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Man who raped British woman after Prague pub crawl to face lengthy jail term

He has been warned he faces a lengthy custodial sentence

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Dog left with bleeding eye after electric bike hit-and-run in South West town

Thankfully Winnie the Jack Russell is said to be in a stable condition

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Police enforce dispersal zone ahead of Taunton protests

Anyone who does not protest peacefully will be removed from the area

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Lidl's rejection in Bath mocked internationally but locals are less fussed

People the world over were discussing Bath: but how do actual residents feel?

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Woman seriously injured after being hit by e-scooter outside pub near Bath

Police want to speak to the man pictured

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Opening date for Bath's controversial new recycling centre confirmed

"An important milestone for Bath"

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Moment Bath cycle lane protesters ‘try to storm’ building as security shut doors

The council claims "people tried to break in" as security forced the doors shut, but protesters say their intent was to "sit quietly with placards"

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Somerset villagers 'stockpiling water' after losing supply 'six times this year'

"If this was a city, it would be fixed by now."

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Dog owner banned after relative showed video of him attacking pet to RSPCA

The distressing footage shows him kicking the dog, dragging it and pinning it to the floor

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North Somerset fears tourist tax coming 'whether we like it or not'

'Frankly, we do not want an overnight tax being implemented in North Somerset'

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Housing in small Somerset village to fund new sports facilities

A decision will be taken in the coming months

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Police update after teenage girl raped at Bath park

Police are appealing for information

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This Morning's Josie Gibson says she's 'broke' after blowing life savings on Somerset home

Josie Gibson has admitted she is 'so broke' after spending her savings renovating her dream home in Bath, Somerset, with the This Morning presenter making the confession on Katherine Ryan's podcast

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Girl raped in Bath park as police launch manhunt for suspect

A cordon is in place

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Man banned from entering farms in Somerset and Devon

He has been jailed for 47 months

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Work to restart on controversial cycle path through Bath park

In October, work was halted after just three days due to opposition from cyclists

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Jobs saved after 2,000-year-old Somerset quarry that helped build Wells Cathedral sold off

Doulting Stone Quarry has been supplying limestone to UK building projects since the Roman times

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Gritters on standby as Somerset temperatures set to plummet below freezing

Last winter, crews carried out 1,314 gritting runs across 60 days, travelling 211,101 kilometres across Somerset

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Great Western Railway apologises for charging Bristol-Bath passenger £200 for 'phantom journeys'

It has apologised and says the "ticketing issue" has now been fixed

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Deploying facial recognition in Bath during Christmas market is 'draconian and must be halted'

Police intend to commence use of the technology the day before the city's famous Christmas market begins