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Social worker protest as 'devastating' redundancies planned
'I was really shocked and dismayed to discover that the service is being deleted'
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Tragic update after lorry and motorbike crash near Shepton Mallet
The road was closed for 12 hours
State pension update over 'small adjustments' affecting workers
The qualifying rules for the state pension are changing soon
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Live: Unsafe building shuts road in Bath city centre
Traffic is queueing in the city centre
Royal Navy Wildcats arrive in Cyprus after flight from Somerset
It is in response to escalating tensions in the region
HMRC 'time-bomb' will go off for one group on April 6, 2026
Major changes begin in a matter of weeks
Gang of thieves raided almost £700k from cash machines
They were caught after boasting about their haul on WhatsApp
Former Oscar Mayer factory 'deliberately set alight'
The blaze quickly spread
Three teenagers charged after man stabbed in Somerset
The man suffered 'puncture wounds' and was taken to hospital
Mum told it was 'just a virus' before doctors said girl wouldn't survive the night
A last-second blood test revealed what was really going on
Somerset hotel and restaurant named best for foodies in the UK by Sunday Times
It has been praised as a 'minimalist temple to ethical gastronomy'
Somerset woman says she suffered severe asthma attack after blue inhalers phased out by NHS
She says the new medication is harder to use
A-road to shut this month as new 20mph zone introduced
The council will be introducing a 20mph zone as part of the roadworks
Somerset family rocked by rare cancer diagnosis raising thousands for life-saving therapy
They are trying to raise £80,000 for a potentially life saving treatment
Pictures show extent of Chard ready meals factory fire
It is the second time in eight days that a fire has broke out at the derelict site
Body found floating in River Avon near Bath historic bridge
A police investigation has been launched
Large fire breaks out at former Oscar Mayer factory - again
The site closed its doors with the loss of 860 jobs in 2021
Somerset Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter unrecognisable in throwback snap
The 73-year-old actress from Somerset has been part of the BBC period drama since 2012 as Sister Julienne
Two drivers die in A370 crash involving four vehicles
Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy
'My daughter was the girl attacked at Cabot Circus - people just stood and watched'
You may have seen the shocking footage has been widely shared on social media