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Ex-soldier who murdered neighbours has minimum term cut by appeal judges

Afghan veteran Collin Reeves knifed Stephen and Jennifer Chapple six times each at their home in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, Somerset.

The Independent UK

Gran to sell family home bought for just £200 - 102 years after moving in

Nancy Gifford moved into a three-bed house in Street, Somerset, when she was just two-years-old in 1921 when her parents bought it for £200 - but now she's looking to sell the home she's lived in for over a century

Daily Mirror

Screwfix grows with new UK and France stores - and confirms wholesale deal that saves 400 jobs

It comes as the Somerset DIY brand’s parent firm Kingfisher reported profits had dropped by a fifth, with a further dip expected

Birmingham Post

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Family pay tribute to 'much-loved' James Bruce who died at home in Bristol

Avon and Somerset Police continue to investigate the 43-year-old's death earlier this month

Bristol Post

Escape to the Country buyer in tears by Nicki Chapman's choice

Martin and Sarah were on the hunt for a country home in Somerset

Liverpool Echo

Moment police officers on galloping horses chase driver spotted using mobile phone

Police spotted the man driving through East Reach in Taunton, Somerset and quickly turned their horses around before catching up with the motorist at traffic lights

Daily Mirror

UK mounted police chase down man holding mobile phone while driving

Officers on horseback deployed to reduce use of phones by motorist; driver faces £200 fine and six points on licence

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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

‘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.

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Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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Bristol Post

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

Daily Mirror

'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

The Conversation

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?

Chronicle Live

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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