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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:58:33 +0000
'Naughty Elf on the Shelf' involved in hilarious prank which left car wrapped in Christmas paper
'Looks like a naughty elf has been out tonight'

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:08:00 +0000
Man builds huge helicopter in the garden of his home for Christmas
Jon started work on the festive display in January and has been working on it every weekend this year

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Dad's plea as cars hit 'terrifying' speeds on road near Bath school
"I don’t want to have to wait for an accident before measures are taken to make it safer"

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
"Must be the wrong place" - the worst reviews of Weston-super-Mare's much-loved lake
There is a common theme amongst each bad review

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Ancient church at heart of Somerset flood relief efforts to become community hub
The village was cut off to vehicles for more than 10 weeks in the winter of 2013/14

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000
Sex pest pretended to have something in his eye
"It was you who was lying and the jury convicted you."

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:38:16 +0000
Somerset farmworker dies in forklift tragedy - owner fined huge amount
Simple measures to keep pedestrians and large farm vehicles properly separated could have prevented Mr Denning’s death

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:53:28 +0000
Elderly Somerset woman dies in A303 crash
The road was closed after the crash yesterday and police are conducting enquiries

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:43:02 +0000
Record-breaking number of new covid cases confirmed across Somerset AGAIN
Case numbers are climbing steeply

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:09:26 +0000
Council accused of treating Bath residents with contempt over ring of steel
Hannah Downey claims chief exec Will Godfrey "suggested I was simply a time waster and I would be squandering £60,000 of public money by instigating a public inquiry"

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:04:55 +0000
Michael Eavis' 'wonderful and warm' step-grandson dies in utility pole tragedy
'We are all heartbroken by the tragic loss of Harry, a wonderful warm, fun loving son and brother'

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:44:11 +0000
Somerset child drowned in back garden of foster home after being left unsupervised
Thomas Branchflower was just 16 months old when he died

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:44:00 +0000
‘A rural idyll is now a building site’: Village residents slam new quarry work
The residents described “ridiculous” noise levels which are “not unlike a dentist’s drill”

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:31:38 +0000
Bargain toilet roll find at Somerset supermarket starts shopping frenzy
The nine pack toilet roll deal was spotted in Portishead's Aldi

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:23:39 +0000
The Somerset MPs who voted against vaccine passports
Five MPs from the county voted against the Prime Minister

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:55:12 +0000
Huge tool supplier opens new store in Highbridge
Toolstation has opened in a brand new store in the town

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:13:49 +0000
Shock takeover of Virgin Care prompts pause in Bath and North East Somerset
The rebranded firm said it would continue to reinvest any surplus back into service delivery until the end of the contract

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:46:52 +0000
Cleveland Bridge repairs could affect events and roadworks in Bath into 2022
The council is still unable to say when the £3.8million project will finish

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:43:12 +0000
'Reckless' Bath Rugby winger Will Muir suspended after eye contact incident
Will Muir will not be available for selection until mid-January

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:37:43 +0000
Police search divers seen in Wells
The team are working in Bishop's Palace Moat

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:26:18 +0000
Wiltshire must take fair share of traffic, says Bath transport boss
Plans to charge even cleanest diesel lorries weighing more than 12 tonnes to enter CAZ step forward in bid to protect Cleveland Bridge

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:25:55 +0000
Popular Somerset cycling route to be extended as new Shepton Mallet stretch approved
It only took around half an hour for plans to be given the green light

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:13:49 +0000
Bath woman fumes as Curo house left empty and 'neglected'
The housing provider explained why it hadn't found a tenant

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:55:24 +0000
Somerset GP suspends non-urgent appointments to become dedicated vaccination site
Urgent care is still being provided

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:45:22 +0000
The Christmas lights in Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea have been cut for the third time
Could the Christmas lights killer have struck again?



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