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Lib Dem deputy leader visits Burnham-on-Sea ahead of local elections

Tourism awards organisers win prestigious Gold award

EASTER PICTURES: 10 sunny snaps as Somerset enjoys the long Easter weekend

Call 999 if you see wanted man with Somerset links

700 jobs created thanks to council's work with developers

Almost 1,000 pubs closed last year - but it's not all bad news in Somerset...

BARB issues safety advice after van engulfed by tide

'We’re so proud to be part of your journey': Glastonbury Festival organisers back childhood bereavement charity

IVF firms warned against 'trading on hope'

'Festivals encourage adventurous children,' survey finds

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Big three mobile firms failing to offer good customer service, watchdog finds

'Action needs to happen now to help children get the care they need'

Care home holds house-warming party to celebrate new 'household' area

Burnham Rotary Club is inviting residents to have a free blood pressure check

Highbridge park awarded five stars by South West in Bloom

IT'S NATIONAL TEA DAY!: How much tea do we drink?

Start talking for Dementia Action Week

Eccentric Somerset aristocrat pledges 50 trees to help rebuild Notre Dame

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Helium balloons cause hundreds of train delays every year, Network Rail warns

Somerset home educator slams government plan to register all children not in school

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Everything you need to know about the local election count

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Burnham-on-Sea runner set to tackle London Marathon for charity

Somerset man jailed for encouraging kids to fight in park

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The Friends of Apex Park team up with wildlife charity to run photo competition

BANK HOLIDAY: Roads to avoid this Easter as people enjoy 4-day weekend

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All you need to know about supermarket Easter opening hours

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An ambulance will attend a 999 incident in Somerset every 5 or 6 minutes over Easter

Burnham-on-Sea woman set to take on Mendip Challenge in memory of cousin

CAMPAIGN

TIME FOR GRACE'S LAW: Heartbroken parents call for change in law to get justice for their unborn daughter

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US politician AOC will NOT be attending Glastonbury Festival

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Pink moon set to light up Somerset skies on Good Friday

Hospice 'over the moon' after receiving £8,000 donation from Brean Leisure Park

Megabus driver slammed for making INCEST jokes during journey

COMPETITION

WIN sausages for a whole year in Somerset Day competition

Deadline for Burnham-on-Sea solar farm funding is fast approaching

Dog warden bitten by stray dog while on patrol in Berrow

Highbridge furniture store set to host official launch event

80s pop idols among latest acts confirmed for Glastonbury Festival

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Couple spend more than £3,000 rescuing stray kitten from freezing streets of Mongolia

This Nasa photo shows what Somerset looks like from space

Plans to turn former Highbridge Library building into flats approved despite opposition

Shoppers help charity bag £4,000 of funding to help veterans

Somerset council and health trust ordered to apologise after woman dies in care home

Weather warning issued for heavy fog across much of Somerset

FINAL sale of Glastonbury Festival tickets confirmed

Dad hopes new cooking group will help Somerset parents

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PICTURES

Hundreds of pounds raised at Highbridge Easter fair

Labour government would scrap primary school SATs in bid to end 'extreme pressure testing'

Somerset dairy farmers launch milk vending machine and farm shop business

Heart-warming tale of two unlikely brothers

ASDA accused of leaving 3,000 staff worse off amid contract changes

Burnham-on-Sea charity's glamorous ball raises £2,000

Somerset families finding out about primary school places - with 92% getting their first choice

Somerset protestors join Extinction Rebellion demonstration in London

Photos show Land Rover badly damaged following fire in Axbridge

Photos show Notre Dame spire collapse as fire engulfs Paris cathedral

County cricketers and a vacuum cleaner could clean up in Somerset Day match

Daredevil braves cave plunge and raises £1,000 for hospice

Stolen baby bunny faces death if it is not returned to animal park

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Rental market changes gives greater protection to tenants by banning evictions at short notice

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CHECK YOUR SPEED: Where police mobile cameras will be this week

Sport

Somerset edge home in nail-biting Cardiff classic

REACTION: Banton comes of age and delivers innings Somerset were waiting for

AS IT HAPPENED: Somerset crush Kent in One-Day Cup opener

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Burnham-on-Sea RFC win thrilling Somerset Vase final

PREVIEW: Somerton up next for comeback kings United

Burnham United seek new chairperson - could it be you?

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Sport

Banton: First Somerset century was "best feeling I've had on a cricket field"

COUNTY CRICKET: Somerset name squad for One-Day Cup opener

SPEEDWAY: Covatti on top form as Brummies beaten

Somerset head coach responds to Buttler rumours

Somerset sportswear firm supply kit to Papua New Guinea rugby players

England name Cricket World Cup squad

Botham among Somerset legends set to appear at Gillette Cup anniversary event

COUNTY CRICKET: Buttler 'set for Somerset return'

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Norwich’s Premier League promotion party put on hold

James Milner will become a Manchester United fan for first time as title race goes to wire

James Cahill leads Ronnie O’Sullivan as amateur seeks Sheffield shock

Norwich’s promotion party put on hold

Selby's bid for world No.1 status starts on underwhelming note

Khan determined to rebuild reputation after ‘quit’ accusations

Sissoko set to miss Ajax showdown for Spurs

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British mother and children confirmed among Sri Lanka terror victims

Customers sue police over recordings at Kraft-linked massage parlour

Trump opens Easter Egg Roll with talk of border wall

More than 140 people contact police over Lyra McKee murder

SpaceX suffers serious setback as crew capsule bursts into flames

Hottest Easter Monday on record across UK, Met Office says

MSPs to vote on Greens’ bid to boost GP funding

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