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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

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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

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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'

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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'

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Plans to transform growing Somerset town’s sports facilities

It includes a gym, cafe and changing rooms

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Industrial unit destroyed in Highbridge fire

Two other units were damaged by smoke

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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'

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150 new places coming to Somerset secondary school through £4.5m expansion

New developments mean more places are needed

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School with 'kind hearts and determined minds' wows Ofsted in new report

'Pupils love coming to this welcoming and inclusive village school'

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M5 chaos after car fire near Bridgwater

Traffic was slow for hours

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DVLA issues new alert over 'expensive' tax change

The DVLA has issued a fresh alert for drivers

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New £1m solar farm will help make 500,000 Henry Hoovers

That's a lot of vacuum cleaners

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Two M5 lanes shut after crash near Bristol

Traffic was slow

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'Reckless' driver, 19, killed 'brilliant young man' in Weston-super-Mare crash

He was overtaking when the crash happened

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M5 Exeter traffic updates as 'police-led incident' closes motorway in both directions

The motorway is shut both ways ahead of rush hour

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Former leader returns to North Somerset cabinet for historic AI role

'What is important to me is that it serves residents and communities. It's not just a question of using AI and getting rid of staff'

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Somerset coastline immortalised in award-winning horror Apocalypse Players podcast

For hundreds of years, Somerset's extraordinary coastline has served as the inspiration for some of Britain's most beloved authors and artists.

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Somerset Council spends nearly £19m on consultants in just three years

Somerset Council has spent nearly £19m on consultants in just three years, council leader Bill Revans has confirmed.

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Closing Minehead care training facility would be ‘colossal mistake’

Opposition councillors say it amounts to the council and NHS 'giving up on west Somerset'

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Safe route to Clarks Village from new affordable homes completed

'It's really good to see so many people using the new path'