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Man dies in horror A303 Somerset crash

Another person is fighting for their life in hospital

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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.

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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

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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'

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Death notices and funeral announcements from Somerset area this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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Sunday parking charges would ‘irrevocably damage’ town centres, church leader says

"I am hugely concerned that these costs will prove prohibitive'

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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

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‘Forest kindergarten’ nursery planned near rural Somerset cricket club

It 'would provide a fully outdoor, rural nursery setting, unique to Somerset'

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Students clash with oil giants over uni links to climate polluters

These students say universities should shape the future

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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.

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Four people trapped as vehicle crashes into ditch on A303 in Somerset

All three emergency services were called to the scene

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A303 diversions after serious Somerset crash

All emergency services, including the air ambulance, is at the scene

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Live: Serious crash shuts A303 in Somerset as air ambulance lands

All emergency services are at the scene

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A-road crash left key Somerset route blocked

Queues are building in the area

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'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

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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

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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

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Here’s how much you may soon have to pay to park in Somerset on a Sunday

The proposals have been branded 'anti-motorist'