the site.

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The Royal International Air Tattoo An aerial view of yellow and green fields beneath a plane, with white and red jets of stream. The Royal International Air Tattoo
The view from inside a cockpit

Bristol City's Yu Hirakawa has made a permanent move to the club, and lots of fans are delighted with the news.

A nine-year-old from Swindon has learned all about recycling after she wrote a letter to the council saying soft plastics were difficult to recycle.

People also had a lot to say about Gloucestershire County Council consulting on new plans for cycle paths through Gloucester.

Finally, the team from the Royal International Air Tattoo has posted some impressive footage showing what the pilots of stunt planes see when they're flying through the air.

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