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Tributes paid to 'one of the most popular men in Chard'

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'Boris wasn't available - so I brought this cardboard cutout instead!'

HSBC to close Somerset branch as part of restructure

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£3,000 of Chard Carnival cash is splashed on local groups

Abuser who stabbed partner gets community sentence increased to jail by Court of Appeal

Climate activist Greta Thunberg set for West Country visit

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Weather warning for ice issued as temperatures set to drop

Retired Somerset detective helps crack 1994 murder committed 250 miles away

Trial date set over Wetherspoons attack accusations

Tesco set to cut 1,800 bakery jobs in overhaul

Three banks that will pay you up to £175 to switch your current account

Man retaliated to noise complaints by shouting and swearing at neighbour, court hears

Comedian Jethro announces retirement

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Health warning as sexually transmitted infections surge among Somerset's over 65s

Share your CND memories of the Glastonbury Festival

Disabled person rescued by firefighters after fire at Somerset flat

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Somerset couple kitted out home with toys and gadgets by beating infamous arcade 'grabber' machines

ADVICE

'My husband has become jealous and controlling - what do I do?'

Car fire on A30 near Chard believed to have been started 'deliberately'

REVEALED: The restaurants in Somerset with a food hygiene rating of one

Most-polluting fuels for wood-burning stoves and open fires to be banned

Trees to be planted for every baby born in Somerset for the next three years

Somerset schoolgirl becomes youngest person ever to be awarded an honorary degree

Blue passports set to make comeback for first time in 30 years to mark Brexit

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Ilminster Arts Centre celebrates 25 years with By Invitation art exhibition

Cinema goers in for a treat at Military Wives film premiere in Somerset

LETTER

'What about repairing our bridges?'

The price of a stamp is rising next month...

Policeman turned priest is bidding farewell to Chard

Horse rescued from 5ft deep water filled ditch by firefighters

CCTV FOOTAGE

Shoplifters steal clothes from high street store

Three people in Somerset village £1,000 richer thanks to Postcode Lottery win

Anger over latest efforts to add hundreds of homes to Shudrick Valley

Literary festival reveals 2020 dates and first line-up of famous names

Woman assaulted in Tesco supermarket

New £20 notes to enter into circulation

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WHO DUNNIT? Mysterious tale of The Mousetrap brings murder to Yeovil

Homeless Nick thanks Chard after town rallies to turn his life around

Plans for £1million climate fund and 20mph speed limit near schools announced

Pianist Jonathan Delbridge first to perform for Crewkerne Concert Series

New ambulance service chief is revealed

New 20mph speed zones to be installed outside all Somerset schools

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Plans for 295 homes and new football stadium APPROVED

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Climate Change emergency talk by Dr Haydon Mort at Yeovil Library

Fire crews rushed to Chard supermarket after smoke pours from toilet block

Senior manager at train firm who fiddled £10,530 on expenses was on £90,000 salary

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STORM DENNIS

79 fallen trees, 32 floods, 11 landslides, nine car crashes... and more as Storm Dennis batters Somerset

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Flood warnings in place across Somerset as Storm Dennis lingers

Michael Eavis to speak at community land trust meeting

Man claimed breath test fail was 'because he had the flu', court hears

STORM DENNIS

Hail and thunder warning from Met Office as county recovers from Storm Dennis

Where to start when the flood water drains away

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'An eggcup of water in your engine is enough to wreck it', warns fire service

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Community housing: What is it - and how YOU can do it

Concerts in the West welcome John Reid, Nicholas Mulroy and William Lindley

Charity bike ride to mark start of British summer time - register now

Diagnosed cases of diabetes rises to more than 33,500 in Somerset

Volunteer to help a child with their reading

Classic Land Rover sells for THOUSANDS at Somerset auction

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Observational comic Ed Byrne comes to Somerset next month

WARNING: Tips from Met Office as Storm Dennis rolls in

Sport

Youthful Chard side well beaten

GAME OFF: Chard cup tie postponed again

Plans for 295 homes and new football stadium APPROVED

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Storm Dennis wipes out South Somerset fixture list

How a competition prize reached a Somerset cricket fan 5,000 MILES AWAY

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James Hildreth interview: "Of course it would have been nice to play for England - but I have to move on"

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Sport

GAME OFF: Robins' match postponed

Somerset County Cricket Club appoint new chief executive

"Fit and healthy" Leach named in England squad for Sri Lanka tour

Bumper crowd enjoy derby win for Chard

Chard earn point from six-goal thriller at Middlezoy

Somerset re-sign New Zealand ace for third T20 stint

Taunton Deane snap up Somerset seamer for 2020 season

Preview

Robins and Blues aim to bounce back

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England wing Anthony Watson on mend after calf injury ahead of Wales clash

Sterling has improved thanks to Guardiola – Villa

Knight hails match-winning partnership as England ease past Thailand

Football rumours from the media

Ireland v Italy Six Nations clash ‘should not go ahead’ amid coronavirus fears

Milwaukee Bucks send down marker with victory at Toronto Raptors

Knight hits unbeaten century as England cruise to victory over Thailand

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg set for West Country visit

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Man claimed breath test fail was 'because he had the flu', court hears

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GAME OFF: Chard cup tie postponed again

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More evacuations in flood-hit communities as water levels keep rising

Public fed up with EU warnings over Brexit delays, says Wetherspoons chief

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Environmental protesters dress as canaries to block entrance to mine

Tory MPs warn Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to hike fuel duty

South Korean coronavirus cases leap as first US soldier infected

Nespresso launches probe into allegations of child labour on its coffee farms

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Democratic hopefuls turn fire on Sanders during heated debate

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