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No-deal Brexit could cause “significant disruptions" to council services

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INTERVIEW: Brother's fame was not an impossible dream and now they have their own tour

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Close-call as drivers wrongly use opposite lane on busy Somerset roundabout

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Damp end to sunny week as weather warning issued for heavy rain

Artists gather at Secrets and Codes exhibition in Ilminster

Council pays up £674,000 to UNISON following learning disability service dispute

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Local chefs who invent a new menu every day star in Good Food Guide

SOMERSET ART WEEKS: A wealth of exhibitions around Chard and Ilminster

TV's Martin Clunes to star at coffee morning in memory of 'role model' dad

Anger as bus fares rise across Somerset - with customers urged to bulk buy or use app

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End that bad relationship NOW - Stoptober 2019 campaign launches today

Proposals to cut fire services in Somerset slammed as 'ridiculous' by councillors

Arson investigation launched after car fire spread to house in Somerset village

Who could do this? Appeal to help rescued spaniel Jenny

12-year-olds complete epic English Channel swim

Ice cream melts, cakes crack in half, but Rosie stays solid in Bake Off week four

Parents urged to apply for school places as deadline approaches

Jack Dee’s in Somerset this weekend with his latest solo comedy tour

'I have never felt so welcomed': How one village is building links between Somerset and Africa

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GALLERY

Carnival strikes back! South Petherton's return is a storming success

Revenge-seeking ex who damaged car and phone hit with court fine

Children's carnival returns! Get your forms to enter now

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Two injured after car fire spreads to house in Somerset village

Mother spared jail after fight outside One-Stop Shop put victim in hospital

Man who drove erratically and punched in other driver's rear window is sentenced

'Hero' gives kidney to younger brother after he received shock diagnosis during JAW operation

Jobs boost as Somerset laundry firm announces £7 million expansion plan

NO EXCUSE: Speed camera locations across Somerset this week

RNLI hits back in furore over work to save lives abroad

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Recycling sites to close earlier when winter timetable starts

'Confused' Somerset man missing in Benidorm

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Top jazz musicians join Craig Milverton Trio at Arts Centre

Nathaniel and Simon’s classical talent at Concerts in the West

B&Q store purchase takes district council's commercial spend past £50million

Stick Man comes to Yeovil to celebrate 10th anniversary

Parking debts 'behind increase in councils' debt referrals to bailiffs'

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Bath Baroque perform Bach concertos in Somerset town

Landmark former Chard restaurant premises sold for £108,000 at auction

Motorists told to 'ignore' permit expiry dates as scheme rolls on 'unchanged'

Somerset's minor injuries units struggle to remain open as staffing shortages continue

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Work underway on 125 affordable homes in Somerset

Got good neighbours? They could be in line for an award...

Carnival returns to South Somerset this weekend

Jordans Courtyard plans jobs boost after celebrating first year success

Broadband target missed by 28,193 properties across Somerset

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Delays on the M5 through Somerset after crash

ONE YEAR ON: 130 people have lost their jobs since the county council cuts last year

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Chard shop enjoying fast expansion after opening first store just this year

25 years behind bar - Landlord celebrates milestone by going back to 1994 prices

Glastonbury Festival ticket sale dates confirmed

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RSPCA launches investigation after bodies of seven hares found in Somerset

'Historic mill should be turned into Travelodge', says Chard resident

Roll rollercoaster for Bake Off star Rosie in week three

GALLERY: 70 take part in mayor's new fun run fundraisers

RAF veteran to be abandoned on remote island

Number of sexual grooming offences rising in South West

McColl’s to shut Ilminster branch - and how to keep getting your papers delivered

COURT

Man hit with massive fines after bombarding ex with hundreds of messages

MPs protest as Parliament is suspended and election rejected: But how did Somerset MPs vote?

Somerset eateries among new entries in 2020 Good Food Guide

Somerset park wins prestigious status - for 15th year in a row

Sport

Leach back for title decider - but no fairytale recall for Trescothick

Bristol Half to Cream Tea Caper: Busy weekend for Chard and Ilminster runners

"I wanted to spoil Somerset's party": Abbott stirs pot after 17-wicket haul

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Somerset collapse to damaging defeat in title race

Vince century sets up tricky chase for Somerset in Southampton

Battling Chard narrowly beaten at Bideford

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Ilminster bag first win while Chard lose to leaders

Somerset lose early wickets after Dawson ton rescues Hampshire

Overton returns as leaders Somerset head to Hampshire

Competition: Win a signed copy of Brian Rose's autobiography

Dickie Bird: "I would love Somerset to win the Championship"

Somerset star pens two-year contract extension

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Chard and Combe host league leaders while Ilminster face six-pointer

Kerr "not talking about title" as Somerset edge closer to making history

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Day three at the Rugby World Cup: England enter fray while Ireland face Scotland

City like to sting the Hornets

Drivers set for collision course with F1 bosses over reverse grid proposal

No slips from Leipzig as they maintain their momentum in Germany

Everton cut down by Blades as Silva suffers home setback

Fabian Schar rescues Newcastle from home defeat by Brighton

City of goals – Guardiola’s men record one of the biggest Premier League wins

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No-deal Brexit could cause “significant disruptions" to council services

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Carnival strikes back! South Petherton's return is a storming success

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Ilminster bag first win while Chard lose to leaders

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Labour general secretary thanks NHS for ‘saving my life’ after cancer diagnosis

Holy anniversary, Batman! Bat-signals mark Caped Crusader’s 80th birthday

Diane Abbott says BBC’s Fiona Bruce still to apologise over Question Time row

Area 51 Basecamp event called off after drawing just 500 people

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Charles joins glider veteran in cockpit during Arnhem commemorations

Plumber receives £80,000 in donations after help for the vulnerable goes viral

Tom Watson warns bid to oust him undermines Labour’s plan to focus on election

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