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Some of the fake Labubu dolls sezied in Weston-super-Mare. Picture: North Somerset Council

Hundreds of fake Labubu dolls seized from Somerset businesses

HUNDREDS of “fake and potentially dangerous” Labubu dolls and merchandise were seized in Weston-super-Mare after parents expressed fears over…

St Edmund's Well is near the Glastonbury site set to go up for auction later this year

Fundraiser launched to preserve Glastonbury orchard formerly owned by Egg Man Wilf Peddle

A COMMUNITY group has launched a fundraising campaign to buy land to “preserve a precious part of Glastonbury’s heritage”. The…

MP Gideon Amos welcomes pharmacist Mo Idris, inset, after the Boots in Norton Fitzwarren, main picture, closed over a year ago. Picture: Google

Village near Taunton to welcome new pharmacy – a year after Boots closure

A VILLAGE near Taunton is welcoming back a pharmacy this week – more than a year after Boots closed…

A driver shortage is causing problems with collections in North Somerset. Picture: NSC

North Somerset recycling and garden waste collections ‘likely to be missed’: Full list

DOZENS of North Somerset addresses are ‘likely to be missed’ by waste collectors today (August 12), as a…

People are being urged to Float to Live should they get into trouble in the sea. Picture: RNLI/Nathan Williams

RNLI issues single piece of life-saving advice as hot spell hits Somerset

AS SOMERSET braces itself for some of the highest temperatures of the summer – as the summer holidays get…

The damaged poppy, inset, adourns Market House in Taunton each year. Pictures: Google/TTC

Appeal for help to fix giant poppy used to mark Remembrance in Taunton

AN APPEAL has been launched for help to restore a giant poppy that marks Remembrance events in Taunton. Taunton…

Fire crews and police officers were sent to the scene, in Kingsbury Episcopi

Person freed from car after it crashed into a ditch in Somerset village

A PERSON was rescued from a car after crashing into a ditch. Firefighters and police were called to the scene,…

Designs for new signs, inset, at The Ship in Frome have been approved. Pictures: SR Signs/Somerset Council

New signs at Frome pub approved – despite opposition from residents and groups

NEW signs at a Frome pub – which provoked some opposition from residents and town leaders – have been…

The former Honda showrooms at the Haskins Retail Centre, in Shepton Mallet. Picture: Chesters Harcourt/Rightmove

Soft play plan for former Shepton Mallet showroom withdrawn

PLANS for a new soft play centre at a former car showroom in Shepton Mallet have been withdrawn. In June,…

Permission has been given for Walkies Dog Field, in Emborough, to continue operating. Picture: Salmon Planning Company/Somerset Council

Dog walking field near Wells gets retrospective permission despite objections

A BID for retrospective planning permission to allow a dog walking field near Wells to carry on operating have…