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Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:03:45 +0000
New Highway Code rule will fine drivers £1,000 for opening car doors wrong
The 'Dutch Reach' technique will be a legal necessity from January 29

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:26:02 +0000
Met Office and BBC Weather: 'Severe frost' and -7C freeze on 'coldest winter day'
Motorists have been warned of travel disruption and icy conditions

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:49:00 +0000
Big Issue Seller's tribute to dog Boycie who was 'his world'
Boycie died on Christmas day at the grand old age of 16

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:04:00 +0000
Beat the January blues with a good old knees up at Burns Night around Somerset
The poet's birthday is Tuesday, January 25

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Community fridge in Frome vandalised again
It is the second time glass doors have been smashed by vandals

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Sharp rise in spending on children's and adult's services under new Somerset County Council budget
The budget will be approved by councillors in late-February

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Dad of missing Ben Garland says it still feels so 'raw' two years on
"It feels like yesterday that I got the phone call to tell me Ben had gone missing."

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Millions could be invested to 'revolutionise' Bath's transport system
Bath and North East Somerset Cabinet is being asked to approve £129.39m of local transport schemes

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 23:52:27 +0000
M5 blocked due to collision - latest updates
Traffic is being temporarily held on the road

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:08:35 +0000
Lonely Weston man scammed out of thousands by woman he met on dating app
"In the blink of an eye, everything was gone. I was sick to my stomach"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:19:25 +0000
Five new Covid deaths in Somerset as over 1,400 more cases found
The number of new infections was lower than yesterday's figure

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:04:49 +0000
Deborah Meaden gobsmacked by duo's cheeky offer on Dragons' Den
"I nearly fell off my chair"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:56:04 +0000
Lane-hogger on M5 in Somerset scolded by police
"This driving behaviour reduces road capacity, increases congestion and inconveniences others"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:03:15 +0000
Supercar hits 'reckless' speeds of 142mph on M5 in Somerset
More than 20 drivers in one hour were caught exceeding 85mph

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:29:44 +0000
The eye-watering amount of money Deborah Meaden has spent on Dragon's Den
It comes to around four per cent of her net worth

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:28:25 +0000
"Breached the public's trust" - Taunton locals react to Boris Johnson's appearance in Somerset
He made the trip to the Rutherford Diagnostic Centre in Taunton today

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:10:05 +0000
Health chief brands Virgin Care shock takeover "betrayal" as campaigners fear asset stripping
Opponents say new owners are "profit-driven asset strippers"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:56:26 +0000
Boris Johnson says 'controlled immigration' may help Somerset businesses recover
"I think the key issue is staffing, it’s about making sure people that people have the staffing that they need"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:12:18 +0000
Weston-super-Mare bar with suspected links to criminal network denied licence
Police said the applicant was a front for a convicted class A drug supplier

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:05:02 +0000
Zara favourite to move into old Debenhams spot in Bath
Nothing is confirmed just yet

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:53:21 +0000
Traffic disruption expected as key Yeovil route to be shut for a month
A councillor has conceded "there is never a convenient time for schemes like these"

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:16:38 +0000
Dual housing developments totalling 220 homes near Gravity site refused as schemes cannot be proved 'necessary'
No evidence has been provided that they are necessary, planning authorities said

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:07:14 +0000
Police hunt for wanted man and urge people not to approach him
He is 6ft and has a large tattoo of a rose on his neck

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:01:23 +0000
Everything that happened during Boris Johnson's visit to Taunton as he faced more calls to resign
The Prime Minister has visited the county as he remains under pressure to quit amid the Partygate scandal

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:19:40 +0000
Yeovil factory demolished to make way for massive new project
The large warehouse is being torn down



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