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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland

The beavers released included a mother and her three children, and a pair.

Evening Standard

Birdwatch: Rain, water, wings – a winter’s gift at Cheddar reservoir

Vast flocks of birds return to Somerset and a rare grebe turns an ordinary walk into something special

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’

Community organiser Jon Barrett says event, inspired by the tradition Solmōnaþ, aims to reconnect people with benefits of mud

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MP Dan Norris further arrested over sex offence allegations

Avon and Somerset Police began investigating a man in his 60s in December 2024.

Evening Standard

Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office

A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground.

Evening Standard

Nearly 150 flood alerts in place across England in aftermath of Storm Chandra

Met Office issues yellow rain alerts in south-west, with 66 flood warnings – indicating expected flooding – in force

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‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset

Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett

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Don McCullin review – shattered stone heads and severed limbs echo the horrors he saw in war

The feted photographer’s latest exhibition starts with images of ancient scultures depicting devotion and violence, before moving to war pictures and brooding Somerset landscapes

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Country diary: Rowdy or charming, there’s no one way to wassail

Wellington and Wiveliscombe, Somerset: This movable pagan feast can be celebrated very differently, but it’s all to thank the apple trees and fire up their sap

The Guardian - UK

Retired couple fear ‘scariest’ Storm Chandra flooding as major incident declared

Lesley and John Parker, from Somerset, also criticised the Environment Agency for their response to the storm

The Independent UK

Environment Agency tells people to stay vigilant as flood risk continues

About 63 properties have been flooded across the country.

Evening Standard

‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed

People in south-west mop up after Storm Chandra and prepare for next bout of rain, with major incident declared

The Guardian - UK

Storm Chandra latest: Fears further heavy rainfall could bring worst flooding in more than a decade

Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK a

The Independent UK

Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts follow Storm Chandra heavy rain

A major incident was declared in Somerset on Tuesday evening.

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Major incident declared as Storm Chandra brings flooding

Somerset Council said on Tuesday evening that an estimated 50 properties have been affected by flooding.

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In Somerset, I found glorious proof that England can build great council houses. So what is holding us back?

It was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Paul MacLeavy obituary

Other lives: Drainage engineer who later became a magician, performing professionally, and for charity, in Somerset

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London leaver: 'My £400k Glastonbury home cost a third what I sold for in Camberwell'

Katie Young says swapping south London for Somerset offered an affordable new start post divorce

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London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast

West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan hope police decision on Glastonbury set ‘inspires others to speak up’

Avon and Somerset Police said ‘no further action’ will be taken following an investigation into comments made during the punk duo’s Glastonbury set.

The Independent UK

One of UK’s rarest plants brought back from brink of extinction

The Species Recovery Trust aims to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction in the UK by 2050

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Sign of a wet sense of humour in Somerset

The Guardian - UK

Police end investigation into Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset police says there is ‘insufficient’ evidence for realistic prospect of conviction

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‘We’ve seen it decimate areas’: Somerset town’s traders oppose parking charges

Traders on Clevedon’s Hill Road say they fear the proposals could hasten the decline of independent retail as councils across Britain look to raise income by forcing shoppers to pay to park

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‘You can’t beat a wintry walk on a crisp, bright day’: readers’ favourite UK winter activities

From rock pooling in Somerset to stargazing in Northumberland, our readers share their favourite seasonal outdoor activities

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