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25 new electric buses coming to Somerset under £14.7m investment: It will significantly cut carbon emissions across the county
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25 new electric buses coming to Somerset under £14.7m investment
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Somerset millionaire lottery winner helping women find jobs: Zoe Hoare, who won £1m on the lottery, has opened a boutique for mums looking to get back into work ...
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Somerset millionaire lottery winner helping women find jobs
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Attack outside club leaves man with life-changing head injuries: The victim's family has been informed of his serious injuries and a man has been arrested
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Attack outside club leaves man with life-changing head injuries
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Poundland set to open brand new store at retail park: A former Argos unit has been transformed
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Poundland set to open brand new store at retail park
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Somerset soft play centre and nursery chain opening more sites: The company has secured an investment of £5m and has big expansion plans
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Somerset soft play centre and nursery chain opening more sites
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All the winners from the Somerset Business Awards 2024: The winners of the 2024 Somerset Business Awards have been announced - here is the full list.
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All the winners from the Somerset Business Awards 2024
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Empty properties face double council tax charges from April 1: The changes could raise more than £1m a year for public services
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Empty properties face double council tax charges from April 1
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Hotel accused of illegally selling alcohol and housing Bulgarians: The hotel has been on the police's radar since November 2023
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Hotel accused of illegally selling alcohol and housing Bulgarians
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Driver given seven points for tailgating on M5 near Bridgwater: A BMW driver has been fined seven points on his license and a fine of £1079 for tailgating and ...
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Driver given seven points for tailgating on M5 near Bridgwater
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Taunton's Bridgwater Road to close for almost two weeks: Somerset Council has made an order prohibiting all traffic from proceeding along Bridgwater Road from ...
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Taunton's Bridgwater Road to close for almost two weeks
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Brutal street attack leaves victim with serious eye injury: The assault took place in West Street on the night of Wednesday, March 20
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Brutal street attack leaves victim with serious eye injury
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Muddy route to town centre awaits new home-owners: Work has started on 675 new homes
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Muddy route to town centre awaits new home-owners
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Tailgating car undertakes on M5 and is caught on camera: The driver of the car received seven points on their licence
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Tailgating car undertakes on M5 and is caught on camera
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Works begin at landmark building that's been empty for a decade: Vandalism and trespassing left some damage
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Works begin at landmark building that's been empty for a decade
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Nearly 40 new homes planned for Bridgwater town centre: The site has been vacant since 2021
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Nearly 40 new homes planned for Bridgwater town centre
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APPEAL: Merseyside Police are looking to reunite these precious photographs with the family members of the people pictured ... Show more
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Vehicle fire between junction 28 and 29 of M5 near Taunton: Fire crews were called at 3.17am on Sunday after reports of a vehicle fire between Junctions 24 and ...
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Vehicle fire between junction 28 and 29 of M5 near Taunton
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Grab your grandstand seats for Bridgwater Carnival before they sell out: Experience the dazzling spectacle of Bridgwater Carnival from the best seats in town ...
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Grab your grandstand seats for Bridgwater Carnival before they sell out
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Gravity sponsors this year's Pride of Somerset Youth Awards: Gravity is sponsoring the the Environmental Award, which is designed to honour young individuals who ...
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Gravity sponsors this year's Pride of Somerset Youth Awards
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Conservative MP candidate thanks Heappey for his service to Burnham: Ashley Fox, the Conservative MP candidate for Burnham and Bridgwater, has today thanked ...
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Conservative MP candidate thanks Heappey for his service to Burnham
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Wells Cathedral welcomes sees Somerset High Sheriff sworn in: Law workers from the Western Circuit took part in the annual Legal Sunday procession to Wells ...
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Wells Cathedral welcomes sees Somerset High Sheriff sworn in
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Greenslade Taylor Hunt wins 14th Most Active Agent Award: For the 14th year running Greenslade Taylor Hunt has clinched the prestigious EG/Radius Most Active ...
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Greenslade Taylor Hunt wins 14th Most Active Agent Award
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Tailgating car undertakes on M5 and is caught on camera: The driver of the car received seven points on their licence
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Tailgating car undertakes on M5 and is caught on camera
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'Gigafactory' near M5 confirmed with 4,000 new jobs coming to Somerset: The factory could begin operating by 2026
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'Gigafactory' near M5 confirmed with 4,000 new jobs coming to Somerset
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More than 500 new homes to be built near the M5: Only 51 of the new homes will be affordable
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More than 500 new homes to be built near the M5
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£77M loan for Somerset Council to tackle financial crisis: Somerset Council has already passed a balanced budget - but still are in a difficult situation
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£77M loan for Somerset Council to tackle financial crisis
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Council to borrow £150m to invest in Gravity site: The money will be repaid using business rates
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Council to borrow £150m to invest in Gravity site
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No portaloos at Bridgwater Carnival following council cuts: Visitors will have to rely on local pubs and restaurants
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No portaloos at Bridgwater Carnival following council cuts
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Bridgwater regeneration branded 'a total waste of money': The plans were branded "democracy at its worst"
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Bridgwater regeneration branded 'a total waste of money'
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Upgrades to key A38 crossing to cost nearly £500,000: Numerous improvements will be made to the A38 towards Bristol Airport
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Upgrades to key A38 crossing to cost nearly £500,000
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Liberal Democrat MP from Somerset in support of Gigafactory: A Liberal Democrat MP from Somerset has shown her support of the new Gigafactory recently announced ...
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Liberal Democrat MP from Somerset in support of Gigafactory
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Bridgwater & Taunton College's Queen’s Prize at Buckingham Palace: Bridgwater & Taunton College has been recognised at a Buckingham Palace ceremony.
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Bridgwater & Taunton College's Queen’s Prize at Buckingham Palace
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'Perfect' new shop in Bridgwater granted alcohol licence: The licence was approved despite concerns about antisocial behaviour
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'Perfect' new shop in Bridgwater granted alcohol licence
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New bus services to Bristol from Taunton and Bridgwater: Passengers in Taunton and Bridgwater will be able to use the new services from April.
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New bus services to Bristol from Taunton and Bridgwater
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Motorcyclist hospitalised after Bridgwater crash: A biker in his 30s suffered leg injuries after the early morning crash on February 8
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Motorcyclist hospitalised after Bridgwater crash
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Clarks Village hosts Bridgwater dance group's flash mob performance: Dancers from the Bridgwater-based Fox King Dance Academy showcased their skills at the ...
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Clarks Village hosts Bridgwater dance group's flash mob performance
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County lines drug gang charged after police swoop: The group appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court last Monday (February 26)
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County lines drug gang charged after police swoop
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Here's where Britain's biggest EV factory is going to be built : Tata has announced it is to set up its first gigafactory outside India in Somerset ...
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Here's where Britain's biggest EV factory is going to be built
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Taunton MP welcomes £4 billion investment for Gravity’s site: The Tata’s Group gigafactory announcement “marks a major step forward in the drive to meet our net ...
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Taunton MP welcomes £4 billion investment for Gravity’s site
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Crash on Withycombe Hill near Bridgwater causes delays: The crash took place at around 7am on the morning of Thursday, March 7.
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Crash on Withycombe Hill near Bridgwater causes delays
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Minehead to feature in Somerset: Wonder Of The West Country: Minehead is set to feature in the first episode of a new Channel 5 documentary entitled Somerset: ...
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Minehead to feature in Somerset: Wonder Of The West Country
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M5 traffic chaos as two lanes are closed for urgent repairs: The lane closures are in place due to emergency pothole repairs being carried out ...
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M5 traffic chaos as two lanes are closed for urgent repairs
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Walking from the Gravity Enterprise Zone to Bridgwater
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MP candidate says Conservatives secured Somerset GigaFactory: Ashley Fox, the Conservative MP candidate for Bridgwater, says his party played a role in securing ...
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MP candidate says Conservatives secured Somerset GigaFactory
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Council could go bankrupt in 12 months despite approving budget: Your council tax bills will rise by £150 a year
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Council could go bankrupt in 12 months despite approving budget
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Forkin Porkin director hopes to make Taunton shop a franchise: The director of Forkin Porkin based in Taunton hopes to make his business a franchise.
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Forkin Porkin director hopes to make Taunton shop a franchise
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New cycle route will link Bridgwater to gigafactory site: It's been nearly two years since the initial proposal were published
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New cycle route will link Bridgwater to gigafactory site
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M5 delays after crash halts traffic in both directions: Long delays have been reported on the northbound and southbound carriageways of the M5 motorway this ...
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M5 delays after crash halts traffic in both directions
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Man fed up of being called Elvis changed his name to John Lennon: The Beatles superfan whose full name is John Paul George Ringo Lennon has a grandson called ...
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Man fed up of being called Elvis changed his name to John Lennon
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Woman, kids and dog rescued from burning building: The building in Taunton suffered 60 per cent smoke and fire damage
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Woman, kids and dog rescued from burning building
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Here's how someone you know could win the Sandy Padgett Award: Sponsored by Avon and Somerset Police, the Sandy Padgett Award was set up in memory of Chief ...
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Here's how someone you know could win the Sandy Padgett Award
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The future of the Cross Rifles roundabout in Bridgwater
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Regeneration schemes protected despite council's financial woes: Major improvements across the county will still be delivered
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Regeneration schemes protected despite council's financial woes
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M5 re-opens near Bridgwater after barrier damaged in collision: All traffic is being temporarily held due to incident northbound from J24 A38 Taunton Road ...
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M5 re-opens near Bridgwater after barrier damaged in collision
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Young man seriously injured after assault in Somerset village: A 47-year-old man has been arrested after three people sustained injuries in an assault in ...
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Young man seriously injured after assault in Somerset village
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A crucial Somerset Council meeting was temporarily halted following a vocal protest against the war in Gazawww.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/crucial-somerset-council-meeting-suspended-9085331
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Expansion of doctors' surgery among new Somerset plans: Make sure you have your say
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Expansion of doctors' surgery among new Somerset plans
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Somerset Council meeting suspended after Gaza war protest: A Somerset Council meeting was temporarily halted following a vocal protest against the war in Gaza.
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Somerset Council meeting suspended after Gaza war protest
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Gravity plans to keep construction access road for 15 years: The Gravity giga-factory being built near Bridgwater has plans to keep its construction access road ...
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Gravity plans to keep construction access road for 15 years
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NHS slippers help pensioner near Bridgwater with mobility: A pensioner from North Petherton, near Bridgwater, has revealed how a pair of NHS slippers have helped ...
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NHS slippers help pensioner near Bridgwater with mobility
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Man abused and tried to assault woman in pub: Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information following the hate crime during which an individual made ...
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Man abused and tried to assault woman in pub
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Five recycling centres could close across Somerset: A further £235,000 could be saved through a new permit system
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Five recycling centres could close across Somerset
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Secret Somerset canal walk can only be found by hidden paths: The secret Somerset canal walk found only by hidden paths
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Secret Somerset canal walk can only be found by hidden paths
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Government website gets its Somerset towns mixed up: The leader of North Somerset Council said: 'I've sent Rishi directions just in case'
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Government website gets its Somerset towns mixed up
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Bridgwater primary school becomes water-only for pupils: It is part of a drive to improve hydration and reduce the number of sugary drinks being consumed.
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Bridgwater primary school becomes water-only for pupils
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AHDB launches Curious about Clover campaign in April: A NEW campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of clover in farming is launching in April.
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AHDB launches Curious about Clover campaign in April
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Pride of Somerset Youth Awards: Deadline fast approaching: Founded by the Rotary Club of Taunton, the awards were created to honour the amazing achievements of ...
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Pride of Somerset Youth Awards: Deadline fast approaching
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Somerset Council Labour Leader on funding for Gigafactory: Somerset Council's Labour leader says government funding is crucial to ensure the financial security ...
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Somerset Council Labour Leader on funding for Gigafactory
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Stolen car hits parked lorry and nearly mows down pedestrians: The car crashed with a parked lorry, reversed, narrowly missed three pedestrians before driving ...
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Stolen car hits parked lorry and nearly mows down pedestrians
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Bridgwater man admits killing elderly church warden during burglary: "Bez was a caring person who would help anyone in need and was very much part of the village ...
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Bridgwater man admits killing elderly church warden during burglary
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CCTV could be saved, according to Somerset Council leader: The Leader of Somerset Council has revealed CCTV across the county could be saved thanks to a new plan ...
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CCTV could be saved, according to Somerset Council leader
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The future for historic Somerset canal after docks regeneration: The canal was used during the heavy rains of September 2023
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The future for historic Somerset canal after docks regeneration
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Plans for new Lidl at Huntworth Roundabout near Bridgwater: An application has been submitted to Somerset Council to build a new branch of Lidl on a major ...
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Plans for new Lidl at Huntworth Roundabout near Bridgwater
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Bridgwater postcard event to transport locals back in time: The two-day Festival of Cards event, which will start on Thursday, February 29 ...
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Bridgwater postcard event to transport locals back in time
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Somerset roadway is one of the oldest anywhere in the world: It dates back thousands of years
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Somerset roadway is one of the oldest anywhere in the world
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A drink driver who was caught riding on an e-scooter on a dark M5 by police officers was told it was "not the most sensible thing you have ever done in ... Show more
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Mentally ill man killed much-loved woman in her own home: David Parish pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Beryl Purdy
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Mentally ill man killed much-loved woman in her own home
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Somerset Conservatives will set up new office in Wells: The Somerset Conservatives will leave their Bridgwater office next month.
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Somerset Conservatives will set up new office in Wells