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'Beast of Bodmin' wild cat spotted prowling moors by terrified tourists

Dr Tom O'Shea, 35, from Frome in Somerset, filmed the large wild cat on his return to Cornwall for a visit, near to where the fabled Beast of Bodmin Moor is said to reside

Daily Mirror

Cancer patients waiting YEARS for diagnosis or treatment - as shocking figures show one sufferer waited 671 DAYS

Figures for 2022 show someone in Somerset waited about a year and eight months for a test or scan when it should only be two weeks

Daily Mirror

Delight and despair: Weston-super-Mare crowned champions while Yeovil Town's fate is sealed

There were entirely different emotions in North and South Somerset on Tuesday as Weston-super-Mare won promotion while Yeovil Town were relegated

Bristol Post

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Somerset may soon be known for more than that big lake next door

A southern Kentucky city is getting some extra publicity from multiple films being shot there. Leslie Ikerd, the executive director of See Somerset Tourism, said one movie was filmed there in February and another is underway.

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Nazi-loving nan, 92, running for election to save her local bus service

Dorothy Phillips, who had her collection of Nazi commemorative items confiscated by police in 2006, is standing for election in Radstock, Somerset, after the angry gran's bus route was scrapped

Daily Mirror

Sea shanty singers from Portishead 'super proud' to be performing at King Charles' Coronation Concert

RNLI Portishead singers The 85ers join the bill that includes Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take-That

Bristol Post

Banksy 'buys village pub for £1million' near Glastonbury Festival

Banksy has rumoured to have invested money into The Crown pub in Pilton, Somerset, the location of Glastonbury Festival, with locals claiming to have seen him in the flesh

Daily Mirror

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Teenager convicted of murdering boy in car park after killer’s mother calls 999

Joshua Delbono stabbed 16-year-old Charley Bates multiple times in Radstock, Somerset last July

The Independent UK

200 jobs created at South West nursing agency Ocean Healthcare

Ocean Healthcare provides support to private nursing homes, hospices, hospitals, and residential homes across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset

Birmingham Post

Hinkley Point C offshore works entering ‘final stages’

Two huge jack-up vessels have arrived off the coast of the nuclear power station in Somerset to help install a ‘critical’ underwater system

Birmingham Post

County cricket: Bohananon inspires Lancashire to hold Surrey to a draw

Josh Bohannon’s century denied last season’s champions as Rishi Patel set up a shock win for Leicestershire at Headingley

The Guardian - UK

'Sinister' slogan painted on seven cars in Clifton being treated as criminal damage

Police have urged the public to dial 999 if they see anybody behaving suspiciously around a vehicle

Bristol Post

County cricket: Lancashire v Surrey and more on opening day – as it happened

Surrey’s Ben Foakes steadied the champions’ innings on the opening day of the season with a crucial 76 against Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Screwfix continues to ramp up expansion plan with the opening of 85 new stores by 2024

It comes after the Somerset DIY brand saved 400 Birmingham jobs after a buyout deal

Birmingham Post

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Leonardo and Morson Projects extend helicopter engineering deal

The Somerset-based defence firm said the agreement would enable it to support engineering projects and secure work across the UK beyond its existing sites

Birmingham Post

Tech components firm Gooch and Housego's revenue rises by £16.9m

The Somerset-based company said it had passed inflated input costs from its supply chain on to its customers

Birmingham Post

Clarks UK managing director steps down from role, exiting the business

The Somerset-headquartered retailer has confirmed that it is looking for a replacement

Bristol Post

No arrests after Bristol City and Reading fans 'brawl in street' near Temple Meads

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing to anyone with information on the brawl between Bristol City and Reading fans on Saturday, April 1

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The rise of the 'mega-MAT' as 28 schools in Bristol and Somerset merge

It will run schools for 12,000 children

Daily Mirror

Green Cross Code for toads crossing roads as patrol sets out to save them

BBC1’s Wild Isles will show how, in one Somerset village, an army of high-vis patrollers are out stopping traffic to allow toads to safely navigate the streets

Evening Standard

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sprawling childhood home in Somerset for sale for £2.75 million

The Rees-Mogg family moved into the house in 1978 and remained until 2001.

Evening Standard

Family pays tribute to ‘dearly loved’ church warden amid murder probe

Beryl Purdy was found dead at her house in Broomfield, Somerset

The Guardian - UK

Police call in watchdog as man sent to secure unit after woman’s death

Avon and Somerset police refer themselves to IOPC after fatal assault on 86-year-old in Somerset

Daily Mirror

Family of couple murdered in home by ex-commando launch bid to overturn appeal win

Collin Reeves brutally stabbed neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Taunton, Somerset, while their children were asleep upstairs

Bristol Post

E-cigarettes stolen from Bristol newsagents prompts police appeal

Avon and Somerset Police would like to speak to the man pictured

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