'Inflatable boat firm bust' and 'vandalism shuts folly'

Here's our weekly round up of stories from across local websites in the West of England.

A Somerset maker of specialist inflatable boats that were used in the London Olympics is to be liquidated with the loss of 18 jobs, according to Somerset Live. Ribcraft was founded in Yeovil in 1993 and the company's rigid inflatable boats (RIBS) are also used by the police, the military and emergency response teams across the world.

Bristol Live reported on a car which crashed into a house in Lockleaze and a police officer being injured by another car which crashed into multiple emergency vehicles.

The popular landmark Browne's Folly - known locally as The Pepperpot - in Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, has been sealed shut by the owners due to its decline and "persistent vandalism". Local volunteers have started a project to restore the Grade-II listed Victorian tower.

The owner of the Friends Kitchen in Chipping Sodbury has thanked people for the support she was given after she posted a photograph of her empty restaurant on a Saturday night. Shamsi Kabbara said she had been "humbled by the love" she had received.

And an adorable little mouse created some oohs and aahs amongst staff as it bathed in an upside down bottle top at the Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Gloucestershire.

Bristol 24/7 published a feature about a community project to transform a green space which has been "stuck in council bureaucracy".

Warda Ibrahim and Hibo Mahamoud are reported to have spent years trying to redevelop the land in Halston Drive, St Paul's, after securing council funding in 2022 for a teenage play park and outdoor gym equipment.

Bristol City Council said it hoped to begin consultation with local residents in the coming weeks to help determine the preferred option.

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