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'Primary school bangers' and 'The Wave closes'

BBC Two women singing and dancing in a festival crowd. Colourful flags can be seen behind them as well as people with their hands in the air.BBC
Thousands turned out to rave to childhood songs at the 'Primary School Bangers' set at Glastonbury Festival

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

People living near Glastonbury Festival are fed up with the high number of helicopters being used to get to the event, according to Somerset Live. Residents claimed as many as 85 had landed in the vicinity in one day. The festival encourages people to choose sustainable transport options to get to the site.

Gloucester City Council has agreed to go ahead with the sale of Gloucestershire Airport at Staverton.

And The Salisbury Journal reported on a £5m hole in Wiltshire Council's finances, caused largely by an overspend in adult social care.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

A set of Primary School Bangers with James B Partridge at Glastonbury Festival saw thousands of people sing along to hymns from their childhood.

Forest Green Rovers' owner Dale Vince has spoken about the sacking of manager Steve Cotterill.

The £26m inland surfing lake The Wave, in South Gloucestershire, has closed after a financial row.

And the 'love-locks' on Pero's Bridge in Bristol are to be removed, following concerns they are too heavy for the structure.

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