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Jolly's reopening delayed to next year as massive restoration work starts
The department store was supposed to be reopen this year
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A303 near Stonehenge reopens after 'car flips several times' in 4am crash
The A303 in Wiltshire was partly shut in both directions
Netflix war drama as a good as Saving Private Ryan is 'military masterpiece'
Mel Gibson's return to Hollywood received widespread praise from critics and audiences, with viewers calling the World War II war drama a 'military masterpiece'
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'I moved to UK seven years ago – my favourite beach town is in Somerset'
As debate continues to rage over which UK town has the best beaches in the country, one expat who moved to the UK seven years ago says her favourite is in Somerset and "perfect for a day trip"
£109,000 for Taunton travellers’ site quietly removed from council budget
Around £109,000 set aside to deliver a new travellers' site near Taunton was quietly removed from Somerset Council's budget by officers.
Couple's frustration after being left in limbo for weeks over council tax bill
'We are in total despair'
Somerset bus tickets could be simplified under ‘Project Coral’
Bus ticketing across Somerset could be greatly simplified in the coming months under a planned national roll-out of the 'Project Coral' scheme.
Taunton man accused of sexual assaults on multiple women
Oliver Ager is alleged to have groped a number of woman as they walked past him
DWP PIP claimants may be eligible to backdate their benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) advises PIP claimants to check eligibility for additional benefits
Children will not come to harm in social worker strike
'Both our striking colleagues, who I have a lot of respect for, and those colleagues who will provide cover, will do their very best to ensure that children do not come to harm'
Council to 'vigorously contest' High Court challenge to Bath LTN
'This is a failure by a council to hear local voices — not least when the concerns relate to safety and especially that of schoolchildren'
Plans to transform growing Somerset town’s sports facilities
It includes a gym, cafe and changing rooms
Industrial unit destroyed in Highbridge fire
Two other units were damaged by smoke
Plans for 90 homes on ‘field that largely floods’ near Somerset rugby club
'The field floods even without the heaviest rain and isn't really suitable for building houses on'
150 new places coming to Somerset secondary school through £4.5m expansion
New developments mean more places are needed
School with 'kind hearts and determined minds' wows Ofsted in new report
'Pupils love coming to this welcoming and inclusive village school'
M5 chaos after car fire near Bridgwater
Traffic was slow for hours
DVLA issues new alert over 'expensive' tax change
The DVLA has issued a fresh alert for drivers
New £1m solar farm will help make 500,000 Henry Hoovers
That's a lot of vacuum cleaners
