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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Woman pays just £10 a month for electricity thanks to series of thrifty hacks

Kerry Collinson, 51, from Somerset took action after her energy bills started to increase earlier this year.

Daily Record

20 worst Covid hotspots as hospitalisations rise 27% and UK 'definitely in a new wave'

Department of Health data shows parts of the South West have the highest case rates, with Somerset, Gloucestershire, Torbay, Plymouth and Bristol among the worst affected

Daily Mirror

Woman only pays £10 a month on electricity bills thanks to these thrifty hacks

Kerry Collinson, from Somerset, has managed to cut her energy bills by making a series of swaps such as cooking with a camp stove and using electric blankets to keep warm

Daily Mirror

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Closure of HSBC branches in Somerset described as 'devastating blow'

The Frome site is being shut in the year of its centenary

Birmingham Post

Law firm Clarke Willmott appoints new head of office in Somerset

Kirill Bingham will lead the group's second-largest office across its national operations

Birmingham Post

Fresh calls for bin collections every three weeks in North Somerset

Plans to trial the idea in North Somerset were originally put on hold in February

Bristol Post

Gritters are out in Bristol and Somerset as icy conditions grip roads

Road users urged to take care

Bristol Post

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Packaging firm near Bristol acquired by larger South West group

Surepack in South Gloucestershire has been bought by Somerset-based Wessex Packaging

Birmingham Post

100 jobs on offer in healthcare recruitment drive in the south west

Positions in nursing, home support and catering with both full and part-time positions are available in Bristol, Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire

Bristol Post

Craft brewery founders 'heartbroken' after company falls into administration

Wild Beer Co, which is based in Somerset but also has a taproom in Bristol, said it had been facing "adverse trading conditions"

Birmingham Post

Family of mum who died after eating Pret wrap meant to be dairy free call for action

Mum-of-five Celia Marsh suffered a fatal anaphylactic reaction after eating a vegan rainbow wrap which contained yoghurt at a Pret branch in Bath, Somerset in 2017

Daily Mirror

Somerset wedding and hat shop to close after 30 years

Compton House of Fashion in Wedmore is holding a closing down sale in the run-up to Christmas

Birmingham Post

12 staycations for 2023 for under £500

From a converted barn on the edge of Somerset’s AONB, to a cottage in a medieval market town in Shropshire, there’s something for every month of the year

Wales Online

Bellway submits plans for Somerset housing development

The proposals include a new car park, play area and footpaths around the site of the scheme in Axbridge

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The Independent UK

Girl sexually assaulted on pathway behind school as police issue E-fit

The victim has come forward after she was sexually assaulted in Nailsea, Somerset three years ago - police have issued new appeal

Birmingham Post

Mulberry plunges to loss as shoppers cut back on luxury goods

The Somerset-based fashion retailer has been hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis

Evening Standard

Children in hospital after schoolbus overturns in Somerset

Several children are in hospital after a school bus crashed and flipped over in Somerset.

The Independent UK

Man in critical condition after being shot by police

Man was inside a property which was part of a firearms investigation, police say

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Daily Mirror

Bus carrying children FLIPS during school run with a 'number' in hospital for injuries

The emergency services rushed to the scene in Frome, Somerset, on the B3090 Oldford Hill at about 3.35pm with an investigation launched into the case of the crash

The National (Scotland)

Scottish hotels named in list of the UK's best boutique locations

A number of Scottish hotels have been named among the best in the UK in a new list celebrating the country's top boutique locations.

The Independent UK

Four arrested after police seize 230kg of cocaine buried inside animal feed and oranges

A shipment of animal feed from Colombia to a farm in Somerset was found to contain the class A drug

Daily Mirror

'Devoted' dad killed in accident at UK's nuclear power plant as family pay tribute

Jason Waring, 48, died from his injuries after an incident at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset. His wife Sarah describes him as a 'loving father'

Nottingham Post

Tributes to 'loving and devoted' Notts man Jason Waring who died in construction site incident

He was also a 'much respected and well-liked' colleague

Daily Mirror

UK’s best 50 luxury and boutique hotels revealed - see the full list

Lime Wood in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, The Newt in Bruton, Somerset, and Heckfield Place in Hook, Hampshire, have been named in a list of the top 50 boutique hotels in the UK by Taylors of Harrogate

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