Thousands run city races and skunk on the loose

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ITV West reported on the Great Bristol Run half marathon and 10k. Crowds of spectators lined the streets of the city centre cheering on thousands of runners, many of them raised money for charitable causes.

An unusual incident was reported by a resident who said on Facebook they had spotted a skunk in Taunton. The animal was seen in Staplegrove Road by French weir.

An ITV West report said Great Western Railway (GWR) will be renationalised in December. It will be the 11th rail company to be nationalised, bringing it under the umbrella of Great British Railways.

The world-famous Gloucestershire cheese rolling competition has been declared 'unsafe' by Tewkesbury Borough Safety Advisory Group, Gloucestershire Live reported. The group said there are no official safety plans in place for the event.

Plans to fly the Pride Progress flag outside the headquarters of Wiltshire Council for five years have been revealed, Wiltshire Live reported.

Ellen Turner from Bishop's Hull near Taunton was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 64.

After her mum was diagnosed with dementia, Turner started noticing similar signs in herself. At first doctors were reluctant to test her because she was 'too young to have dementia', but an MRI scan and cognitive tests later confirmed she did.

Now, four years on, the former nurse told BBC Radio Somerset as part of its Wake Up Call series she is determined to break the stigma surrounding the disease, and encourage people of all ages to get tested.

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