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Driver in hospital after crash on A-road near Taunton

The road was closed but has since reopened

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Council’s library cuts ‘pitting one community against the other’

'It will be our poorest and most vulnerable residents who will be impacted'

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Yeovil College opens new cutting-edge construction centre as part of £60 million transformation project

Here's what students had to say about the brand new construction centre

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Somerset Council on government ‘naughty step’ as budget day looms

The annual budget will be set next week

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Somerset suspect named after body found in car

Two women have been charged

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A-road near Taunton reopens after crash

Slow traffic was reported in the area

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A358 reopens in Somerset after crash near campsite

Drivers were warned of delays ahead of rush hour

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Uncertainty over future of ‘pride in place’ funding in Somerset

Uncertainty remains over whether additional parts of Somerset will benefit from the government's 'pride in place' funding.

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‘Green wedge’ near Taunton saved as plans for 125 homes refused

Many local residents objected

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32 new homes planned for small village on Somerset border

They would be built on a greenfield site

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A35 Sugar Hill: Overturned lorry to shut busy road 'for number of hours'

The road is expected to be shut for several hours as recovery is carried out

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Dormant virus may 'reactivate' decades later, UKHSA cautions

Most cases of the initial infection clear up on their own, but the virus may then remain dormant in the body

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'Hero' Taunton lorry driver blocked road as woman clung to bridge

Drivers who took immediate action have been praised

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'Predator' with a sick secret will never work with kids again

He "poses a real danger" to children

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Family-run Yeovil business collapses into administration after decades

Its shop is listed as being permanently closed

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Maximum council tax rise approved by Bath and North East Somerset Council

The Labour government was accused of having 'nicked' £12.5m from the authority

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Controversial Bath LTN to stay despite warning it caused 'bedlam of vehicles' by primary school

Councillors mounted a challenge to the closure of Winifred's Lane but it was voted down

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£2.6m repair bill for 'worst-ever deal' Weston car park

But it would still lose tens of thousands of pounds a year

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Somerset flood warnings updated as long-awaited sunshine makes way for 10-hour deluge

The dry spell looks set to be short-lived

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Councillors approve 'horrendous' 8.99% council tax rise

'Some of their services are going to deteriorate'