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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:59:31 +0000
Scores of people fined thousands for dropping cigarette butts on Somerset streets
The majority of offenders lived in Weston-super-Mare

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:57:54 +0000
Better pedestrian and cycle links could be delivered in Glastonbury as part of £23.6m town deal
11 projects are currently awaiting final approval from the government

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:51:58 +0000
Pupils get safe route to school after years of walking dangerous High Street
A new path is being created to divert children away from the congested street

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:45:14 +0000
Dramatic pictures show full extent of field fire near Taunton that closed A358
The blaze caused damage across 30 acres of grassland

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Hinkley Point C: Huge structure placed on bottom of Bristol Channel
It forms part of the new Hinkley Point C power station

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
New petrol station to replace car wash on A37 in Somerset
Planning permission has been granted

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Anger at bus cut plans for Somerset which will leave communities 'isolated'
Community leaders are calling for an urgent review on plans to cut services in North Somerset

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
'Superb' Keynsham hotel still looking for new owner nine months on
It is so successful that it has won over people on TripAdvisor

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Clevedon Marine Lake deemed safe for swimming after e:coli scare
Swimmers had been warned to stay out

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Next phase of traffic-free Somerset route could be finished by Christmas
The Strawberry Line will eventually stretch for 30 miles

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 21:00:25 +0000
Stagecoach Devon told to pay £380k after worker crushed
The injured employee suffered compound multiple fractures of his arm requiring six titanium plates and 65 metal staples between his wrist and elbow

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 19:24:57 +0000
Somerset ranks amongst highest national temperatures reached this afternoon
Somerset is the only county to hold two places in the top six temperatures reached this afternoon

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 15:12:42 +0000
Two water mains burst in Somerset town within hours of each other
Repairs to one of the damaged mains is continuing

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:37:57 +0000
Yeovil residents furious ahead of explosive meeting to decide fate of huge homeless shelter plans
More than 600 residents have objected to the proposals - now they believe a massive planning meeting has been fast-tracked to stop them having a say on the controversial plans

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:25:28 +0000
Three women brutally assaulted at pub after Elvis night
Cameron Fraser accused women of talking during the tribute act and attacked them in the pub car park

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 13:36:56 +0000
Charley Bates: Man's moving tribute to young Radstock stabbing victim
People have been encouraged to wear yellow, Charley's favourite colour

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 13:33:36 +0000
Nicolas Cage dreams of 'cosy' Somerset cottage return
New films The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and the upcoming Renfield are among Cage's most recent projects since marrying new wife Riko Shibata

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 13:08:58 +0000
LIVE: Wrantage fire near Taunton extinguished but A358 still closed
A large fire has broken out

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 12:12:05 +0000
Lane 7 Bath: Former casino could become city centre bowling alley
Concerns have been raised about "noise"

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 11:54:59 +0000
Police stop traffic on M4 to bring person to safety
Police were called to the M4 last night

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 11:47:25 +0000
Teen hospitalised after gang attack in Weston-super-Mare
The 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a head injury

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 10:42:22 +0000
Pensioner in 80s dies at Marine Lake in Weston-super-Mare
The patient could not be revived

Tue, 9 Aug 2022 07:47:08 +0000
A-road closed again following spillage in Upton due to surface treatment
Spillage causes A372 to close in both directions

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Bid to regenerate Somerset communities slammed as 'unimaginative'
A £19.3m bid for funding has been launched

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000
Campaign to 'reclaim' town's bingo hall launched by locals
The building is used to hosting live entertainment



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