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Food waste bins to be emptied weekly under Government refuse revamp plans

'Kind-natured' Avon and Somerset Police horse put down following leg injury

Minister under fire as private company running probation services in Somerset collapses

FIRST IN ENGLAND: Pioneering online system to manage diabetes in Somerset

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Father and son divers make rare Roman treasure find in Somerset

Have you seen this van - it was stolen in Somerset and is believed to still be in the county

Where police mobile speed cameras will be next week

Bridgwater pensioners protest proposed BBC TV licence cuts

Somerset Waste Partnership set to appoint new contractor for kerbside collections

Waste authority could lose 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' if deposit return scheme is introduced

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling reiterates A358 commitment during Taunton visit

£8.4million investment into Bridgwater's gas supply announced

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Huge Hinkley C tunnel boring machines named after inspirational women

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"MP's war of words with Taunton is damaging to Bridgwater," warns mayor

Bridgwater's Kitchens 4 You opens new showroom

VIDEO: Liddell-Grainger rebuked by Commons Speaker for anti-Taunton comments

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WEATHER: Met Office issues yellow warning for fog in Somerset

Ticket office, forecourt improvements and diner saga on packed Bridgwater Station meeting agenda

Wembdon leading the way with innovative disabled-friendly play equipment

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All lanes now open on M5 northbound after emergency works halt traffic

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Free tickets available soon for Bridgwater Old Folks Show

Somerset woman posed as police office to fleece thousands of pounds from partially sighted 88-year-old

13-year-old boy to appear in court following crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Shepton Mallet

Wedmore teen who died in A371 car crash named

Council rethinking winter gritting plans after last-minute funding secured

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Broadband company tasked with connecting Somerset given more time despite 'unacceptable delays'

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Entries rocking up for Somerset Show Battle of the Bands competition

Car dealer's frustration as trees felled for cycle lane

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Walking from Bridgwater to Buckingham Palace

Tributes following death of 'Rebel' Ron Cleeter, aged 74

Bridgwater air filter manufacturer going from strength to strength

New council homes set to be built in Bridgwater and Highbridge

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Firefighters probe 'strange odour' in Somerset village...

POLL: Should cars be banned from parking on pavements? Government ministers think so

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Friends join forces to launch timber supplies company

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'Taunton's crime-ridden ghettoes? Your town's worse' - councillors react to Bridgwater MP's slur

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NHS ADVICE: 'Don't pester your GP or A&E with minor ailments - ask your pharmacist instead'

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Man with drugs in police station on Christmas day had four previous offences

Missing woman and six-month old baby 'found safe'

999 police call handler who saved a life and stopped a drink driver and her boss in line for awards

Tribute to long-serving Postmaster Peggy after 41 years running village store

Somerset man arrested on suspicion of helping 94-year-old end his life

Rainbow roses on sale at Morrisons - raising money for LGBTQ+ charity

Major 19 week road closure near Bridgwater starts this week

TRAFFIC

CRASH: M5 shut for five hours as person rushed to hospital after car flips

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Residents encouraged to take part in Sedgemoor Health Walks

Bridgwater star Godbeer to return to the ring in March

Balfour Beatty secures £214m Hinkley C power lines contract

Somerset councils given extra money to plan for Brexit - but they don't know where it will be spent

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APPEAL

Appeal to find mum and six-month-old baby missing from Glastonbury

DISGRACED: Avon and Somerset Police officer sacked for child sex crime and extreme porn material

Bridgwater Flower Show cancelled for 2019

Bridgwater pub apprentice helps launch social mobility report

Bridgwater MP launches another Taunton attack - this time on its 'crime ridden ghettos'

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Thieves use Six Nations game as distraction to steal safe from pub

Signed Bristol City football up for grabs in Bridgwater charity auction

Smoke billowing and sparks flying from this car driven for miles without a tyre

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New council director of finance will be paid £900 a day

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Brits could once again be charged for using phone abroad in no-deal Brexit

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Bridgwater & Taunton College wins prestigious national award

Pensioner denies stabbing 22-year-old with intent to do grievous bodily harm

Sport

PICTURES: Pethy make light of red card to secure super win in Cornwall

RUGBY: Albion record eighth win on the spin

FOOTBALL: Town bag late winner in front of bumper Friday night crowd

FOOTBALL: Robins' Pearse urges players to challenge themselves

RUGBY: Albion and Pethy look to build on big wins

PICTURES: Lydeard deliver crushing blow in title race

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Sport

HOCKEY: Shobbrook hat-trick helps Bridgwater past Weston

CRICKET: Somerset bowler earns Pakistan Super League deal

'There's nothing wrong with being gay': Somerset cricket star praises England captain's comments

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NETBALL: Fine wins for Saturn, Luna and Sydenham Gems

RUGBY: Inspired Pethy topple league leaders

Dates for the diary: Which Somerset matches will be played under floodlights this summer?

RUGBY: Albion overwhelm title-chasers to notch up seventh straight win

Bridgwater star Godbeer to return to the ring in March

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Another major blow for Williams ahead of new F1 season

Fury-Wilder rematch in doubt as Briton signs deal with ESPN

Rosberg backs former team-mate Hamilton for sixth title but warns of surprises

Massive crash takes out 21 cars in final stages of Daytona 500

The major talking points ahead of this week’s Champions League action

Shaun Harvey to leave role as EFL chief executive at the end of the season

Jimenez believes Wolves have every right to dream of FA Cup glory

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Spitting Image puppet of Margaret Thatcher up for auction

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Whirlwind diplomacy as May seeks Brexit support amid warnings of no-deal damage

Downing Street rejects Donald Trump’s call to take back captured IS extremists

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Driftwood violin to be played at marine conference

France feels the Force as fencing federation backs lightsabre duelling

Labour hit by split as seven MPs form Independent Group

‘Very sad day’ for Labour as seven MPs quit party, Kezia Dugdale says

Justice Secretary calls for ‘smart’ sentencing with move away from prison terms

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