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Hospital stops parking changes after staff backlash
There was uproar among staff.
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LTN blocked over children’s safety fears will now go ahead
It had been blocked by a legal challenge - but a date has been set
Kings Fitness launches kids’ activity passport to promote fun and fitness
Encouraging activity with rewards, Kings Fitness and Leisure’s new passport program is making exercise fun for Cheddar’s kids, sparking interest in schools across the Wessex region
Sidcot School hosts neurodiversity conference to foster inclusive learning
Sidcot School recently welcomed 50 education professionals to explore the future of inclusive, neuro-affirmative education
Have your say on plans for new footbridge in Taunton town centre
A drop-in event will be held on October 28
Staff failed to follow rules at care home where seven people died
Seven people died at the South West care home
Friends raise £900 for cancer support with heartfelt cake sale in Bath
With help from young volunteers, they served treats and hope to passersby, honoring memories and building solidarity
Bath Young Musician of the Year wows audiences at Mid-Somerset Festival
From passionate solos to riveting Shakespearean monologues, the Mid-Somerset Festival celebrated the city’s brightest emerging talents
UK Weather: Disruptive 80mph wind warning as storms forecast
Met Office issues warning as UK faces very windy and stormy weekend
Somerset by-elections triggered as two councillors resign
Voters will go to the polls on November 21
M5 warning ahead of major £10.7m upgrade of Bridgwater roundabout
There will be some disruption
Conman comes into money but is forced to pay £72,000 to women he defrauded
He defrauded two woman he knew well
Stonehenge campaigners would have lost legal bid - had plans not been scrapped
Judges have ruled the road plan could have gone ahead - had the Government not axed it
Man charged after theft of items from murder victim's memorial tribute
Ben Moncrieff, 18, was stabbed to death on a night out in Bath
Shocking failings revealed after boat capsized killing two wheelchair users
It is a shocking and damning report
Live: Somerset flood warnings as residents urged to 'act now'
People are advised to avoid low-lying roads
New Devon wetlands can't be used to unlock Chard homes
More than 300 new homes in Chard are currently held up
Free parking axed in North Somerset towns in controversial move
Parking charges will be rolled out next year - despite warnings from local communities
RSPCA shelter spaces like "gold dust" as crisis escalates
Sophie has waited more than 52 days to find a new home as RSPCA's rehoming crisis deepens.
Taunton roads to close for up to a month during gas works
It is the final phase of a project to upgrade the gas network in the Trull Road area