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Three more deaths after positive coronavirus tests at Musgrove Park Hospital

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Biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases in Somerset

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'£12bn business boost with councils now' and more in latest Downing Street update

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Hinkley C taking further steps to 'limit contact between site and local community'

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Four in car in Taunton going to see mate 'not social distancing'

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Bill for Watchet harbour wall repairs could top £1m

Tanker transporting liquid nitrogen catches fire near Taunton

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Taunton town centre festival CANCELLED due to coronavirus

Nature reserves close but Somerset Wildlife Trust social media campaign thriving

Why Argos store on Taunton outskirts can stay open during COVID-19 crisis

Somerset to furlough 'significant proportion' of club staff

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Somerset coronavirus appeal raises £275,000 to help vulnerable people

MESSAGE OF HOPE: More rainbow pictures from creative children

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Somerset midwife's call for free hospital parking answered by Government

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'Irresponsible' person who threw firework in postbox wastes firefighters' time

Close doors and windows warning as firefighters tackle landfill blaze

Two people travel 75 miles to Minehead 'to exercise'

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BID to levy funds from firms to attract more shoppers scuppered by coronavirus

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'Predatory and manipulative' ex-PC barred by Avon and Somerset Police

Police chief on coronavirus rules - 'Issuing fines is a last resort'

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Taunton Bus Station closed for good as operator considers coronavirus service reductions

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Plans to turn allotment into graveyard at parish church

Somerset patient dies after positive Covid-19 result

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Number of coronavirus cases in Somerset rises by eight

New £45 contactless card limit to be rolled out as part of measures to combat coronavirus

ALL CLEAR: M5 is quiet as drivers obey coronavirus 'stay at home' rules

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Rough sleepers to be put up at former police training base

Redundant care home brought back into use as council pleads for carer help

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Message of hope - children busy making rainbow pictures

Taunton park and ride site remains closed

Lorry blaze involving thousands of litres of liquid nitrogen

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Care home improves rating after latest inspection

COLUMN

'Our community is rising to the challenge,' says MP

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Taunton Flower Show CANCELLED as coronavirus crisis continues to unfold

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Self isolating mum, 94, and son, 71, thank neighbours for support

“Tens of thousands” of stranded British travellers to be flown home

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Park and Ride site closed after travellers attempt to settle

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Another Taunton store faces uncertain future as company goes into administration

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Positive Covid-19 cases in Somerset jump up by 10 as UK total exceeds 20,000

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CORONAVIRUS

EasyJet grounds all its flights 'indefinitely' - what to do if you have tickets booked

Send us your rainbow pictures and photos of how you're coping at home

BREAKING LOCKDOWN: Firefighters called to SWAN wandering around on the M5 motorway

Garden fire destroys owner's shed - and the neighbour's shed

PICTURES

Silence has descended on Somerset high streets...

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Farmers' plans for shepherds huts to boost income

Hairdressers plans to move into former opticians in Taunton town centre

Somerset's public rights of way to stay open during coronavirus outbreak

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Concert pianist is still performing to hundreds in Somerset with special shows

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BBC is giving free DAB radios for people over 70 - How to apply or nominate someone

Somerset women arrested after officers spat on, coughed at and attacked while attending incidents

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Garden shed destroyed after accidental fire in Taunton

You could soon be fined for praying outside a Somerset abortion clinic

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Britain in Bloom competition will not go ahead due to COVID-19 outbreak

All parts of the country now on 'emergency footing' against coronavirus crisis

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Four more cases of coronavirus confirmed in Somerset today

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PM writing to every UK household to urge people to stay home in fight against coronavirus

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Coronavirus lockdown will last for a ‘significant period’, warns Gove

Seven more cases of Covid-19 in Somerset as UK death toll reaches 1,019

New fleet of recycling trucks and rubbish collection lorries will be on Somerset's streets tomorrow

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Plans to abolish Somerset councils would create new 'distant' body 'larger than Luxembourg'

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Performances postponed at Taunton theatre

Sport

Somerset to furlough 'significant proportion' of club staff

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Funding of £61 million to help cricket get through coronavirus crisis

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics rescheduled

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Sport

Wellington School pupil lands heptathlon title

‘Worrying times’ for rugby club

Young Enmore talent sets sights on pro golf career

County League football season terminated

Reaction

Peacocks boss reflects on season's end

Southern and Western League clubs learn season's fate

Southern League wants season 'terminated immediately'

Coronavirus

Professional cricket put off until end of May

Coronavirus

English rugby season ends early

Taunton Town plans ground improvements for National League level

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The game's gone... but what do you want to see?

Coronavirus

Somerset in 'regular discussions' over changes to cricket season

Coronavirus

Recreational cricket suspended

Somerset signing Wade ruled out by injury

Red & Blacks triumph in pulsating cup tie

Coronavirus

Grassroots sport off the menu

Taunton races to take place 'behind closed doors' as coronavirus precaution

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National sport

Overwhelming majority of YouGov poll thinks footballers should accept wage cuts

You have to bite the bullet and think of others – Kyle Walker on lockdown life

Darts defies shutdown as top stars do battle online from their own homes

Khabib Nurmagomedov insists he will not break quarantine to fight in UFC 249

Coronavirus wrap: Wimbledon cancelled and Euro 2020 play-offs delayed again

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises ‘real heroes’ in NHS

Women’s Euro 2021 moved back to 2022, says Danish FA

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Property Plus

PROPERTY NEWS

Somerset Quakers put Bath Friends Meeting House up for sale

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Find out what's planned in Somerset

Countdown to memorial charity auction

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The latest plans for Somerset

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The latest plans for Somerset

Furniture with a flourish at antiques sale

HOMES & GARDENS

Welcome in the festive season with Yankee Candle

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Business

BUSINESS

COLUMN: Selling your home? Here's if and when to pay tax, by Sarah Twist

CORONAVIRUS

Book shop offers free home delivery and vows to stay open amid crisis

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BUDGET 2020

SOMERSET REACTS: Business Rate scrap and Coronavirus response lead budget

Somerset attraction wins GOLD at tourism awards event

Transport issues on the menu at Somerset Chamber's first business breakfast of 2020

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Farmer

Farmer ploughs love letter to the NHS into his 20 acre field

Sedgemoor Livestock Market report, Monday March 30

NFU provides new service to report coronavirus impact on farming

Thousands sign petition calling for high food standards

New report supports benefits of paying farmers to look after soil

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National news

Covid-19 patients could have treatment withdrawn to save others

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Covid-19: Almost 950,000 people apply for Universal Credit in two weeks

Milder winter is boost for smaller birds, nationwide survey shows

Patients offered virtual GP appointments in Wales

Charity launches UK’s first free food delivery service for homeless

Lockdown brewing perfect storm for offenders to abuse children online – NSPCC

Drug treatment could see babies with brain cancer ‘spared chemotherapy’

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