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Hinkley Point contractor handed improvement notice after worker fall

The Somerset plant’s main civil engineering contractor Bylor is a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics

Birmingham Post

Leonardo discusses Somerset Covid recovery at manufacturing event

The defence firm hosted firms from its UK supply chain near its Yeovil hub

Birmingham Post

Jacob Rees-Mogg visits Bristol cinema to watch Downton Abbey before jetting off in vintage Bentley

The North East Somerset MP stepped away from his ministerial duties to catch the new Downtown Abbey film

Bristol Post

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One of UK’s most wanted men arrested as he tried to flee Portugal on false passport

Alex Male, of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, is alleged to have been a regional distributor of class A drugs

The Independent UK

One of UK’s most wanted men arrested at Lisbon airport with fake passport

Alex Male, 29, of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, is alleged to have been a regional distributor of class A drugs.

The Independent UK

Neil Parish: A former farmer with a passion for the countryside

Before entering politics, Mr Parish managed the family farm in Somerset.

The Independent UK

Somerset coworking space to open after Covid and Brexit delays

The Collar Factory in Taunton has been renovated into a modern shared office facility

Birmingham Post

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Somerset A303 upgrade to be enabled by huge temporary bridge

National Highways said the scheme is ‘very important’ for the county’s future

Birmingham Post

Bomb disposal team called to Somerset school after 'suspicious package' found

Roads were closed around the school

Bristol Post

Host ’embarrassed’ as UK refugee scheme rejects teenage Ukrainian musician

Deanne Campbell, from Somerset, submitted an application to bring 16-year-old Anastasiia Sandalova to the UK on March 29.

The Independent UK

Distraught elderly lady heartbroken as tiny puppy is snatched from her car

Pet charity Beauty's Legacy has launched an appeal for information after a 14-week-old dachshund puppy was suddenly snatched from an elderly owner's car in Somerset

Daily Mirror

Toyboy, 36, who married gran, 82, tells trolls 'go to hell' after split rumours

Pensioner Iris Jones, 82, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and her Egyptian lover Mohamed Ibriham, 36, married in November 2021 before he moved to the UK on a spousal visa

Daily Mirror

Bohannon stars for Lancs; Masood dazzles for Derbyshire: county cricket – as it happened

Lancashire’s Josh Bohannon made an unbeaten 142 against Gloucestershire to the accompaniment of blustery winds at Old Trafford

The Guardian - UK

Pontins guest says they'd 'rather visit Chernobyl' after walking into bathroom

Customers have been taking to TripAdvisor to warn other potential guests about the allegedly 'filthy' state of Pontins Brean Sands in Somerset, which has attracted 23 one-star reviews this year alone

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Couple 'nearly died' after neighbour launched samurai sword attack in row over shoes

Dean Brown, 42, went after Jennifer Robinson, her ex-partner Lance Buchanan and another man on a street in Somerton, Somerset, following a row in October last year

The Independent UK

Woman held in murder probe after man killed in Glastonbury

Police were called to an address in the Somerset town late on Monday evening.

Bristol Post

Pub with 'best staff in the world' near Bristol could be crowned Britain's best

It's one of a select few in the South West in the finals

Daily Mirror

'Massive boobs stopped me leaving house for 2 years - men chased me down the street'

Lucy Luxor, 35, from Somerset, has been living with a huge cup size for most of her life, and when she gave birth to her daughter Molly, her chest grew even larger - but she's learning to love herself

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Big cat resembling a 'panther' spotted near Frome

The witness said it could also have been a "puma"

Glasgow Live

Glasgow docks licence for scrap metal firm despite hefty fine for dumping waste

European Metal Recycling Ltd had to pay almost £800,000 after illegally depositing of waste in a Somerset quarry, but it has been granted a licence to operate at the King George V Docks.

Bristol Post

Fish poisoned after dirty water from farm poured into Somerset river

The company has been hit with a huge fine

The Independent UK

The best hotels in Bath to stay for style and location

Emily Payne selects the seven best hotels in the buzzy and classy Somerset enclave of Bath

Bristol Post

Nearly 40 drain covers stolen from North Somerset villages in just three days

North Somerset Travel and Roads is urging people with information about the thefts to come forward and 'help us catch those responsible'

Daily Record

Woman dies after two car smash in the Scottish Borders as police launch probe

Patricia Kim Common, from Somerset, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene while the male driver of a Volvo motor was rushed to the Borders General Hospital.

Bristol Post

Somerset MP has whip suspended from Conservative Party

Warburton denies wrongdoing as an investigation into 'conduct allegations' begins

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