'Dogs only swimming pool' and 'wobbly socials'

Here's our weekly round up of stories from across local news websites in the West of England.

A long-running proposal to expand the West's largest pig slaughterhouse near Westerleigh has been delayed for months following widespread opposition, according to The Bristol Post. Thousands of objections have been submitted over plans to boost capacity from 19,000 to 25,000 pigs a week.

The new Fashion Museum Bath could be getting a further £7m in regional funding ahead of its reopening in 2030, according to the Bath Echo. The museum is due to move into the Grade II listed Old Post Office as part of the wider redevelopment of Bath's Milsom Quarter.

For the first time in its history, Salisbury FC have made the FA Cup first round, as reported by the Salisbury Journal. The club defeated Eastbourne Borough to reach the first round proper where they have been drawn against Sholing.

A social club for isolated adults, which started in Bristol, is looking for volunteers to host meet-ups in Bath, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. It's called Wobbly Socials and aims to create a friendly place for people to meet, connect and make friends.

And a new swimming pool just for dogs is to be opened in Swindon, according to the Swindon Advertiser. K9 Resort has announced plans to convert a residential swimming pool into a "dog-friendly space where dogs can lose weight by swimming".

A much-loved Bristol bakery chain that closed down two decades ago is still missed today, according to this story by Bristol Live.

Known for its "signature tin or crusty loaves, jam doughnuts, celebration and fancy cakes, iced buns, custard tarts and sausage rolls", Mountstevens operated across the West before closing its doors for the final time in 2002.

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