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Millionaire OAP aristocrat on hunt for bride 20 years younger
She must be taller than 5ft 6ins, have a shotgun licence, and not read the Guardian
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Countryfile star opens up on heartbreaking death 'it's just devastating'
Countryfile presenter Joe Crowley has been a regular on the BBC show for the past decade.
Huge mountain of waste dumped at beauty spot
An angered local said he could clearly see asbesto
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How a children’s book led one woman to a lifelong love of Exmoor ponies
When Minehead’s Karen Minto first read Moorland Mousie, she had no idea it would shape her life — inspiring years of volunteer work for the Exmoor ponies that captured her heart
No affordable housing in council's own major development
'I am very uncomfortable with the fact that we are not able to provide any affordable housing in a development of this size'
Death notices and funeral announcements from Somerset area this week
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Sunday parking charges would ‘irrevocably damage’ town centres, church leader says
"I am hugely concerned that these costs will prove prohibitive'
Bridge over calm waters as new Strawberry Line link opens in Cheddar
New pathway opens up active travel links in Cheddar with a 30-metre bridge across the Yeo, connecting school, leisure and transport routes
‘Forest kindergarten’ nursery planned near rural Somerset cricket club
It 'would provide a fully outdoor, rural nursery setting, unique to Somerset'
Students clash with oil giants over uni links to climate polluters
These students say universities should shape the future
A303 reopens after serious crash near Wincanton saw carriageway shut down
Carriageways have reopened in both directions after a crash near Wincanton left four people trapped.
Four people trapped as vehicle crashes into ditch on A303 in Somerset
All three emergency services were called to the scene
A303 diversions after serious Somerset crash
All emergency services, including the air ambulance, is at the scene
Live: Serious crash shuts A303 in Somerset as air ambulance lands
All emergency services are at the scene
A-road crash left key Somerset route blocked
Queues are building in the area
'I’m a trauma therapist — I send my patients to calming Somerset city to relax'
For places 'that have the potential to aid an over-stressed individual', Kaila is a fan of one in particular
Dementia care home finds the perfect neighbour which is blooming lovely
Residents at Camelot House and Lodge enjoy regular trips to a nearby garden centre praised for its warmth, donations, and cake
Somerset church handed £18,000 for carbon-cutting blueprint
Taunton Minster to act as a model for sustainable church energy after receiving Church of England funding
Here’s how much you may soon have to pay to park in Somerset on a Sunday
The proposals have been branded 'anti-motorist'
Somerset schools rally behind Children in Need with colour, coins and cha-cha-chas
Schools across Somerset pulled on Pudsey ears, pounded playgrounds, and penned anonymous compliments as they joined the UK’s £45 million Children in Need effort