'Nightmare roads' and 'fabulous fireworks'

BBC Gold and red fan shaped firework in fan shape, over water.BBC
Burnham-on-Sea's annual firework display (not pictured) takes place on Sunday

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

"Nightmare" traffic south of Gloucester looks likely to continue until just before Christmas, according to Gloucestershire Live.

The Swindon Advertiser provided an update on possible plans to use military sites in Wiltshire to house asylum seekers.

And Burnham-on-sea.com gave us the lowdown on this weekend's seafront fireworks display.

Our top three from yesterday

What to watch on social media

A reel by Bristol Live about a man climbing down Avon Gorge without safety equipment has got people talking on Thursday.

ITV West Country brought us the story of the robot "revolutionising care" for endometriosis patients at Southmead Hospital.

Elsewhere, a woman in Swindon is raising money for charity by inviting people to her Halloween house on Friday which has a "scare maze" and "creepy" allotment.

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