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M5 traffic: Severe delays and lane closure due to crash and...
UPDATE (5.15pm)Traffic has returned to normal on both the M5 northbound and southbound. The crash has been cleared between junction 23 and junction 24. The broken down lorry has been recovered and all...
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Shocking footage at Taunton farm shows calves being kicked,...
WARNING: The video with this article contains footage which people may find disturbing and upsetting, as well as strong language throughout - some images may also cause distress. Shocking footage...
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Weather warning: fog likely to cause disruption to Somerset...
Fog is set to engulf Somerset as temperatures turn cold once more this evening (December 28).The Met Office has warned that visibility on Somerset's roads could fall as low as 100 metres in places and...
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Neglected elderly dog cruelly abandoned outside supermarket finds...
An elderly Staffordshire bull terrier who was cruelly abandoned overnight outside a supermarket just days after Christmas last year, has seen his life transformed as he spends his first festive season...
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Taunton farm horror video - 'I've sacked worker' says farmer as...
WARNING: The hidden camera footage contained within this report may distress and upset some readers. There is also some bad language and potentially upsetting images. A farmer caught in a storm of...
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Body pulled out of Somerset canal by police after member of...
Police are appealing for information after a man's body was pulled from a canal in Creech St Michael this morning.The body was spotted by a member of the public this morning (December 29).Officers are...
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Farmer at centre of cow abuse exposé receives threatening...
Warning, the video above may be distressing to some and contains bad language throughout. Reader discretion is advised.Police have said the owner of a farm at the centre of an animal abuse scandal,...
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Fire crews tackle Somerset house fire
Fire crews were called to reports of a Somerset property fire with smoke in the property.Fire control mobilised two engines from Williton and Minehead to attend the fire in South Road, Watchet just...
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Where can I get my Christmas tree recycled in Somerset? And other...
Now that Christmas is over, you may be thinking of taking all the decorations down and giving your tree the old heave-ho. The question is, what do you do with it once it is back to its natural,...
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Crash on Hopcott Road in Minehead causing delays with blockage...
There's been a crash between the Staunton Road and Periton Road junctions on Hopcott Road in Minehead this morning, (Friday, December 3).It's understood traffic is affected both ways. The incident...
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Somerset flooding: Where next for flood prevention on the Levels...
2016 has been a difficult year in many ways, with celebrities dying, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. But even with the beating that Somerset took during Storm Angus in November, there is one...
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Mobile speed camera enforcement schedule for week commencing...
The Avon and Somerset Police Speed Enforcement Unit mobile speed cameras are scheduled to enforce at the following locations week commencing January 2.Please note that mobile enforcement may still take...
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Taunton to become one of three new Garden Towns - what does this...
Taunton is to become one of a handful of new 'garden towns' in the UK.The government scheme will see up to 10,000 homes built and the creation of 12,000 new jobs in the borough by 2028.A garden town is...
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'Dangerous' 20-foot Christmas tree has to be chopped down in...
Firefighters had to cut short the festive season and chop down a 20-foot Christmas tree in Minehead because it looked like it was going to topple over.A crew from the town were called to Wellington...
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M5 multiple vehicle crash between Junction 24 and junction 23...
A multiple-vehicle crash on the M5 northbound between Junction 24 and Junction 23 is causing huge tailbacks, (Monday January 2).Emergency services have attended a nine-vehicle crash on the M5...
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M5 traffic: Warning not to dump Christmas trees after lanes...
Two lanes of the M5 were closed today (January 3) because of a Christmas tree on the road.Highways England tweeted a warning to motorists not to dump their festive decorations on the roads following...
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Deer in Taunton: Watch the video of animal roaming the streets of...
Seeing a deer while on a night out in the middle of town is not something you would expect to come across.Most people's natural reaction would probably be to head for the nearest taxi rank because...
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CCTV shows two men wanted over Taunton assault and robbery
Police investigating a robbery in Taunton last month have released an image of two men to whom they wish to speak. On Thursday, December 22 at approximately 1.15am, a teenager was assaulted and robbed...
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Government starter homes to be built in south and west Somerset...
Two Somerset councils have been selected to spearhead a government scheme to build new starter homes across the country.South Somerset District Council and West Somerset Council have been chosen as one...
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Post-mortem delaying identification of man found dead in Creech...
The coroner has said it may be several more days before he is able to reveal the identity of a man found dead in a canal at Creech St Michael between Christmas and New Year.The body was spotted by a...
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