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'I quit London for Somerset - I was smug but fear I've made a mistake'
A woman who left London for Bath in 2018 says she initially felt smug about lower costs, but doubled mortgage rates, expensive train fares and rising living costs have left her wondering if she made a mistake
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More than £770,000 committed for future dredging on Somerset Levels
The work will be done over the next 12 months
Revised plans for 150 homes near proposed Somerset railway station site
The development will include affordable homes
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Environment Agency warns Ilminster flooding protection scheme could take decade
The area has previously been hit with severe flooding
UK shoe chain slashes prices in 'everything must go' sale following administration
The British shoe chain has rolled out clearance discounts of up to 50% following a previous 20% discount, with shops in Bath, Cheltenham and Exeter at risk of closing
Yeovil police 'keen to hear from victim' after town centre attack
A car windscreen was also smashed nearby
Woman falls 'distressingly' ill after trying vape from shop
A 20-year-old man was later arrested
Mayor of Bath ‘incredibly apologetic’ after Jewish ambulances tweets
'I have been made aware that I have reposted or replied to some posts which have never aligned to my values and beliefs, and which are abhorrent.'
Call 999 if you know where missing Bridgwater teen is
The 14-year-old has straight blonde hair
'Passionate' biker killed in crash will be 'remembered with every breath'
"He loved his family and friends, and was loyal to a fault"
Bath could be forced to scrap net zero housebuilding rules
Houses are built to the country's highest energy efficiency standards
Yeovil man named and charged after armed police incident
A police firearms was discharged during the incident
'Coward' who left woman fearing for her life jailed
'This level of violence towards a woman is horrific'
Grove Park Café in Weston-super-Mare needs new team to take it on
It's a much-loved green space
Somerset Britain's Got Talent star's tragic end as inquest concludes
A coroner's inquest has concluded into the death of the tragic TV star
There is no safe way to choke your partner during sex, police warn
Over a third of 16-34 year olds have been strangled during sex
Eight-bed HMO near Bridgwater bus station narrowly approved
The town council objected to the plan
150 new homes approved near Somerset’s £4bn ‘gigafactory’
Locals are concerned about traffic
Warning 'foster carers will leave' due to controversial plans
'It is shameful. You are dismantling the very support structures that allow foster carers to do this job safely.'
Somerset man accused of mother's murder to face retrial
Brenda Breed was found dead in her home