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Headlines: Pupil attacked and parrot chicks hatch

Bristol Zoo Project Three tiny chicks in a nesting box, a metal grill is visible and wood chip bedding. Bristol Zoo Project
These endangered African parrot chicks hatched at the Bristol Zoo Project

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

Six teenagers have been charged after a 14-year-old was attacked outside a school, the Swindon Advertiser reports, and the suspects were allegedly armed with hammers.

An anaesthetist who raised £50,000 for Ukrainian medics with a transatlantic rowing challenge is featured in the Salisbury Journal. Dr Leonid Krivskiy's trip took 96 days. Both his wife and mother are from Ukraine.

A café in Weston-super-Mare is closing, the Bristol Post reports, to make way for the renovation of the Tropicana entertainment venue. The café bid a heartfelt goodbye to customers on social media.

Three endangered African parrots have hatched at the Bristol Zoo Project, with footage of the chicks featured on ITV West County. The chicks' parents were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

A new bakery is set to open on the site of the former Crusty Cob in Burnham on Sea, the town's online news site says, after being taken on by the owners of nearby bakery Maisey's.

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Barbers in Swindon are being trained to talk to customers about their mental health by Swindon Borough Council in a bid to support male wellbeing.

Footage of an EE worker holding a cat by the scruff of its neck while making door-to-door calls in Weston-super-Mare has sparked outrage online.

The "Calne Pong" is still making life a misery for residents and Wiltshire councillor, Sam Pearce-Kearney, is continuing his mission to find its source. He has also shared advice from the Environment Agency on whether it poses a risk to human health.

People in Lydney are fed up at reportedly receiving no communication whatsoever from any of the candidates running for seats on Gloucestershire County Council.

Finally, a picture of Birnbeck Pier taken in the 1960s has sparked a wave of nostalgia from the community, and hopes that it could "look that good again" once renovation works get under way.

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