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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Somerset and Devon digital schemes land £2m cash boost

The Heart of the South West LEP is providing the funding for the programmes which are due to run until March 2025

Birmingham Post

Twins go separate ways after identical success in A-levels

Elena and Rosa Launder are going to different universities after both getting three A*s after their studies at Millfield School in Somerset.

The Independent UK

Best hotels in Somerset 2023: Where to stay for countryside charm

Stroll the rugged countryside, browse independent shops or take a dip in the sea

The Independent UK

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Somerset bathroom firm to supply London’s Perfume Factory project

Offsite Solutions will provide ready assembled bathroom units for the residential scheme on the former Elizabeth Arden site in North Acton

Birmingham Post

Couple with 40-YEAR age gap reveal they pinch each other's bums and they'll never stop

Edna Martin, 87, and Simon Martin, 47, fell in love at a concert when she was 69 and he was 31 and the couple from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, still pack on the PDA despite odd looks

Daily Mirror

Further help for South West farmers to adjust to changes in EU funding

A scheme to assist agricultural businesses in Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has received a funding boost

Birmingham Post

Flash floods and thunderstorms give way to breezy conditions by end of week

The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm warning for areas of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset - with the likely chance of homes and businesses flooding, power cuts and transport chaos

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Flooding and heavy rain begins as thunderstorms sweep areas of England

The Met Office issued an amber thunderstorm warning for areas of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset on Monday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Antiques Roadshow guest floored by value of Rolex- but narrowly misses out on thousands

Fiona Bruce and the BBC show's experts returned to Bishop’s Palace in Wells, Somerset, for the third time in Antiques Roadshow’s history

Daily Mirror

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave scorches the country

The Independent UK

Ayr United diehard puts his shirt on backing club's women and girls

Alan Gray has made an important investment into the United women and girls' setup at Somerset.

Daily Record

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four companies have announced hosepipe bans so far, but more are expected.

The Independent UK

Woman in fierce row with neighbour over 50ft hedge admits defeat... 20 years later

Bath and North East Somerset Council have ruled that she cannot order the hedgerow to be cut short, because the trees don't block access to her property and her home still gets enough light

Daily Mirror

Met Office weather forecast as temperatures soar towards 30C across South West

Between Monday and Wednesday (August 8-10) temperatures will be between 27 and 29C in Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire, while in Somerset temperatures are forecast to not reach above 25C

Bristol Post

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Missing Somerset teenager Jayden has been found and is "safe and well"

Jayden is now safe and well

The Independent UK

Teenage boy fatally stabbed in Somerset named

Sixteen-year-old Charley Bates died following disorder among a group of people in a car park in Radstock on Sunday.

Bristol Post

Police want to speak with organisers of this week's Kill the Bill protest

Avon and Somerset Police have told Bristol Live they aim to facilitate a 'peaceful protest'

The Independent UK

Teenager charged with murder of 16-year-old in Somerset

An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Radstcock, Somerset.

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Daily Mirror

Mum-of-five dies from allergic reaction after eating vegan Pret wrap that contained milk

Celia Marsh, 42, died after eating a Pret super-veg rainbow flatbread in Bath, Somerset, which was supposedly dairy-free but in fact contained traces of milk protein

Birmingham Post

The Queen appoints new Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset

Mohammed Saddiq is the executive director of operations at Wessex Water

The Independent UK

Renter spends £4.5K on Airbnb in two months after landlords refuse to house her dog

Now living with her mother in Somerset, when Kirsty Hunt, 36, faced redundancy and losing her flat, she could not find anywhere to rent with her pet dog

The Independent UK

12 places you won’t believe are in England

Provence or Gloucestershire? Cornwall or the Med? Here are England’s most beautiful backdrops

The Guardian - AU

Australian man finds his childhood Matchbox car – five decades after it went missing in England

From a strawberry patch in Somerset to a post office in New South Wales, an ecstatic Tim Goodwin is reunited with his customised Matchbox Ford Capri

Bristol Post

I tried the TikTok-famous Golden Retriever Experience in a quaint Somerset village

I never thought I'd say the best hug I've ever had has been from a dog

Birmingham Post

Somerset's British Solar Renewables acquired by ICG debut infrastructure fund

The firm was one of the first developers of solar panels in the UK

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