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There will be a march through the city's streets later today 🌈
28/07/2024

There will be a march through the city's streets later today 🌈

The mission has started 🎺
27/07/2024

The mission has started 🎺

🏃🚣‍♀️🥊 The Olympic Games are finally here! ⬇️ Click to hear from some of our athletes hoping to bring back gold medals t...
27/07/2024

🏃🚣‍♀️🥊 The Olympic Games are finally here!
⬇️ Click to hear from some of our athletes hoping to bring back gold medals to the West Country.

Jack Killah profiles the athletes from the west competing at the Olympic Games.

The Gorge road is back open! Somerset Council said the temporary closure for filming has now finished at Cheddar Gorge 🎥...
26/07/2024

The Gorge road is back open! Somerset Council said the temporary closure for filming has now finished at Cheddar Gorge 🎥

Read more about why it was closed➡️ bbc.in/3YaYIqz

The money will go towards improving the site's long-term sustainability and accessibility 👏🔗⬇️
26/07/2024

The money will go towards improving the site's long-term sustainability and accessibility 👏
🔗⬇️

Two days of free bus travel has begun! 🚌It's all to celebrate the start of the summer holidays ☀️Click through to see wh...
26/07/2024

Two days of free bus travel has begun! 🚌
It's all to celebrate the start of the summer holidays ☀️
Click through to see which services you can catch for FREE today and Monday ➡️ https://bbc.in/4bZemIP

Refurbishment works are set to start in early autumn 👇
26/07/2024

Refurbishment works are set to start in early autumn 👇

The synthetic street drug can cause a wide range of dangerous side effects, including cardiac arrest 👇
25/07/2024

The synthetic street drug can cause a wide range of dangerous side effects, including cardiac arrest 👇

Happy Retirement Cora! 🍭🚸
25/07/2024

Happy Retirement Cora! 🍭🚸

The victim, who is in her 80s, says she "can no longer see a future".
25/07/2024

The victim, who is in her 80s, says she "can no longer see a future".

Their wedding was cancelled two days before the event 😮Here is what happened next 🔗⬇️
25/07/2024

Their wedding was cancelled two days before the event 😮
Here is what happened next 🔗⬇️

Can you help? ❤️👇
25/07/2024

Can you help? ❤️👇

The grass cuttings are being taken from road verges 🪴
24/07/2024

The grass cuttings are being taken from road verges 🪴

People had complained their driveways were being blocked by inconsiderate parking.
24/07/2024

People had complained their driveways were being blocked by inconsiderate parking.

Happy Retirement Cora! 🍭 🚸She's guided thousands of children across the road at Milborne Port Primary School 👉 bbc.in/3z...
24/07/2024

Happy Retirement Cora! 🍭 🚸
She's guided thousands of children across the road at Milborne Port Primary School 👉 bbc.in/3zTiIEi

Taunton's Market House and the Cornhill in Bridgwater could be sold.Somerset Council is considering selling buildings an...
24/07/2024

Taunton's Market House and the Cornhill in Bridgwater could be sold.
Somerset Council is considering selling buildings and land to help bridge a financial gap of £80m 🔗 ⬇️

A new documentary series promises to "lift the lid on the man behind the public image”.
24/07/2024

A new documentary series promises to "lift the lid on the man behind the public image”.

You'll get “spectacular views” 🌊🎧 Hear how six new sections of the England Coast Path take walkers closer to Exmoor's co...
23/07/2024

You'll get “spectacular views” 🌊
🎧 Hear how six new sections of the England Coast Path take walkers closer to Exmoor's coastline.

"It's heartbreaking" 💔
23/07/2024

"It's heartbreaking" 💔

"We are just asking for a fair deal."RMT union members are striking over pay and conditions at First South West Buses 🔗 ...
23/07/2024

"We are just asking for a fair deal."
RMT union members are striking over pay and conditions at First South West Buses 🔗 ⬇️

"We do look at him sometimes and just think how? How do you do it?" 🎶
23/07/2024

"We do look at him sometimes and just think how? How do you do it?" 🎶

Seen any stars around Somerset? 👀⭐️
23/07/2024

Seen any stars around Somerset? 👀⭐️

Go Becky! The athlete says it's been her dream to compete in the Olympics since she was six years old.
23/07/2024

Go Becky! The athlete says it's been her dream to compete in the Olympics since she was six years old.

Watch out for zombies! 🧟Cheddar Gorge is shut for filming - it's rumoured to be for Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later.Read mo...
22/07/2024

Watch out for zombies! 🧟
Cheddar Gorge is shut for filming - it's rumoured to be for Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later.
Read more ➡️ bbc.in/3YaYIqz

There was a ceremony featuring lanterns and roses 🌹
22/07/2024

There was a ceremony featuring lanterns and roses 🌹

Motorists are asked to avoid the area - emergency services are at the scene.
22/07/2024

Motorists are asked to avoid the area - emergency services are at the scene.

Better late than never! 🎖️98-year-old George Lewis served with the Royal Tank Regiment in Belgium, Holland and Germany 🔗...
22/07/2024

Better late than never! 🎖️
98-year-old George Lewis served with the Royal Tank Regiment in Belgium, Holland and Germany 🔗 ⬇️

Good luck for the future Alex ⚽️He's retired from football a year after returning to the pitch.The striker suffered a se...
22/07/2024

Good luck for the future Alex ⚽️
He's retired from football a year after returning to the pitch.

The striker suffered a serious head injury after crashing into concrete advertising hoardings 🔗⬇️

"It's a fantastic feeling to know that we are secure."Gail Ward and her husband now have their own home after receiving ...
22/07/2024

"It's a fantastic feeling to know that we are secure."
Gail Ward and her husband now have their own home after receiving compensation 🔗 ⬇️

Campaigners say there are "too many accidents" on the A39 between Minehead and Porlock.
22/07/2024

Campaigners say there are "too many accidents" on the A39 between Minehead and Porlock.

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