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Tue, 2 Feb 2021 09:57:47 +0000
Bath Rugby signing Jaco Coetzee to arrive this season
South African backrower Coetzee has been signed as a direct replacement for outgoing Zach Mercer

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 08:33:30 +0000
Council forced to shut toilets at notorious dogging site
They will remain closed 'until further notice'

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Former village vets building up for sale
The commercial premises is currently empty

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Somerset author on decades of dealing with racism
"I wanted to tell stories of marginalisation from our green - and not always - pleasant land"

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 21:13:59 +0000
New vaccine calculator works out date you will get doses
People can now have their vaccine at local pharmacies, GPs or mass centres

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 19:50:05 +0000
England star states Bath Rugby commitment amid exit speculation
Bath Rugby fans given a huge morale boost

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 18:29:47 +0000
Hooper and Mercer explain the number eight's reasons for leaving Bath
England international Zach Mercer to depart The Rec at the end of the season

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 18:26:23 +0000
More than 200 new Somerset Covid cases confirmed in 24 hours
Somerset West and Taunton recorded the highest number of any one area

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:48:56 +0000
A303 dualling a ‘massive economic boost’ for Somerset
The government gave the multi-million pound scheme the go ahead on Friday

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:41:48 +0000
Police issue highest number of fines in week since lockdown began
23 people were issued with a fine after attending a house party

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:29:09 +0000
Extra e-scooters added in Taunton to help NHS workers
It will allow staff to reach Musgrove Park Hospital more easily

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:22:21 +0000
New housing estate and country park could be built next to A303
It could see 200 new homes built on agricultural land

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:38:47 +0000
Beloved playgroup teacher dies of Covid one week before husband
The couple were happily married for 68 years

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:36:17 +0000
Two houses to be bought for rough sleepers in Bath
Millions have been spent to protect the homeless

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:07:30 +0000
New riverside apartments in Bath set to be finished by autumn
The properties will overlook Pulteney Bridge once finished

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:03:41 +0000
Homes and shops to 'light up Yeovil' for two weeks
The project aims to bring the community together amid the pandemic

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:57:25 +0000
Somerset among worst places for HIV testing
More than half of positive tests in the UK come after the virus has damaged the immune system

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:07:51 +0000
Covid cases drop by more than half in one Somerset area
Several areas of Somerset have all dramatically dropped their case rate too

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:57:00 +0000
Timeline for new footpath and bike trail around beauty spot
It has been in the pipeline for more than 20 years

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:55:53 +0000
New train station could be open in Somerset town by 2026
The station closed in 1964 and deprived the town of a key transport link

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:55:36 +0000
Duck swung by its neck and jumped on by group of teenagers
The 'disturbing' attack happened in Frome

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:43:09 +0000
How Bath student built a global business on reading a book a day
He now helps 30,000 around the world improve their memory and reading speed

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:39:20 +0000
Six things needed to improve NHS 111 service in Somerset
One in 20 called 999 or went to A&E after not receiving a call back

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:32:07 +0000
Paedophile jailed for historic sex assaults on teenage boy
James Deboyer was found guilty of ten offences dating back three decades

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 13:11:47 +0000
Heatmap shows big coronavirus spike in area of Somerset
There are believed to be several thousand active cases in the county



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