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Taunton man accused of sexual assaults on multiple women
Oliver Ager is alleged to have groped a number of woman as they walked past him
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DWP PIP claimants may be eligible to backdate their benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) advises PIP claimants to check eligibility for additional benefits
Children will not come to harm in social worker strike
'Both our striking colleagues, who I have a lot of respect for, and those colleagues who will provide cover, will do their very best to ensure that children do not come to harm'
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Council to 'vigorously contest' High Court challenge to Bath LTN
'This is a failure by a council to hear local voices — not least when the concerns relate to safety and especially that of schoolchildren'
Plans to transform growing Somerset town’s sports facilities
It includes a gym, cafe and changing rooms
Industrial unit destroyed in Highbridge fire
Two other units were damaged by smoke
Plans for 90 homes on ‘field that largely floods’ near Somerset rugby club
'The field floods even without the heaviest rain and isn't really suitable for building houses on'
150 new places coming to Somerset secondary school through £4.5m expansion
New developments mean more places are needed
School with 'kind hearts and determined minds' wows Ofsted in new report
'Pupils love coming to this welcoming and inclusive village school'
M5 chaos after car fire near Bridgwater
Traffic was slow for hours
DVLA issues new alert over 'expensive' tax change
The DVLA has issued a fresh alert for drivers
New £1m solar farm will help make 500,000 Henry Hoovers
That's a lot of vacuum cleaners
'Reckless' driver, 19, killed 'brilliant young man' in Weston-super-Mare crash
He was overtaking when the crash happened
M5 Exeter traffic updates as 'police-led incident' closes motorway in both directions
The motorway is shut both ways ahead of rush hour
Former leader returns to North Somerset cabinet for historic AI role
'What is important to me is that it serves residents and communities. It's not just a question of using AI and getting rid of staff'
Somerset coastline immortalised in award-winning horror Apocalypse Players podcast
For hundreds of years, Somerset's extraordinary coastline has served as the inspiration for some of Britain's most beloved authors and artists.
Somerset Council spends nearly £19m on consultants in just three years
Somerset Council has spent nearly £19m on consultants in just three years, council leader Bill Revans has confirmed.
Closing Minehead care training facility would be ‘colossal mistake’
Opposition councillors say it amounts to the council and NHS 'giving up on west Somerset'
Safe route to Clarks Village from new affordable homes completed
'It's really good to see so many people using the new path'