Across the West Country, local coverage this weekend turns on access and value
New workshop space, pub exclusions, a parking overhaul and a £160 50p coin all feature in the same weekend’s regional reports.
Somerset County Gazette said plans to expand a rural Somerset business park with new workshops and storage could make room for more local firms [1]. Wiltshire Times reported that police and local pubs had discussed excluding multiple individuals from venues [2]. Gazette Series, Stroud News and Journal, Wiltshire Times and Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard said a rare Royal Mint 50p coin had sold for £160 on eBay, more than 300 times its face value, and that thousands more could be out there [3][4][5][6]. Stroud News and Journal reported that a car park is set to introduce automated barriers and payment systems [7]. Together these items point to a local-news pattern of communities and businesses deciding who gets access to places and what things are worth.
Sources
- Somerset County Gazette: Rural Somerset business park to expand with new workshops and storage
- Wiltshire Times: Individuals could face bans from pubs following recent meeting
- Gazette Series: Rare Royal Mint 50p coin selling for more than 300 times its face value
- Stroud News and Journal: Rare Royal Mint 50p coin selling for more than 300 times its face value
- Wiltshire Times: Rare Royal Mint 50p coin selling for more than 300 times its face value
- Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Rare Royal Mint 50p coin selling for more than 300 times its face value
- Stroud News and Journal: Drivers could face £100 penalty under new parking scheme at Stroud venue
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