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Christmas shoppers browse stalls at the traditional Christmas market
UK's best Christmas market named - and it's right here in Somerset
Bath has been named best Christmas market for 2024
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Robbie Williams announces Somerset show as part of huge UK tour in 2025
Robbie Williams
Tickets go on sale this week
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People on Bath street closed after car chaos 'completely ignored'
Bath
' They have completely ignored that we live here'
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Pop legend Robbie Williams announces gig at iconic West Country location
Music & Nightlife
The globally acclaimed singer, known for hits like 'Angels' and 'Let Me Entertain You', is heading off on tour
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Somerset shops fined for selling illegal vapes
Courts
Owners have been warned that there is a crack down on illegal vapes
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Watch: 24 hours of ‘chaos’ after bollards installed in Bath
BathVideo shows driver after driver heading up the lane, only to meet the bollards and be forced to reverse back out onto the junction
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Midsomer Norton Carnival 2024 road closures, parking and procession
Midsomer Norton Carnival
It's that time of year again!
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Mega concert by A-list stars set to take place in Bath
Bath
The word on the street is the performer, or performers, whoever they may be, are bigger even than The Three Tenors or Michael Buble.
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Road closed one day after council bollards cause ‘chaos’
Bath
'There have been so many near misses in the last 24 hours, they have had to close the road'
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Baroness slams controversial allotments as 'eco-devastation'
Somerset News
The House of Lords' only Green Party peer has visited the site on the edge of Bristol
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Council insists LTN will be monitored after safety warning
Bath
An independent report published the night before it was set to be installed raised concerns about visibility at the junction
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Somerset Funeral Notices as heartfelt tributes paid to 28 loved ones
People
Tributes have been paid
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Inside the once-lost Somerset railway which has been transformed
Travel
Take a look around the former railway line which has been transformed
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Historic Christmas goods manufacturer snaps up Bath stationery firm
Bath
Swan Mill Group has acquired The Gifted Stationery Company, a Bath-based business which turns over more than £5m
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Homeless charity warns funding 'at risk' but demand 'higher than ever'
Bath
Julian House - who say that demand is "higher than ever" while funding is at risk- has launched a Christmas appeal.
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Mum and daughter to open refillable eco store and bistro in Tetbury
What's On News
The are expanding the business after experiencing success with their first shop in Bath
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BBC star Ashley Jensen's journey from personal tragedy and new beginnings
BBC
Ashley Jensen, who stars in BBC One's Shetland, has had an illustrious career on screen - and Somerset links
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Urgent safety warning about Bath LTN due to be installed on Wednesday
Bath
An independent report, commissioned by the group who brought a legal challenge against the scheme, has raised major safety concerns
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Bath mum's leaking roof leaves her and children distraught
Bath
Curo are investigating the source of the leak in her home
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Quiet village next to Bath fears being 'turned into a Glastonbury'
Bath
Locals warned that a plan to serve alcohol at events on a field in the village would cause 'havoc'
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Shopkeepers still fear parking charges will ‘kill the town’ - despite changes
Midsomer Norton
The charges will be introduced in January
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Unsolved: Who killed John "Goldfinger" Palmer?
UK & World News
The Midas touch mobster was executed in his garden
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Bath Rugby impose 12-try thrashing on derby rivals Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby Cup
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 78-19 at the Recreation Ground on Saturday in Round Two of the Premiership Rugby Cup
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Bath Rugby player ratings from Bristol Bears victory - 'A real rising star'
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 78-19 at The Recreation Ground in Round Two of the 2024/25 Premiership Rugby Cup
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Bath Rugby

Bath RugbyYoung 'exceptional talent' signs new contract with Bath Rugby
Wales U20s star Louie Hennessey has put pen to paper on a new deal at the club
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Bath Rugby back added to England A squad ahead of Australia A match as tighthead prop drops out
Bath Rugby
England A host Australia A at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday
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Bath Rugby player ratings from Bristol Bears victory - 'A real rising star'
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 78-19 at The Recreation Ground in Round Two of the 2024/25 Premiership Rugby Cup
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Bath Rugby impose 12-try thrashing on derby rivals Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby Cup
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby beat Bristol Bears 78-19 at the Recreation Ground on Saturday in Round Two of the Premiership Rugby Cup
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Bath Rugby 78-19 Bristol Bears LIVE: Reaction from the Premiership Rugby Cup thumping
Bath Rugby
All the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, analysis, stats and highlights from the Recreation Ground
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Things to do in Bath

BathI visited hip and swanky café and left feeling unsophisticated
All in all, Gather is a unique and swanky joint sure to impress friends and dates.
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I visited the 'secret' award-winning rural cafe which is more than just a place to eat
Food and Drink
Run in tandem with the village shop, it's as much a town hall as it is a place to grab lunch.
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I tried the best chippy in Somerset and it made me a convert
Food and Drink
We went to see it live up to the hype
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Somerset chippy named as one of the best in the country
Bath
The Oyster Shell might just be the pearl of Bath.
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Hero cancer survivor hosts exhibit at hospital she was treated at
Bath
Artist and cancer survivor Phil Batty's work is on display outside the Friends of the RUH Café in Bath.
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Traffic and Travel

Traffic & Travel'Dying' village is finally getting a bypass after 100 year wait
Drone pictures show work is finally under way on building a bypass to save a 'dying' village from gridlock
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Live: A3098 closed both ways by crash near Frome
Traffic & Travel
Traffic is building after the crash
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Main A-road closed to be closed for months
Traffic & Travel
The A36 at Limpley Stoke near Bath is closed once again
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M5 fatal incident sees Somerset recycling collection chaos
M5
Thousands of collections are likely to be delayed
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Mud and debris shuts Somerset roads and causes major disruption
Traffic & Travel
A warning has been issued over the problems muddy roads can cause
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UK & World News

CrimeSomerset wife of murder accused tells court husband attacked her with a knifeFinlay MacDonald, 41, is accused of a shooting spree on August 10, 2022, in which he allegedly murdered his brother-in-law John MacKinnon, after allegedly repeatedly discharging a shotgun at him, in the village of Teangue on the island’s Sleat peninsula. He is also accused attempting to murder his wife by repeatedly stabbing her on the same day in the village of Tarskavaig, on the same peninsula.
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RSPCA urgent investigation after 80 rabbits dumped in woods
UK & World News
Kind-hearted local residents along with animal rescue volunteers and the RSPCA began trying to save the rabbits
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Mum traumatised after water gushes from lights at Haven Holiday apartment
UK & World News
Lisa Johnson had taken her 10-year-old son Harrison Johnson and his school friend on holiday
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Term-time holiday mum faces criminal record and losing her career
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Natalie Saunders jetted off with her daughter Ava Martin-Saunders, eight, to Bodrum in Turkey for a week in the sun
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Major change for pharmacies with hours cut and services scrapped
UK & World News
Fewer pharmacies could be open in the evenings and at weekends from the New Year
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