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Country diary: Looking for names before time takes them away

Beckington, Somerset: We’re digging up the past in a rural churchyard, connecting people to their long-lost family members

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

Teenager arrested after suspected ‘chilli spray’ attack at Costco

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the superstore in Avonmouth, Bristol

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Katie Price Stuns Fans with Surprise Butlin's Performance After Dramatic Weight Loss

Reality TV sensation Katie Price lit up Butlin’s Minehead Resort in Somerset this Sunday with a dazzling throwback gig.

The Fashion Central · Feb 11, 2025

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Five plead not guilty to murdering Yeovil man

Michael Wheeler, from Yeovil, Somerset had not been seen or heard from since August 24, with concerns for his welfare raised on September 16.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

UK weather: homes evacuated as rain and wind continue to batter England and Wales

Severe weather warnings remain in place as Somerset declares major incident after homes and businesses flooded

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

More flooding possible for UK as rain and wind warnings remain in force

Somerset Council and police jointly declared a major incident in the region.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Explore the best British cheeses: Top expert recommendations and trends

Cheese the day with the finest British options - from Cornish Brie to Somerset Cheddar

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

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An arty stay in cider land: a brush with the Somerset countryside

A cosy cabin offers not just a place to stay but a chance to learn from local artists and discover the gentle, rolling landscape and its farm produce

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

‘We’re coming for you,’ English police chief tells domestic abusers

Exclusive: Sarah Crew of Avon and Somerset says early intervention is part of new national approach to rapists

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

Two arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 72, died following burglary

Stephen Ridgeway died in hospital a month after he was assaulted in his Somerset home.

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

Birdwatch: an unlikely encounter with the least sandpiper in Somerset

Diminutive bird breeds in Alaska and Arctic Canada and sightings in Britain are rare enough to attract a crowd

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

From farm to forest: the volunteers planting 100,000 trees in Somerset

A woodland charity has enlisted about 1,000 people to create Lower Chew Forest and help fight climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

Country diary: The ravens here are heard but not seen

Frome, Somerset: Driven out from here centuries ago, they are a presence once more – just don’t expect an easy sighting

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

‘Find Jack’: family of student who went missing in Bristol still seeking answers

Mother of Jack O’Sullivan, who disappeared nine months ago, raises questions over how police have handled the case

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

The gentle magic of walking in Somerset’s Mendip Hills

John Harris and family revisit the first halfway serious hill-walk they made in a landscape that’s more comforting than challenging – just what they’re looking for at this time of year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

From dream to reality: Go-op, Britain’s first cooperative railway

With approval to run trains between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare, services could start in 2026

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024

‘Something horrible’: Somerset pit reveals bronze age cannibalism

Oxford analysis shows evidence of bloody massacre, with hand and feet bones chewed by human molars

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Monogrammed Queen Victoria bloomers to be auctioned

A pair of slipper shoes and another undergarment – being sold by a family based in Somerset – are also up for grabs at the Hansons sale.

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Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2024

Country pub of the week: the Lord Poulett Arms, Somerset

This place is kept just as a country pubs should be: a little shabby, cast in dark wood, candlelit, and joyfully beery

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024

Four of UK’s oldest nuclear plants to run for even longer as Hinkley Point delayed

EDF extends life of reactors to ‘boost energy security’ and bridge gap before new Somerset project starts up

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Two police officers given misconduct notices after death of girl on M5

Tamzin Hall, 17, was hit by car after fleeing police vehicle which had pulled over on M5 in Somerset

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Police officers served with misconduct notices after death of 17-year-old on M5

Tamzin Ellen Hall, from Wellington, Somerset, was being taken into custody when officers pulled over and she escaped from the police car.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

Teenager who died after fleeing police vehicle was under arrest, inquest told

Tamzin Hall, 17, from Somerset, died on the M5 on November 11.

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2024

Cat wedged inside drainpipe found with head poking out of tube

John the female cat was rescued by fire crew at Clevedon Fire Station in Somerset.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024

Country Diary: Flushing out barn owls with my explosive sneezes

Frome, Somerset: Not for the first time have I accidentally disturbed a slumbering owl – this one from its perch on a squat church tower

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