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Gerry Hunt obituary

Other lives: Headteacher who was a community champion in the village of Pill, in Somerset

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Pizza dough and TV prison dramas: how Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe survived jail in Iran

Former charity worker tells Big Brue festival in Somerset of the strange comforts that helped her during imprisonment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

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In 2019, seven detectorists found 2,584 silver pennies in a Somerset field; five years later...

Recently, a noteworthy trove of Norman-era silver coins was obtained for the nation, worth £4.3 million, establishing it as the most significant treasure discovery in British history. This cache highlights the political turmoil that ensued post-Norman Conquest of England. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this historic…

The Times of India · Sep 17

English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft

Initiative aims to keep alive age-old skill, and at Muchelney Abbey in Somerset improve habitat for the shrill carder bee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Country diary: Drama on the trail cam – this is Somerset’s version of a snow leopard

Frome: We’ve been trying to help out struggling hedgehogs, and finally we have a sighting. But how long should we intervene for?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook

Attenders will be asked to take part in tests to see if they have become more open to views they do not agree with

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

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Holiday park company ‘on its last legs’ named worst in the UK

The Somerset site scored just two stars in all categories of a recent Which? survey

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Somerset vigilante stops Co-op shoplifter – then gets mowed down by getaway car

Hayley Bush’s heroic actions to try to stop the shoplifter at a Co-op store in Paulton, Somerset, comes as retailers lose billions of pounds a year to the criminals

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Champagne moment as champions Durham promoted: county cricket, day four – as it happened

Join Tanya Aldred for updates from the latest round of County Championship matches

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Glastonbury fans have just one day left to register for 2027 festival before deadline closes

The next edition of the Somerset music festival will take place from Wednesday, June 23, to Sunday, June 27, 2027

Evening Standard · Sep 10

In 2012, Kevin McCloud built a tiny woodland home from salvaged materials; a year later, he moved and upgraded it on a Somerset cliff using waste-powered electricity

British designer Kevin McCloud has crafted an off-grid cabin utilizing salvaged materials, long before the tiny home trend gained traction. His groundbreaking design ingeniously harnesses animal waste for electricity production. With a focus on affordability and simpler lifestyles, tiny homes have captured the interest of many young individuals. McCloud’s £5,000…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

Warwickshire thrash Glamorgan and lay down gauntlet to rivals: county cricket, day two – as it happened

Warwickshire threw a bear-shaped gauntlet on the Championship turf by demolishing Glamorgan in less than two days

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

Most of the countryside around the Holnicote estate in Somerset has been dry and dusty for most of the summer. But one corner remains conspicuously green.

The Conversation · Sep 7

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Surrey beat Yorkshire; Somerset thrash Glamorgan: county cricket, day three – as it happened

Somerset beat Glamorgan by an innings while Surrey triumphed by one wicket at the Oval

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Baby swans rescued in IKEA bags from roadside in Somerset

The wildlife charity described the swan rescue as an ‘exceptional situation’

The Times of India · Sep 3

In 1996, a young TV reporter bought an abandoned 1830s lighthouse after it failed to sell at auction; he turned its 110-foot tower into an eight-storey home

Standing on Berrow Road in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Burnham High Lighthouse looks more like a giant white chimney than a house. Built for Trinity House in the 1830s, the circular brick tower was designed by Joseph Nelson to work alongside Burnham’s Low Lighthouse and guide ships through the shifting waters of…

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

Hampshire make Kuggeleijn U-turn; Somerset dominate Glamorgan: county cricket, day one – as it happened

At the Oval, Yorkshire limped along from the ignominy of one for three, and David Bedingham passed 1,000 runs for the season

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

The Times of India · Aug 27

Humans stepped back from this UK dairy farm in 2023; three years later, wildlife returns as 27 more bird species appear and butterfly numbers more than double

A former dairy farm in the UK has undergone a striking transformation after humans stepped back and allowed natural processes to reshape the land. At Heal Somerset, a 460-acre site in Somerset acquired by the rewilding charity Heal in December 2022, the first three years of nature recovery have brought…

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Unexplained death of baby in Somerset – man and woman arrested

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The Independent UK · Aug 25

Two arrested after baby’s unexplained death at Somerset home

The death is being treated as unexplained following an initial forensic postmortem examination

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Tinder conman claimed he had cancer in devious trap to swindle victims out of £70k

Joseph Gibson, 35, told his victims he had cancer and needed money to fund his treatment, as well as impressing them with his so-called wealth

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Wessex Water Hosepipe Ban in Effect Amid Record Heat: These Everyday Uses Are Now Restricted

Wessex Water enforces a hosepipe ban across Bath, Somerset, Dorset, and Wiltshire amid record heat and dry weather. Learn how it affects outdoor use, exemptions, and conservation tips.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Wessex Water Hits 1.4 Million Customers With First Historic Hosepipe Ban Since 1976 as Drought Worsens

Wessex Water's first hosepipe ban since 1976 will affect 1.4 million customers across Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire as drought worsens.

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