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Jail for woman who ran brothel in Somerset

GET VOTING: Somerset locations up for BBC Countryfile Awards

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Railway from Taunton to Devon and Cornwall to be closed for almost three weeks for maintenance work

Boost for Somerset helicopter plant with five-year MoD contract

'MAJOR CONCERNS': 200-home plan for Chard delayed by council

New private-members and swingers club open at restored country house

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Person cut free after vehicle flips onto roof on A303

New Year and new art exhibition at Ilminster Arts Centre

20 years in the making - Grand plan for Chard is 'five trees and a bench'

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Viral Baby Shark lights finish fundraising with massive number of views

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Gritting plans "gamble with students' education" say heads

Person dies after being hit by train

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Folk and jazz at Ilminster Arts Centre

QUIZ: How comfortable are YOU financially (this poll says you need two homes)

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Disabled worker's rage after being refused bus entry again

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WEATHER WARNING

Weather warning for ice issued across Somerset

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Brain injury victim's recovery milestone with teaching job

Firefighters called to tackle chimney fire in Combe St Nicholas

More than 120,000 babies and young children not registered with a GP

Avon and Somerset PC sacked for lying in assault case

Chard stabbing victim admits looking at child porn when attacked

BREXIT VOTE: How Somerset MPs voted

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BREXIT VOTE: Somerset MP on why he voted down Theresa May's deal - but still backs her as PM

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SNAKE SURPRISE!: 13ft-long PYTHON found in Somerset layby

Business man caught doing 120mph in £40K car keeps licence over 'exceptional hardship'

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Everything you need to know about today's Brexit vote

Scheme at Musgrove Park Hospital saves patients 'thousands of nights' in hospital - and £2 million

MEP hits out at 'hugely damaging' tunnel plan for A303 at Stonehenge

Drunk man drove in Chard with half empty bottle of Lambrini in car

Watch out for these signs your dog has chlamydia

TRAFFIC

Woman airlifted to hospital and long delays on M5 following serious crash

Waitrose cut 1,300 tonnes of black plastic from its products in 2018

New 50p coin collection released to mark coin's 50th anniversary

Chard bank rumoured to have stored Crown Jewels during war goes on sale

Students set to have artwork displayed at Chard's Guildhall

How to get 18 days off work using just 9 days of leave in 2019

Masterchef finalist to give free advice to budding Somerset chefs

Charity receives £80,000 in bid to cut carbon emissions

Be an award winner like Rebecca - enter the 2019 South West Farmer Awards!

It is now illegal for your partner to do these 10 things

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Council gets £1.35m VAT bill for battery scheme 'investment'

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Britain should brace itself for a cold snap, forecasters warn

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Teachers in England miss 50,000 days a week due to illness, figures reveal

BIG INTERVIEW: BBC Presenter Alice Roberts digs into Britain's past in Somerset

Council to spend £33k on new 'mobile devices' for councillors

Keep your canines clean with local lady's new business

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'There will be short term pain before long term gain' if 200 homes plan is approved

International stars' final show helps raise £14k for village

Rate of stillbirths in England and Wales falls to record low, figures reveal

More than 600 turn out to pay respects to Paddy Ashdown

Fear that 'UK farms will struggle to survive' in no-deal Brexit, say Unions

School's warning after "man approached a child in an inappropriate manner"

Massive £23,000 target hit by Catherine Wells-Burr charity

Tory MP apologises for 'disgraceful' remark during Paddy Ashdown tribute

Festive fundraiser sees donation total top £3,000

Cold call about pensions? Report it - firms could now be fined

23-month ban for Chard driver two and a half times limit

Emily Eavis reveals another Glastonbury Festival headliner...

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Entries open to take part in award-winning food festivals across Somerset

Fight in pub on Boxing Day sparks police investigation

Paddy Ashdown funeral details confirmed

Sport

FOOTBALL: Robins and Blues both on home soil

FOOTBALL: Robins pegged back by second-half penalty

GIVE IT A GO: Make a splash with Chard Swimming Club

PICTURES: Blues and Lydeard contest closely-fought derby

HOCKEY: West Dorset breakaways scupper Chard hopes

PICTURES: Chard Ladies match league leaders in thrilling encounter

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Sport

CRICKET: Boost for Somerset as Leach puts pen to paper

FOOTBALL: In-form Blues overwhelm Odd Down

RUGBY: Purple patch sees visitors past spirited Chard

FOOTBALL: Last-gasp heartbreak for Lady Glovers

FOOTBALL: Robins on song in thrilling away win

COUNTY CRICKET: Somerset talent pens new deal

New year, new you? Sports to try in South Somerset in 2019

FOOTBALL: Chard and Ilminster on the road to struggling sides

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National sport

Auchinleck Talbot stun neighbours Ayr to reach Scottish Cup last 16

Klopp hails ‘world-class’ Salah after netting 50th Premier League goal

Mourinho: I didn’t get transfer backing like Guardiola and Klopp

Cavani and Mbappe hit hat-tricks as PSG thrash cup conquerors Guingamp 9-0

Dyche left frustrated as late offside call denies Burnley win at Watford

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez hails Fabian Schar after brace in Cardiff victory

Arnautovic wasn’t mentally ready to play, says Hammers boss Pellegrini

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Cold weather ‘here to stay’ with disruptive snow possible, say forecasters

Two patients die after contracting pigeon droppings infection at hospital

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It Ain’t Half Hot Mum actor Windsor Davies dies aged 88

Yellow vest protests continue in France despite Macron outreach

Masked robber armed with shotgun targets shop

Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya

Duke of Edinburgh ‘pictured driving Land Rover’ two days after crash

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