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Government confirms exact date households can buy plug-in solar panels
British households could cut their energy bill with the new legislated items
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'Being purely independent means I can always put my residents first'
There has been another split between the independent councillors on B&NES
Robbery arrest after Bath city centre incident
A man was taken into custody
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Pay review to save council £2.5m instead costs it £1.7m in pay rises
"It was optimistically budgeted and it was badly managed"
New McDonalds planned near M5 in Somerset
The drive-thru could create more than 120 new local jobs if approved
Large fire rips through scrap yard in Taunton
Fire crews battled flames with water jets
Plan for Somerset town's derelict landmark revised as 'challenges' emerge
'Extensive asbestos and rising costs' have forced changes
Plans to merge Somerset town with neighbouring village are back on the table
Local residents now have until August 14 to give their views on the proposal
Small Somerset village set to get 38 homes and a shop
One critic argued the site "is not a sustainable location for new housing"
Bowel cancer warning as under-50s told 'never ignore' 4 signs
The cancer is becoming more common in people under 50
New shops approved for Taunton's 'attractive' new neighbourhood-in-progress
Including a convenience store and potentially a takeaway
Taunton protests: Timings and locations as police use special powers
A dispersal zone under Section 34 of the Antisocial Behaviour and Policing Act 2014, will be in place between 8am and 6pm
Every Somerset park with Green Flag status - full area-by-area list including one curveball
Many also have cafes, play areas and public toilets making for an ideal day out
Fire service says blaze on cliff side near Oddicombe Beach was 'deliberate'
Five fire engines were sent to tackle the large fire
Police appeal for help finding missing girl India Ford, 16, last seen in Exeter
Devon and Cornwall Police are growing increasingly concerned for missing 16-year-old India Ford, last seen in Exeter
Fire breaks out at Joe & the Juice on Bath high street - updates
Crews are responding to an incident at the Stall Street venue
Family pay tribute to 'adventurous' cyclist who died after Atworth crash
John Lyttle, from Bradford-on-Avon, died in hospital on July 10, 10 days after he was involved in a collision while cycling in Atworth on July 1
Town's residents told not to panic after reading council's postcard
It tells people to phone the town council for a place of refuge, but gives a disconnected number once used by a local plumber
Dad jailed for life after murdering newborn baby by shaking him
Tony Bartlett, from Axminster, will serve a minimum of 18 years in prison for the murder of baby Atticus at their Somerset home
Police given special powers ahead of Taunton protest
Measures have been put in place to help police tackle "criminality, disorder or hate of any kind"