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Police say missing 84-year-old man from Somerset FOUND
UPDATE: Police say Peter has been found alive and well. POLICE have expressed concern for the welfare of an 84-year-old man who went missing earlier today (Thursday). Peter has disappeared from North Somerset. Officers believe he has travelled
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Somerset market to relocate for 14 weeks while town improvements take place
A MENDIP market is relocating while regeneration work takes place in the town. Traders at the Shepton Mallet Friday Market will set up their stalls at Great Ostry Car Park from March 19 for 14 weeks. The market will still run from 9am until 2pm
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Sainsbury's announce 1,150 jobs at risk amid supermarket restructuring
AROUND 1,150 Sainsbury’s employees are at risk of losing their jobs as part of a company restructuring. The plans will see around 500 head-office jobs cut, the supermarket confirmed. The supermarket giant said chief executive Simon Roberts
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Four skin conditions you should look out for that could be a sign of coronavirus
PEOPLE are being warned to keep an eye on their skin amid four Covid-19 skin complaints, with rashes the only sign for one in five people. By now, most people are well aware of the main coronavirus symptoms which are a fever, a dry cough, and a
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August targets improvement in his WBC title defence
TAUNTON boxer Pawel August has promised to keep his emotions in check when he returns to Gniew Castle in Poland to defend his WBC International Silver title against Max Miszczenko on Friday night, writes Marc Gatford. The unbeaten light heavyweight
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The Somerset pubs getting ready to re-open on April 12
SOMERSET'S pubs and restaurants with outside areas are getting ready to open up again in just over a month following the easing of lockdown measures. Among the pubs welcoming back customers from Monday, April 12, is the Ring of Bells, in St James
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Licensees quit Taunton pub 'due to Covid and lack of support'
THE owners of a pub off Taunton town centre are looking to new people to run it after the current licensees announced they were leaving. Jess and Phil, of the Princess Royal, in Canon Street, posted on Facebook to inform people they were quitting
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Pakistan Super League suspended after more Covid-19 cases reported
THE Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been suspended after seven cases of Covid-19 were reported. Yesterday Somerset batsman Tom Banton confirmed that he was isolating after a positive test, and the Daily Mail has reported that his Somerset team-mate
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WORLD BOOK DAY 2021: Send us your brilliant pictures
3:57pm This is a picture of Brychan J from Millfield Prep School in Glastonbury and he has been inspired by the book '
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Man steals mobile phone from 11-year-old boy
A MAN stole a mobile phone from an 11-year-old boy in Easton yesterday (March 3). The boy was sat at a bus stop in Stapleton Road, close to the junction with Villiers Road, at around 8.15 to 8.40am. The phone was snatched from his hand buy
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Firefighters cut person free from crashed car on Somerset main road
FIREFIGHTERS cut free a person trapped in this car following a "challenging" road traffic crash yesterday evening (Wednesday). Crews from three fire stations were sent to the incident on the A37 Lydford on Fosse at 6.15pm. A Devon and Somerset
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Woman's dramatic career change helps her find 'fulfilling' role
A WOMAN decided on a dramatic career change, after she wanted to find a role that was "fulfilling" and would fit around her other commitments. Mary joined the Home Instead Mid Devon and Blackdown Hills team last November, deciding to start working
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Appeal for witnesses after catalytic converter stolen from supermarket car park
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a catalytic converter was stolen from a car in Taunton. The victim's silver Toyota Auris was in the car park of Lidl on Castle Street between 1.20pm and 1.30pm on February 26. Offenders jacked up the car
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Covid infection rates across Somerset fall again
THERE were just 29 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period. And the infection rate is now below 80 per 100,000 in all four districts of the county council area. The latest 24-hour figures show: four new confirmed cases
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Missing 14-year-old Niamh from Taunton village found 'safe and well'
AVON and Somerset Police say 14-year-old Niamh, who went missing from her home in Monkton Heathfield, has now been found safe and well. POLICE have appealed for help to find a missing 14-year-old girl. Niamh has not been seen since yesterday
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Somerset MP says re-opening of railway should be an 'absolute priority'
A SOMERSET MP says restoring train services between Bishop's Lydeard and Minehead should be an "absolute priority", as delays will cause "serious problems for traders". Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger says West Somerset Railway
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Avon and Somerset special PC 'slashed partner's tyre and asked colleague not to report her'
A SPECIAL police constable with the Avon and Somerset force slashed her partner's car tyres to stop them leaving home, it is alleged. SPC X faces a misconduct hearing on Monday (March 8), accused o breaching the Standards of Professional Behaviour
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'Why so furious?'
HOW angry Alan Debenham got in his letter about those of us who, while claiming to be ‘modern people’, still continue to hold a ‘religious’ faith. I wonder why my beliefs cause Mr Debenham to become so furious? To be a follower of Jesus of
