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Hundreds more B&NES children's services staff could strike over pay
28 social workers are already on strike at the council in a separate dispute
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Striking social workers hold pickets in Keynsham
28 social workers are on strike over pay gradings — but a separate dispute could see hundreds take strike action
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Visitor 'flabbergasted' to find alcohol being sold in Bath church
'I did a double take. I thought I was seeing things'
Agricultural machinery firm SFM Technology falls into administration
It won a royal warrant in 2012
Mum fears all her children could die before 35 after test results missed
Sarah says she 'probably would not have had' more children if she had been given the results
Road safety fears delay decision on 60 homes in small Somerset village
'The proposed 20mph limit on its own does not give pedestrians enough time'
Residents celebrate as solar farm near Somerset-Dorset border scrapped
People living nearby are overjoyed
New ‘forest’ nursery near Somerset cricket club to open in early-2027
Up to 20 children will be able to use the site
Police car crashes during chase on Somerset A-road
The police car crashed into a different vehicle with people inside
Man punched in face in row over table at Weston-super-Mare bar
The victim suffered a broken jaw
‘Privatisation through the back door’ at Bath’s hospital as hundreds of staff to be handed to private company
A council scrutiny panel wants to appeal to the government over the issue
Taunton stabbing victim Barnaby Webber’s mum speaks out after NHS records breach
The mum of Taunton stabbing victim Barnaby Webber has spoken out after 11 NHS staff were sacked for inappropriately accessing the medical records of the Nottingham attack victims
The hidden gem beach you can only reach through a narrow smugglers' tunnel
A hidden gem beach can only be accessed by walking through a historic smugglers' tunnel. But visitors have said the view when you get there is well worth the effort
Katie Price admits 'it's getting ridiculous' as she gives frank update on 'missing' Lee Andrews
Katie Price has been discussing her husband Lee Andrews' disappearance on her podcast, insisting "it's not a publicity stunt" as police, Interpol and the Foreign Office are now involved in the search
Closure of Yeovil stroke service ‘has to be stopped’ to protect patients
'We believe that the pending closure will be a very grave mistake'
Boundary changes agreed after failed merger of Somerset town and village
Several people have objected to the proposals
Small village near Somerset ‘gigafactory’ could double in size with 1,550 new homes
A small village near Somerset's new 'gigafactory' could double in size in the space of a few years if plans for more than 1,500 new homes are approved.
Former police officer tried to sleep with domestic violence victim
He broke the victim's trust
Jolly's reopening delayed to next year as massive restoration work starts
The department store was supposed to be reopen this year