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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Somerset wedding and hat shop to close after 30 years

Compton House of Fashion in Wedmore is holding a closing down sale in the run-up to Christmas

Birmingham Post

12 staycations for 2023 for under £500

From a converted barn on the edge of Somerset’s AONB, to a cottage in a medieval market town in Shropshire, there’s something for every month of the year

Wales Online

Bellway submits plans for Somerset housing development

The proposals include a new car park, play area and footpaths around the site of the scheme in Axbridge

Birmingham Post

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Girl sexually assaulted on pathway behind school as police issue E-fit

The victim has come forward after she was sexually assaulted in Nailsea, Somerset three years ago - police have issued new appeal

The Independent UK

Mulberry plunges to loss as shoppers cut back on luxury goods

The Somerset-based fashion retailer has been hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis

Birmingham Post

Children in hospital after schoolbus overturns in Somerset

Several children are in hospital after a school bus crashed and flipped over in Somerset.

Evening Standard

Man in critical condition after being shot by police

Man was inside a property which was part of a firearms investigation, police say

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Bus carrying children FLIPS during school run with a 'number' in hospital for injuries

The emergency services rushed to the scene in Frome, Somerset, on the B3090 Oldford Hill at about 3.35pm with an investigation launched into the case of the crash

Daily Mirror

Scottish hotels named in list of the UK's best boutique locations

A number of Scottish hotels have been named among the best in the UK in a new list celebrating the country's top boutique locations.

The National (Scotland)

Four arrested after police seize 230kg of cocaine buried inside animal feed and oranges

A shipment of animal feed from Colombia to a farm in Somerset was found to contain the class A drug

The Independent UK

'Devoted' dad killed in accident at UK's nuclear power plant as family pay tribute

Jason Waring, 48, died from his injuries after an incident at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset. His wife Sarah describes him as a 'loving father'

Daily Mirror

Tributes to 'loving and devoted' Notts man Jason Waring who died in construction site incident

He was also a 'much respected and well-liked' colleague

Nottingham Post

UK’s best 50 luxury and boutique hotels revealed - see the full list

Lime Wood in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, The Newt in Bruton, Somerset, and Heckfield Place in Hook, Hampshire, have been named in a list of the top 50 boutique hotels in the UK by Taylors of Harrogate

Daily Mirror

Somerset mayor joining crowded GOP primary field for Kentucky Governor

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Wales Online

A school 'in turmoil' with 'exhausted staff' and kids left 'to wander'

Three new housing estates are set to be built near the primary

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not my shame, it’s his’: Somerset woman speaks out on childhood abuse by brother

Exclusive: Liz Roberts says familial sexual abuse is a ‘hidden scourge’ that has long-term impact on survivors

Bristol Post

Five Kill the Bill protesters paid damages from police

The police paid 'substantial' out of court settlements but do not admit liability and won't apologise for attacking them

Daily Mirror

'Gimp Man of Essex' says Somerset Gimp 'gives whole gimp community a bad reputation'

A Gimp man has terrorised sleepy rural villages in Somerset since 2018, culminating in a frantic police hunt involving a helicopter and the arrest of a man in October

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Police pay damages to Bristol protesters after assault claims

Exclusive: protesters say they were assaulted by officers at peaceful ‘kill the bill’ demonstration in March 2021

Bristol Post

Police helicopter circles Kingswood area reports of moped rider with 'suspected firearm'

Avon and Somerset Police are still trying to identify the rider

Daily Mirror

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station worker killed in 'construction traffic incident'

The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the fatal incident after reports that a man had been injured by machinery at the nuclear power station in Somerset

Evening Standard

Hinkley Point C construction site worker killed in ‘traffic incident’

Avon and Somerset Police said emergency services were called at around 8.30am

The Independent UK

Holm, Somerset, restaurant review: A worthy competitor to buzzy Bruton

Can a London restaurant ever work in a small countryside community? Emma Henderson heads to Somerset to find out

Birmingham Post

Travelodge Wincanton's 'radical' hotel transformation nearly complete

The budget hotel chain's Somerset property is one of 60 in the group being completely refurbished

Daily Mirror

World's best travel destinations for 2023 revealed including a UK city

The historical Somerset city was one of the 35 places that National Geographic advises people to visit in 2023, with Manchester and the Scottish Highlands also tipped

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