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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:06:44 +0000
Sarah Beeny responds to New Life in the Country viewer who criticises her mansion in Channel 4 series
One viewer has claimed that Tuesday night's show was not very eco-friendly

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:30:14 +0000
Utility firm latest to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff
Similar policies have been brought in by Ikea and Morrisons

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:27:45 +0000
Glastonbury Festival reports £3m loss and huge turnover drop from cancelled 2020 event
The business took a big financial hit after it was forced to cancel the festival

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:51:36 +0000
Tesco, Asda and Morrisons product recall amid food poisoning fears
The public are being urged to return any of these products

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:30:00 +0000
Soaring NHS Covid absences, packed wards and queues of ambulances
There has been a 38.4 per cent increase in absence in one week

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:17:00 +0000
Nearly 100 homes to be built near the Mendip Hills as new plans unanimously approved
Construction could begin before the end of the year

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:04:00 +0000
Chard regeneration scheme had to be scaled back due to "unrealistic" estimates over cost of new leisure centre
The planned regeneration of Boden Mill and Holyrood Lace Mill were put on hold in August 2021

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Man who battled heroin addiction from age of 11 was found dead at home
Thomas Parrott, 39 battled drug addiction from the age of 11

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Martin Heal: Tributes pour in to much-loved former Western Gazette editor
The award-winning journalist worked in the media for 44 years

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:56:36 +0000
Four coronavirus deaths confirmed in Somerset in 24 hours
Two deaths were reported in one area

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:35:21 +0000
A30 in Somerset blocked after rush hour crash - live updates
Traffic is queuing in both directions

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:01:28 +0000
Bath man says council will have 'blood on its hands' over 'ludicrous' new roads plan
"I will physically block the contractors if that is what it takes"

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:51:33 +0000
Movie stars Tom Hiddleston and Charles Dance could be spotted in Bath soon
They are set to appear in a hit production on at the Theatre Royal

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:30:04 +0000
You could soon be fined £100 for dropping litter in this part of Somerset
The new enforcement scheme will be trialled for the next 12 months

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:08:21 +0000
Why an emergency road closure appeared in Yeovil this week
A busy route has been shut

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:58:21 +0000
New Met Office snow forecast as 'colder spell' looms
More wintry showers are expected to arrive in the UK next week

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:35:28 +0000
Lando Norris issues Mercedes challenge to McLaren ahead of 2022 Formula 1 season
Lando Norris is pushing his McLaren team to go wheel-to-wheel with Mercedes next season

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:25:43 +0000
Met Office weather: Warning issued for fog as rain, snow and wind set to batter UK
Forecasters have warned that public transport could be affected

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:57:26 +0000
'Save Snowy the polar bear' locals tell Greene King amid pub refurbishment plans
Snowy has now been saved

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:27:57 +0000
Surgery's plea as no-shows mean booster jabs are 'thrown away'
"If they had just told us they weren't coming we could have cancelled those doses"

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:10:12 +0000
When will the mornings and evenings get lighter again?
We've got through the worst of it

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:43:57 +0000
'I heart covid' scrawled over ambulance prompts CCTV appeal
Avon and Somerset Police has released a series of CCTV images as part of its investigations

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:39:39 +0000
'Eyesore' Taunton centre unit to be converted into fried chicken takeaway
The change will make a difference for a 'fragmented' part of the town, says the decision

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:23:37 +0000
Man arrested after armed robbery at Somerset shop
Police say a "black handgun" was seen during the incident

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:06:17 +0000
£25,000 available to support community in Bath and North East Somerset
Government scheme could have boosted donations by a quarter



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