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  • Lockdown prompts fall in crime in Somerset

    CRIME has fallen over the last year in Somerset, official police records reveal. Avon and Somerset Constabulary recorded 33,805 offences in Somerset in the 12 months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was a decrease

  • 10 rainy day things to do in Somerset

    IT was always going to happen. After experiencing glorious sunshine for the the past week, it abruptly comes to an end, just in time for the first weekend of the summer holidays. But fear not, Somerset offers plenty of indoor fun to keep the kids

  • Shocking Covid death toll in Somerset care homes revealed

    THE tragic coronavirus death toll in Somerset care homes has been revealed. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it was publishing figures on death notifications it received from named homes for the first time in a bid to be transparent, following

  • Somerset braced for bad weather after Met Office warning

    SOMERSET could face thuderstorms and FLOODING today, the Met Office has warned. After enduring a heatwave this week, with temperatures hitting 30C, a weather warning has been issued covering the county, warning of severe thunderstorms.  The