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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Country diary: This local stone is imbued with memories

Frome, Somerset: Rocks were hewn from the land, and shaped to form the very fabric of my new home town

The Guardian - UK

Controversy Erupts Over Art Installation At National Trust House In Somerset‌ ‌

Artist's exhibition 'The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past' sparks debate with some likening pieces to 'a big pile of poo'.‌ ‌

Zenger

Somerset stalled by Lancashire as wickets fly: county cricket – as it happened

The title-chasers bowled the hosts out for 140 at Old Trafford, only to fall for 146 all out on a tricky hybrid pitch

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Grandmother dies after being hit by rugby ball while watching grandson play, inquest hears

Jennifer Selwood, 69, died after being hit on the head with the ball in Somerset over four years ago

The Independent UK

County cricket: Surrey edge dramatic day at Somerset, Essex docked 12 points – as it happened

Tom Curran’s 86 and Shakib Al Hasan’s wickets kept Surrey in front despite an inspired cameo from the injured Tom Banton

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch: Storm Lilian brings a Sabine’s gull to Somerset

This attractive gull had almost certainly never seen a human before, hence its tameness as birders gathered

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County cricket day one: Somerset v Surrey, Essex v Notts, and more – as it happened

Shakib Al Hasan’s cameo for Surrey worked a treat on day one of their top-two clash with Somerset at Taunton

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County cricket day four: Farhan Ahmed takes 10 as Surrey draw with Notts, Somerset win – as it happened

Spin dominated on the final day around the country as Somerset cut Surrey’s lead at the Division One summit

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Notts stall Surrey charge, Hampshire win at Lancs – as it happened

Freddie McCann’s maiden century helps Nottinghamshire avoid follow-on as Hampshire beat Lancashire with a day to spare

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Somerset v Durham, and more – as it happened

Will Rhodes and Colin Ingram made double centuries on a day dominated by the batters around the country

The Guardian - UK

The best holidays to book for October 2025, from off-season Dubrovnik to Vietnam tours

Whether autumn calls for an introduction to Vietnam, a beach escape in Menorca or a walk around Lake Windermere, we’ve something to inspire you

The Independent UK

Surrey beat Lancashire, Warks draw with Somerset: county cricket day four – as it happened

Surrey’s lead at the top of Division One is now 35 points, while Lancashire and Notts slipped towards trouble

The Guardian - UK

London leaver: 'I got fed up of Hackney so I moved to a Elizabethan cottage in Somerset'

By sticking a pin in a map Jane Egginton found calm and community in a return to her rural roots

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The Guardian - UK

Country Diary: My secret garden, my lunchtime retreat

Tonedale, Wellington, Somerset: I pick my way over builder’s debris in the yard and sit by the river, water-crowfoot and demoiselles around me

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with murder after woman dies in Somerset

Olivia Wood, 29, had been found in a serious condition by paramedics at an address in Portway, Frome

International Business Times

UK Beekeepers And Scientists Tackle Sticky Problem Of Honey Fraud

Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives in a leafy corner of Somerset, southwest England.

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Developer pulls out of Frome regeneration project after public outcry

Move may clear the way for not-for-profit project Mayday Saxonvale to buy the 12-acre brownfield site

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The Independent UK

Why is Britain falling out of love with cheddar cheese?

Our love affair with cheese is long established, but supermarkets now offer a huge range and producers from Suffolk to Somerset are creating delicious new examples that deserve to join the classics, writes Hannah Twiggs

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Commune’s sustainable personal care products look ‘quite unlike anything else’

Commune’s Somerset-made products stand out in the sustainable skincare crowd. Madeleine Rothery speaks with the brand’s co-founders Kate Neal and Rémi Paringaux

Louder

Spiritualized replace Clown Core at this year's ArcTanGent festival

The 10th anniversary staging of ArcTanGent takes place at Fernhill Farm, Somerset, near Bristol, between August 14-17.

The Independent UK

Police hunt Pharrell Williams, 20, wanted on recall to prison

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an appeal for his arrest on recall to prison

Evening Standard

Boots closures: Which stores are shutting and how many are in London?

More than 300 Boots stores are shuttering as part of cost-saving efforts

The Guardian - UK

Human remains found in London house search after bodies discovered in Bristol

Crime scene in place in west London’s Shepherd’s Bush as hunt for another suspect continues

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch at the cricket: wagtails, falcons and gulls – but no ducks

A summer’s day out at Somerset cricket ground provides the perfect backdrop for some birdwatching

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