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Pontins seaside town now haunted by empty bars, derelict shops and deserted streets

Many holidaymakers head for the sprawling Pontins Holiday Park each summer, but this year marks the start of a three year construction project at the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant which will close down the holiday park.

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Glastonbury Festival 2023: The Black Keys 'will never play again' at Worthy Farm after 'insult'

The huge act has vowed to never return to Worthy Farm

Bristol Post

'Enchanting' town near Bristol becoming a magnet for Londoners

Bradford-on-Avon's popularity keeps growing

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'I tried Tesco's diet meals and there was a clear winner'

One dish was 'surprisingly tasty'

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"I visited the hidden pub that serves the best ploughman's in the West Country"

It's only a short drive from Bristol

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Rees-Lightning and a majestic swan dive: West Country Premiership Team of the Week (Round 8)

This week's selection sees Gloucester nearly clean sweep with 13 selections, alongside a single representative from Exeter Chiefs and Bristol Bears

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Ghost dubbed the 'woman in white' haunts beauty spot and tells visitors to 'f*** off'

The potty-mouthed phantom has been abusing people in Somerset's Quantock Hills, locals claim, as the woman in white tells people to go away at historic Dead Woman's Ditch

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'Unresponsive, grey and silent' baby would have died if delivered even one hour later

A mum has shared how her baby miraculously survived after being born "unresponsive, grey and silent" - and says doctors told her he would've died if she had got to the hospital just one hour later

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Outrage after mural of the Queen vandalised just hours after being made

A mural of the Queen in Somerset has been ruined after vandals spray painted "pay inheritance tax" over her face less than 24 hours after it was completed

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Three Butlin's resorts bought for £300m

The wider Butlin's business is still up for sale and is expected to fetch around £700m

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Three Butlin's resorts bought for £300m in deal with new landlords

The wider Butlin's business is still up for sale and is expected to fetch around £700million

Bristol Post

Potential buyers mull Butlin's takeover as Blackstone looks to offload holiday parks

The holiday parks at Minehead, Skegness and Bognor Regis were put up for sale last year

Birmingham Post

Butlin's: Potential buyers line up to purchase Butlin's for huge price tag

It is believed the price tag for the three Butlin's sites will be in the region of £600m

Bristol Post

Life in the village dubbed 'kindest in the UK' - where people from Bristol are flocking to

A number of people have made the move from Bristol to Congresbury - and say the 'lifestyle is so nice and friendly'

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Family 'barricade' themselves in Premier Inn room after 'youths' try and kick door in

"We eventually managed to get to sleep at around 4am"

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Distraught elderly lady heartbroken as tiny puppy is snatched from her car

Pet charity Beauty's Legacy has launched an appeal for information after a 14-week-old dachshund puppy was suddenly snatched from an elderly owner's car in Somerset

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