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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'
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
Somerset suspect named after body found in car
Two women have been charged
A-road near Taunton reopens after crash
Slow traffic was reported in the area
A358 reopens in Somerset after crash near campsite
Drivers were warned of delays ahead of rush hour
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.
‘Green wedge’ near Taunton saved as plans for 125 homes refused
Many local residents objected
32 new homes planned for small village on Somerset border
They would be built on a greenfield site
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
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
'Hero' Taunton lorry driver blocked road as woman clung to bridge
Drivers who took immediate action have been praised
'Predator' with a sick secret will never work with kids again
He "poses a real danger" to children
Family-run Yeovil business collapses into administration after decades
Its shop is listed as being permanently closed
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
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
£2.6m repair bill for 'worst-ever deal' Weston car park
But it would still lose tens of thousands of pounds a year
Somerset flood warnings updated as long-awaited sunshine makes way for 10-hour deluge
The dry spell looks set to be short-lived
Councillors approve 'horrendous' 8.99% council tax rise
'Some of their services are going to deteriorate'