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Key Somerset A-road to close for the summer holidays

It will mean a long diversion for drivers

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Somerset travellers could be forced out following failed appeal

'The proposal would have a harmful effect on the ecological value of the site and surrounding area'

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Iconic Waverley paddle steamer could make daily calls at reopened Birnbeck Pier

‘It will be like turning back the hands of time when paddle steamers called in the past’

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Ashcombe Primary School makes pupils feel safe and cared for but teaching could improve

It was found to have ups and downs in a new Ofsted report

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Police car crashes near M4 leaving woman in hospital

The marked car was responding to an incident at the time of the crash

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RNAS Yeovilton shares statement after Devon helicopter crash

The aircraft involved in the tragedy was a Royal Navy Merlin Mk4

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Plan to axe free Saturday parking in Keynsham is cancelled

But other changes could still go ahead

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American tourist blown away by UK city where people are 'different breed'

A US tourist has been left blown away by a UK city, praising the "elite" location and its "awesome" people

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'My neighbour's selfish act keeps spoiling sunny days in the garden'

Many of us enjoyed the sunny weather in May, but one resident said she struggled to spend time in her garden because of her neighbour's behaviour. People can relate to her problem

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One exercise cuts risk of stroke and heart attack death 19 per cent

The new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, included 147,374 people

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Somerset village must raise £30,000 in a week to stop 125 ‘green wedge’ homes

Residents are united in fighting the plans

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Somerset cider barn hit by 500 per cent rise in business rates

'People will only pay so much for a pint, and we're right on the edge of pricing ourselves out'

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Bath’s ‘least attractive building’ reduced to hole in the ground

Beazer House on the Lower Bristol Road was once the offices of iconic Bath crane-makers Stothert & Pitt

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England's steepest street is a 'complete nightmare' for drivers with cars rolling away

Vale Street in Totterdown, Bristol, was crowned England's steepest street in 2019 with a staggering 22-degree gradient

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Watchet paper mill loses roof in major blaze as residents warned 'keep windows closed'

Fire crews found 90% of the buildings roof has collapsed in the fire

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Hollywood star names Bath restaurant as his favourite in the UK

The owner says he's seen a surge in bookings

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M5 chaos after crash shuts lanes in Somerset

Emergency services are at the scene

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Bath boaters vow to fight eviction from iconic riverside moorings

'We are part of the community here. This is my home'

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Morrisons Daily in Bath fight to stay open as supermarket giant announces 100 closures

Morrisons plan to close 100 shops over the coming months

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Miles of traffic on M5 after 'serious' crash

There are major delays after a crash