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Registered sex offender jailed after approaching school girls

Blackwood ran away after the "appalling incident"

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North Somerset councillor quits Lib Dems over claims party has 'increasingly moved to the left'

'The party’s timid approach in challenging the profoundly inadequate Labour government has been particularly disheartening'

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Mum's holiday accident saved life but op left her in a coma for weeks

Natalie Fry's family weren't sure she was going to wake up

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Eight-year planning battle ends as 112 Taunton homes approved

Gladman Developments has been attempting since November 2017 to build homes on the land

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Somerset council tax bill to rise by nearly £122 a year from April

Council tax continues to rise across the county

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‘Popular age’ to start taking collagen as expert says take 'one step' first

Experts at Boots are aiming to bust the myths around collagen as social media hype continues

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Neurologist's warning as 'triangle of death' could lead to stroke

A neurologist has shared three things he never does due to rare stroke risks

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South West farm pollutes river twice with slurry run-off

Water samples showed significant amounts of ammonia in the water

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Wetherspoon slammed after blind customer 'escorted from pub' with guide dog

Tom Gray was celebrating his daughter's 16th birthday when he was challenged over his guide dog

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Navy sailor to run 875 miles for charity after witnessing terrible tragedy

The trio started their journey in John O'Groats on Monday

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Person dies on Bruton train tracks as tragedy leaves railway line closed

Trains have been cancelled while emergency crews attend

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Somerset beauty salon broken into as suspect flees scene in SUV

An 'untidy search' was carried out

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'I advertised my breast milk online and burst into tears when surprising buyer emerged'

Somerset journalist Alev Scott investigated the unregulated UK breast milk market and discovered the majority of buyers are men, not parents - including a 60-year-old lorry driver who claimed it helped his IBS

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Somerset Crufts winner was convicted of keeping dog in 'shocking' conditions

Lee Cox was previously convicted of animal cruelty

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Somerset trains cancelled after tragedy - live updates as Castle Cary lines close

Disruption has been ongoing all afternoon

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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

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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

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Royal Navy Wildcats arrive in Cyprus after flight from Somerset

It is in response to escalating tensions in the region