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New NHS dentist flooded with over 4,500 appointment requests in first day

'It’s much needed, especially for people like me on a basic pension'

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New campsite to be built near M5 in Somerset following appeal

It includes a wildflower meadow

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Fountains in Yeovil town centre won't work when it's too hot, council says

It did not work propery during the recent heatwave

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Teenage girls sexually assaulted at South West tractor show

Police are hunting two male suspects

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M5 standstill in Somerset after fire breaks out

Queues were building on the motorway this afternoon

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Two Somerset beaches issued with new no-swim warnings

There are concerns over the possibility of pollution

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Views sought on plans for 100 new homes in growing Somerset town

35 will be 'affordable'

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Villagers' plea to save 'lifeline' bus from rural area to Bristol

Some people warned that they rely on the bus to reach hospital for chemotherapy

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Council blocks changes to new bus route to busy Somerset station

The aim was to better link rural areas

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Stranger attack at Bridgwater bar leaves man in hospital

A night out over the bank holiday weekend ended in hospital

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Festival to remember much-loved Adam back for a third year

His family and friends have raised thousands since his death

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£6m scheme to protect Taunton town centre from flooding delayed to early-2027

'Work to enable other flood alleviation schemes to progress is at early stages'

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Thousands of charges for blue badge misuse issued in North Somerset over four years

More than 7,000 fines have been out for blue badge misuse in North Somerset over the past four years.

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Plans for 45 homes in small Somerset village near A303 refused

It's the second time the site has been earmarked for development

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£50m to help Somerset communities and farmers withstand future flooding

The county experienced its second wettest January on record

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Ninth attempt to redevelop derelict 'eyesore' farm finally approved on a technicality

A niche technicality means the plan has finally been approved on appeal

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Taxi driver 'racially abused and attacked' in Weston-super-Mare

A 22-year-old has been charged after the incident

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'Silent condition' warning to one in five with fatigue and 'dull' pain

It tends to have few early symptoms, meaning many cases go undiagnosed

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Minehead fatal school bus crash update as CPS considering charges

A ten-year-old died in the crash

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Keynsham Aldi plans recommended for refusal as queues could cause traffic jams

'The modelling indicates it would create significant queueing'