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Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:24:04 +0000
LIVE: M5 closed in both directions after traffic held due to 'police incident'
It is between junctions 19 at Portishead and 20 at Clevedon

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:33:51 +0000
LIVE: road clear after A37 crash blocked key Somerset-Dorset road both ways
Traffic was reported to be queuing in both directions

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:18:35 +0000
New DWP Universal Credit arrangements could see claimants get up to £1,350
The entire cost of living support payments package totals £26 billion, according to the government

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
More than 150 new homes could be coming to small Somerset village
Formal plans could be submitted just after Christmas

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:04:59 +0000
M5 collision: Partial closure southbound between J20 and J21 - live updates
Two lanes shut southbound due to a vehicle fire

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:21:10 +0000
Dangerous Bridgwater man snatched girl from street during violent late-night attack
Lee Shiers hid in a driveway before trying to bundle the girl into a car.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:56:50 +0000
Woman sexually assaulted on Yeovil footpath
The alleged assault took place near Newton Road and Iven Court at 4.45pm on October 27

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:37:50 +0000
New homes to be built besides Keynsham nature reserve after councillors approve plan 'through gritted teeth'
265 people objected to the housing development

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:08:18 +0000
Met Office weather: Firefighters flood warning after heavy rainfall
Emergency crews have rescued dozens of vehicles submerged in flood water

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:33:31 +0000
Man spotted 'acting suspiciously' in Yeovil jumps wall of home and questions resident
He apparently vaulted over a wall and asked a neighbour about what was in her property

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:53:18 +0000
Somerset Sainsbury's supermarket evacuated over suspected gas leak
Emergency crews were called to Sainsbury's in Bridgwater

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:45:35 +0000
SEE MONSTER exits Weston-super-Mare with bang after eight week stay
The decomissioning process now begins

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:40:47 +0000
Somerset's mobile speed camera locations from Monday, November 21
Avon and Somerset Police continue to crackdown on dangerous drivers

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:31:52 +0000
ADVERTORIAL: The Enchanted Garden of Light at Bath’s American Museum & Gardens opens very soon!
In just a few weeks, the sparkling trail of illuminations opens at Bath’s American Museum & Gardens

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:12:06 +0000
Bath City's Alex Fletcher moves off intensive care unit as he praises 'wonderful staff'
"It will be a long road to recovery but I will draw on all of the love and support that everyone has shown, every step of the way."

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:28:07 +0000
Bath Rugby player ratings from Barbarians defeat - 'A real find who gets better and better'
Bath Rugby were beaten 31-30 by the Barbarians at the Rec on Sunday

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:26:27 +0000
Somerset primary school deemed 'inadequate' by Ofsted to become academy before 250 homes are built nearby
Ofsted inspectors described the school as being "in turmoil"

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:16:18 +0000
Somerset seaside lake re-opens after repair work halted
The work which prompted the closure of Weston-super-Mare's Marine Lake was not carried out

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:09:42 +0000
Emotional video of murdered Westcountry teen Bobbi-Anne McLeod released in her memory
Plymouth teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod was murdered in November 2021

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:02:53 +0000
All the streets Santa will be visiting in Portishead this Christmas
Here is where you can meet him

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:00:40 +0000
'Majestic' Damian McKenzie stars as the Barbarians beat Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby were beaten 31-30 by the Barbarians at the Rec on Sunday

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:47:40 +0000
Met Office UK weather: Triple-warning amid 80mph winds and sub zero temperatures
A 12-hour warning is in place for the south west

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:28:53 +0000
Met Office weather warning bringing 12-hours of 'strong winds' across Somerset
It predicts it will be very windy and often wet today with gales in places

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Farm shop near M5 in Somerset can stay open
The business has been operating since September 2020

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Somerset council fined more than £3,000 after autistic pupil misses nearly a year of school
The council took too long to issue a plan for his education and care



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