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Fri, 5 Aug 2022 08:45:33 +0000
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flies over Westcountry as residents say 'we never normally see them this low'
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flew over Keynsham and Bath

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000
DVLA warns older drivers to check their licences immediately and renew
Some people have been ripped off by "middleman" service providers

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000
Butlin's: Family 'electrocuted' during 'horrific' Minehead holiday resort stay
The mother claims the family found 'blood on the walls'

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Plans to improve appearance of Wincanton town centre put on hold
Three public realm improvement schemes won't be taken forward

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Council deal to buy dilapidated Birnbeck Pier still not finalised
An agreement to buy the derelict site was reached last year

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Weston-super-Mare Sea Shanty Festival: Full line up and timings
More than 50 bands will be appearing over the weekend

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Award-winning food festival to return to Somerset town
There will be more than 100 stalls

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
More room for mourners as crematorium gets extra funding
It will ensure the facility remains fit for purpose

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Dogs to be banned from paths at two Somerset nature reserves
It comes in response to attacks on livestock

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 17:46:29 +0000
Dyson fined £1.2 million after 1.5 tonne machine falls on worker
The victim narrowly escaped being crushed

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 14:20:01 +0000
Men on horse and cart turned away from Weston-super-Mare McDonald's drive-thru
"It's not something you see every day"

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:59:11 +0000
Radstock murder inquiry: Teenager in court charged with killing 16-year-old Charley Bates
Joshua Delbono is charged with the murder of Charley Bates

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:58:42 +0000
Yeovil town centre improvements could be scaled back further
Almost £10m was awarded for the project by the government

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:32:13 +0000
Local anger as travellers leave trail of mess at Taunton park
A clean-up operation has been carried out

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 12:51:30 +0000
Somerset golf course could be saved from development
It comes four months after the council took back control of the land

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 10:37:50 +0000
Tesco put security tags on make-up but only for dark skin
A shopper was "disgusted" to see security boxes around make-up for black skin when there was nothing for the same make-up for white skin

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 08:23:38 +0000
'Hard-working dad' who took his life on A30 bridge told to 'grow up' by doctor, family claim
Graham Chegwidden died in a tragic incident in Cornwall earlier this year

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000
Herd of cows invades Westcountry village
"Luckily they never made it to the pub garden"

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Why much-loved Somerset park has been partially closed
The main part of the park has been shut to the public in recent days

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Seaside town 'becoming a jungle' as greenery left to 'grow out of control'
Locals are complaining that footpaths in the town are becoming impassable

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Former Somerset doctors' surgery set to reopen one year after closing
A range of NHS services will be provided

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
One-way system planned to make Weston-super-Mare safer
The scheme is set to be completed next month

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
First look inside brand new £1m Carrier Experience attraction at RNAS Yeovilton's Fleet Air Arm Museum
It's well worth a visit for families during the summer holidays

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
New swampland could be created near M5 in Somerset
It could pave the way for several developments in the county

Wed, 3 Aug 2022 19:39:04 +0000
Taunton family rescued from burning home after candle 'left unattended'
Fire crews from Taunton, Bridgwater and Wellington attended the scene



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