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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Mounted police chase down driver using phone at wheel

Officers from Avon and Somerset Police are seen pursuing a driver in a video shared to social media.

The Independent UK

Cheese producer Wyke Farms opens new £10m butter dairy

The Somerset-based business said the new facility would help it to produce products for its growing export markets

Birmingham Post

Nearly half of Avon & Somerset Police officers are fresh out of college

Chief Constable says she understands public dissatisfaction but it will take years to get recruits up to speed

Bristol Post

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‘It’s a special place’: Somerset Levels star in new David Attenborough series

Wild Isles reveals places such as Ham Hall RSPB reserve are as rich and diverse an ecosystem as Serengeti, says BBC

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-six serving Avon & Somerset cops have committed misconduct or gross misconduct

Chief Constable revealed the figures during a grilling by the police & crime commissioner

Bristol Post

Why Button is living out his Days of Thunder NASCAR dream

Who knew that Tom Cruise would have such an impact on a nine-year old Jenson Button? Little did we know that the kid from Frome in Somerset, who was just beginning to tear up the kart tracks of the UK and then onwards to Formula 1 stardom, was so in…

Autosport

Somerset charity to deliver 1,000 schoolbags to children in Syria and Turkey

School in a Bag delivers learning supplies to disadvantaged children across the globe.

The Independent UK

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Screaming mum fights off man who tried to drag her son, 8, into his car on way to school

Avon and Somerset Police are investigating after the man pulled up in a 'dirty white estate car' before jumping out and grabbing the child on a street in Yeovil on Monday

Daily Mirror

Man charged with murdering great-great-grandfather

James O’Connor, from Hilltown in Dundee, Scotland is due before magistrates in Somerset on Thursday accused of killing 89-year-old Frederick Burge.

The Independent UK

North Coast 500 in Scotland and Somerset's Cheddar Gorge named best UK roads to drive

UK motorists have shared some of their favourite roads around the country to drive - including Snake Pass in the Peak District National Park

Daily Mirror

Stop giving daggers to retiring soldiers, says coroner after Somerset murders

Collin Reeves used ceremonial dagger he received upon leaving the army to kill couple in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Man stole two showers from Bristol B&Q before being confronted by staff and fleeing the store

Avon and Somerset Police has released a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify in connection with the theft

Bristol Post

'I trained my dog to save my life with YouTube videos - now we're going to Crufts'

Beth Ponsford, 27, from Somerset, trained her heroic assistance dog Falcon to sniff out her low blood sugar levels and perform therapy for her anxiety - all with YouTube videos at home

Daily Mirror

The northern lights appeared in southern England twice in one week - here's why this could happen again soon

People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently. But what causes this beautiful phenomena and why has it appeared so far south?

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Glastonbury 2023 line-up confirmed - Arctic Monkeys, Elton John, Guns N' Roses and more

The three household acts will headline the Somerset-based festival.

The Guardian - UK

Jaguar Land Rover owner ‘seeks £500m UK subsidy to build battery factory’

Report says Tata Motors approached Britain’s government as group weighs up site in Somerset or Spain

Daily Record

Loch Ness Monster seen ‘600 miles from home’ by shocked mother and daughter

The mysterious sea creature - which looked to be several feet long - was spotted off the Somerset coat on Sunday by eagle-eyed members of the public.

Birmingham Post

Full list of stunning buildings named by RIBA as the best in the South West

A luxury treehouse, a former jail and a reconstruction of a Roman villa are among the 23 buildings shortlisted for the 2023 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) South West Awards.

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Bristol Post

Driver walked away from crash scene in Knowle

Avon and Somerset Police has released a CCTV image of a man officers investigating the incident would like to speak to

Daily Mirror

'I spent 24 hours as a farmer - one food we should all eat, robots and chainsaw injury'

Mirror writer Nia Dalton spent a day shadowing Somerset farmer Josh Gay to see what he gets up to in 24 hours - from herding sheep to weighing cattle and eating with the seasons

Birmingham Post

First Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor arrives on site in Somerset

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, said the delivery marked a ‘significant milestone’ for one of Europe’s largest construction projects

The Guardian - UK

Make mine a Babycham! Return of the drink that added sparkle to the 70s

The Showering brothers of Somerset want a new generation to love the famous perry invented by their grandfather

USA Today Sports Media Group

Angler’s record pike is the catch of ‘several lifetimes’

A U.K. angler has gained notoriety for his recent catch of a nearly 45-pound pike that set a record for Chew Valley Lake in Somerset, England.

Birmingham Post

Italian restaurant group takes full ownership of Dorset eatery

Family-run Tamburino has two other restaurants in Yeovil and Street in Somerset

Birmingham Post

Tech components firm Gooch and Housego expects inflation to hit profits

The Somerset-based manufacturer said it had made 'steady' progress in reducing lead times after increasing production capacity

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