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Vehicle burst into flames on A303 in Somerset

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M5 delays clear after crash near service station

Drivers are queuing near Taunton

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Live updates after motorcycle and car crash on key South West A-road

Emergency services are at the scene

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Gordon Ramsay's daughter set to tie the knot at Bath Abbey - amid family feud with her in-laws

Holly Ramsay, 25, and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, will reportedly celebrate a Christmas Day wedding

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'He was a stranger until tragedy brought him to my door - now I have his kidney'

The Somerset mum met her organ donor under awful circumstances

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Somerset couple's cabin home burns down days before they were due to move in

"Everything is gone"

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Fears end of free parking would see hidden gem street ‘boarded up’

'Don’t let one of the few remaining heritage shopping areas full of incredible independent businesses become a thing of the past'

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Last minute bid to halt library closures is launched

Parish councils warned that rural communities were facing 'death by a thousand cuts'

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Somerset's latest death and funeral notices as 39 people remembered

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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First World War gunner remembered through officer’s heartfelt words

Letter from 1917 reveals powerful first-hand tribute to a tank gunner’s courage and sacrifice during the Great War

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Cheddar Gorge cave floods in Storm Claudia

The attraction has been closed to visitors

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'Unknown vehicles' involved in Wiltshire crash that killed pedestrian

An appeal for help has been launched by police

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Heads of schools gear up for Exmoor cycle challenge in aid of air ambulance

Three Moorland Federation school heads will ride between eight sites across Exmoor to raise funds for Somerset’s life-saving air ambulance service

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Bath MP slams lack of action as drug dealers thrive on social media

As spice-laced vapes infiltrate schools, Bath’s MP is taking a stand—blaming regulators for letting online drug dealing go unchecked

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Bath MP calls out shocking delays in justice for assault survivors

A harrowing 417-day wait for justice is now the norm. Bath’s MP is demanding urgent reform to fix a system that’s failing survivors

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Reservoir overhaul shaped by residents wins top regional engineering prize

An innovative approach to reservoir management that placed community voices at the heart of decision-making has won the ICE South West Collaboration Award 2025.

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How to help lonely people this Christmas as heart-warming local project launched

You might be the difference between someone opening a present and not this year.

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Live: M5 reopens in Somerset after car overturns

Emergency services have been on scene

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Why your new recycling red bags are ‘literally falling apart at the seams’

'We are having extensive discussions with the supplier. We are not happy at all.'

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Somerset’s newest pupils beam with pride in adorable first class photos

From tiny uniforms to proud smiles, Somerset’s newest pupils have started their learning journey