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Fire at Ivy House Park in Henlade near Taunton: video of the...
Footage has emerged of the fire that destroyed a static home near Taunton last week. The fire was reported just before 9.30pm on July 3 at Ivy House Park near the A358 Ilminster Road in Henlade. At...
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Could a 'Spanish Plume' see temperatures soar across Somerset?
Wet weather may have caused doom and gloom in recent weeks but there is the promise of some heat and sunshine with claims a "Spanish Plume" is heading our way.Reports suggest the weather phenomenon...
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Taunton sex attacker David Best jailed after assaulting two...
A Taunton man who sexually assaulted two different women on the same day has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.David Best, 45, of Lyngford Place, admitted assaulting two women on February 23 this...
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Taunton sex attacker David Best jailed after assaulting two...
A Taunton man who sexually assaulted two different women on the same day has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.David Best, 45, of Lyngford Place, admitted assaulting two women on February 23 this...
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Boy hit by car on Cheddon Road near Taunton Academy
A 13-year-old boy was hit by a car close to Taunton Academy this morning (July 13). The incident has reportedly taken place on Cheddon Road near to Ladymead Road in the town at around 8.45am. The road...
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Schools join forces to help improve teaching quality for pupils...
Eighteen schools from across Somerset, Dorset and Devon have joined forces to help improve the quality of teaching for its pupils.The Redstart Primary School, Chard, leads the Redstart Teaching...
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Merry Harriers pub fire - eerie pictures emerge of pub as locals...
A fire at a pub in Somerset has caused "great mystery" for locals who went there, according to a local residentThe fire took hold at the Merry Harriers pub on the Devon and Somerset border near...
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Merry Harriers pub near Wellington broken into and set on fire...
A fire was deliberately started at a Somerset pub after someone forced open a door to get in, according to police.The fire took hold at the Merry Harriers pub near Wellington on Sunday night (July 10)...
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Hundreds of hens saved by traffic officers after Somerset...
Hundreds of hens were saved from death twice in a day thanks to two motorway traffic officers.British Hen Welfare Trust founder Jane Howorth MBE and volunteer Jacqui Pateman-Jones were transporting 230...
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Accident involving car and cyclist near Taunton train station
The A3038 Station Road in Taunton was partially blocked due to accident involving a car and a cyclist. Emergency services were at the scene near Priory Bridge Road this evening.It appears the scene has...
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Staff at Somerset Co-op stores face 'uncertainty over future'...
Union officials have moved to reassure staff at a major British retailer as uncertainty surrounds their job security. The Co-op Group has agreed to sell 298 of its food stores to McColl's for £117m....
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Chancellor Philip Hammond says Hinkley C is essential for the...
New Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said today the Government "had to make sure" the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station on the Somerset coast was built.In one of his first interviews as...
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Firefighters suspect arson after battling vehicle fire in Taunton...
Taunton firefighters suspect arson after battling a vehicle fire in a lane in the town in the early hours of today.A crew from the town was sent to Turner Road at 3.40am after receiving reports of a...
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Aldi set for new store on Bridgwater Road in Taunton after...
A new budget supermarket will be built in Taunton despite planning officers recommending it for refusal.Taunton Deane Borough Council approved the plans for an Aldi on Bridgwater Road at a meeting last...
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Taunton child sex abuser Clive Seaman jailed for 21 years
A child abuser has been jailed for 21 years after a brave victim stood up in court to tell how he had stolen her childhood and ruined her life.Clive Seaman forced the girl to drink Bacardi and lemonade...
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BHS store closure in Yeovil and 19 other towns announced
The BHS store in Yeovil is to close on Saturday with the loss of 20 jobs.The store in the Quedam Shopping Centre is among 20 shops that will close on July 23.A spokeswoman for the administrator Duff...
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Aldi reveal target opening date for new Taunton store after...
Budget supermarket Aldi is hoping to open its new Taunton store before the end of 2017.Taunton Deane Borough Council approved the plans for the store on Bridgwater Road on July 13.The supermarket chain...
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One woman trapped following three-car crash on A38 near Taunton
One woman is trapped in a car near Taunton following a three-car crash on the A38. Traffic is slow-moving on the A38 near the Stonegallows Inn in Rumwell, just west of Taunton, following a collision...
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Police appeal after 60 sheep stolen from Somerset village
Police are appealing for information after 60 sheep were stolen from Puckington in Somerset. The sheep have been stolen over the last two weeks from the village situated ten miles south-east of Taunton...
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Robber bites victim after struggle and makes off with purse in...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in Taunton earlier this month.The 55-year-old victim was walking along Queen Street at around 2pm on Saturday, July 16, holding a bag of...
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