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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:10:18 +0000
Vegan activists protest at Bath farm which had 'unacceptable' animal abuse
Over 40 activists attended with placards and banners

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:20:00 +0000
Long awaited Bath skatepark "squiffed" into place
“Everybody says what a great facility it is. For all the trials and tribulations it turned out well.”

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:03:00 +0000
Residents of small Somerset village can celebrate after plans for 165 homes defeated on appeal
Plans were originally refused back in May 2020

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
All you need to know about Bath's bin changes over Christmas and New Year's
Recycling centres will be closed on four days over the festive period

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
All the pub jobs available in the Yeovil area
There are plenty of job roles available

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Dangerous driver ran through river to escape police
Samuel Goodier scared a horse and a rider when hit speeds of 90mph along a rural lane.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
This new pop-up pizza shop has a secret recipe that is leaving diners stunned
The store is barely three months old, and has already been making a positive impression amongst the community

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Somerset private ambulance service rated inadequate remains 'unfit for purpose', says fresh report
The service was initially suspended in April after receiving an 'inadequate' rating

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Inside Bath's most polluted street
Air quality in the street was just within the legal limit in 2019 - now it is well over

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
The shopping centre that changed the face of Yeovil forever
It was a very different place before the huge 1980s construction project

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:03:42 +0000
One person dies with Covid in Somerset as Omicron variant spreads
The UK's daily Covid figures are nearly 3,000 higher than the number of infections reported last Monday

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:41:10 +0000
Motorcyclist in hospital after crash with a car on Somerset road
An air ambulance was deployed to the scene

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000
Yeovil Town have come a long way in a short space of time but off-field uncertainty persists
BBC Radio Somerset commentator Sheridan Robins discusses the feelgood factor around the Glovers team at present, even amidst so much drama and speculation away from the pitch

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:35:38 +0000
M5 traffic LIVE: Motorway blocked as dangerous potholes located - updates
Workers are at the scene

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:25:35 +0000
See inside the idyllic English cottage just outside Bath
It looks like something from a picture postcard

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:47:08 +0000
We all need to take precautionary steps now to save Christmas - says covid expert
He has urged everyone to start thinking proactively

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:38:22 +0000
Covid expert: Boosters on their own won't control virus as Omicron spreading
A coronavirus expert said Omicron is likely to be in most places

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:32:49 +0000
Pittards fence 'demolished' by delivery lorry from new A30 Yeovil McDonald’s
“Let’s hope it is a one off accident as there are often customers stood in the vicinity”

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:09:23 +0000
Somerset skatepark to be lit at night - if the bats don't mind
Young skaters want to be able to use the skatepark in Nailsea during the darker winter months

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:46:44 +0000
Greenhouses and sheds could become homes on Bath greenbelt
The garden centre site recently ceased trading

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:33:53 +0000
Man jailed after pressuring vulnerable person to confess to crime he committed
Stephen Waters, 62, was jailed for eight months

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:26:58 +0000
In pictures: The Vee Dub Christmas Cruz take to the roads of Somerset
It was quite a sight

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:47:08 +0000
Hunt for giant nutcracker stolen from shop in Bath city centre
"He is about 2ft tall and they're quite hard to come by"

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:40:31 +0000
Lando Norris claims Max Verstappen's F1 world title win over Lewis Hamilton 'was for TV'
Verstappen won his first world championship on Sunday after a controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix saw him overtake Lewis Hamilton on the final lap

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:26:00 +0000
Hunt on for armed men who threatened delivery driver in Somerset village
The victim, who is in his twenties, said the duo got out of a black car



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