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Welcome to Bittescombe: All the fun of Saltburn, none of the snobbery

Forget Frome — there’s a revolution on the other side of Somerset. Just look at Bittescombe Lodge and Inn, says David Ellis

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024

Somerset man jailed for life for ‘revenge attack’ plot on old school and colleagues

Reed Wischhusen’s targets included former classmates as well as Avon and Somerset police

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024

Family of ‘murdered’ woman had to use Google to find sex offending history of fugitive ex-partner

Exclusive: The family of Kelly Faiers say they have been let down by Avon and Somerset Police as search continues for on-the-run sex offender

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

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No place like Holm: a first look at Somerset’s new restaurant with rooms

Overnight stays at one of the South-West’s best dining rooms are now on the menu. We check in for an early preview

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

Shoaib Bashir: ‘I couldn’t believe Flintoff was in front of me, calling me by my nickname’

England’s newest spin recruit tells Taha Hashim about living a crazy dream having been picked for the five-Test tour of India after only six first-class matches

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Man jailed for causing death of two sisters in 100mph crash in Somerset

Thomas Lenthall, 40, sentenced to 10 years after Maddie and Libby North, 21 and 17, were killed in Frome in July

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

How one English town fought cookie-cutter housing by daring to dream a different future

The people of Frome, in Somerset, weren’t ready to have their heritage built over with the same cheap developments that bedevil much of the UK, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

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Glastonbury festival tickets sell out in less than an hour

Standard tickets to the 2024 music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset went on sale on Sunday morning

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

This house in Froome has been transformed with colour and surprise bursts of pattern all over the house

Home provides the perfect colourful canvas for this Somerset-based illustrator’s bold work

Ideal Home · Nov 19, 2023

Drink-driver boasted ‘I’m smashed’ as he filmed himself at wheel before killing woman

Sarah Baker died after being hit by a van driven by Anton Hull in Somerset last year

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023

Meshuggah and Animals As Leaders announced for ArcTanGent

ArcTangent celebrates its tenth anniversary at Fernhill Farm, Somerset between August 14-17

Metal Hammer · Nov 16, 2023

Gift from Pulaski County leadership education group sees funding go towards workforce training for i

A $12,000 gift from those involved with Somerset leadership program Leadership Lake Cumberland is going towards supporting a workforce re-entry initiative for inmates at the Pulaski County Detention Center.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2023

Police probe hunt as stag chased by pack of ‘cruel and sadistic’ riders

Exclusive: Children were claimed to be among riders who pursued animal for over two hours in Somerset

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Fashion designer Alice Temperley's eccentric Somerset home is a maximalist's dream

Peek behind the scenes of Alice Temperley's exquisite home in Somerset, every bit as stylish as expected from a fashion designer's home

Woman & Home · Nov 8, 2023

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Metal Hammer · Nov 6, 2023

And So I Watch You From Afar, Plini, Textures and more announced for ArcTanGent Festival 2024

ArcTangent cele brates its tenth anniversary at Fernhill Farm, Somerset between August 14-17

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

Man banned from 'crawling, wriggling or writhing on the ground' after so-called 'Somerset Gimp' case

The defendant told police he 'had a few problems' before the sentence was handed down

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Somerset man banned from wearing gimp suit and writhing on ground

Joshua Hunt, 32, receives sexual risk order after police linked him to 25 ‘Somerset gimp’ incidents

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

‘Somerset gimp’ connected to 25 incidents and banned from wearing suit for 5 years

Joshua Hunt was convicted of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress after scaring female motorists while dressed in a gimp suit

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The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Police make direct appeal to on-the-run sex offender wanted in murder probe to ‘do the right’ thing

Richard Scatchard is wanted by police after the sudden death of his girlfriend at his home in Somerset

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Country diary: A calculated garden that’s still thriving

Culbone Woods, Somerset: We have Ada Lovelace and her husband to thank for this stretch of misty, coastal woodland that harbours many gems

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

The best holidays to book for December, from Christmas in the Alps to Somerset lodges

Whether chasing winter sun, cosying up on a UK staycay or sliding down freshly powdered slopes, here are the hottest holidays to end 2023

Zenger · Oct 31, 2023

Every Home Has A Ghost: Haunting Stories From Dunster, Somerset

Britain's Most Haunted Village: Dunster Filled with Ghostly Tales of Monks, Soldiers, and Witches

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

Fear and sympathy: villagers on their encounters with the ‘Somerset gimp’

The latex-clad individual has caused much distress in the sleepy West Country area, though others say they ‘feel sorry for them’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

Man accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of deliberately scaring motorists

Joshua Hunt, 32, dressed head to foot in black and wore a mask with eyes and a mouth painted on

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of terrifying female drivers in black latex suit and mask

Joshua Hunt seen writhing around on the ground during bizarre incident in Somerset, court told

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