Fresh bid to build 110 homes on Somerset factory site which closed in 2018
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Fresh bid to build 110 homes on Somerset factory site which closed in 2018
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 | Somerset Live · today 'Lifeline' for Somerset library facing closure• It could move into a new building as its current home is too expensive to repair |
 | Somerset Live · today New Frome 'garden community' housing site goes up for sale• The farmland is set to become a huge new neighbourhood with shops and a primary school |
 | SomersetLive — Sport · today Billy Rowley on Yeovil Town's summer business so far after overhaul• The manager has signed many of his new players on multi-year contracts in a bid to build something meaningful at Huish Park. |
 | SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · today MP praises NHS staff at Somerset community hospital who saved her husband’s life• "Community hospitals are the backbone of local healthcare" |
 | SomersetLive — What's On · today 'I visited the UK's worst-rate shop on Tripadvisor - it's absolutely vile'• George's Plaice has been rated the UK's worst fish and chip shop on TripAdvisor - but one YouTube reviewer decided to find out for himself whether the reviews were justified |
 | SomersetLive — What's On · today Gordon Ramsay opening restaurant in Bath this summer after daughter marries in city's Abbey• The culinary legend's latest outpost will open later this summer |
 | SomersetLive — Local News · today Clevedon shopkeeper takes council to court over parking fee blunder• The council “regrets” the error but argues the town's controversial new parking charges would have come into force regardless |
 | SomersetLive — Somerset News · today Man asks for glass of water then throws it at Burnham-on-Sea barman• Police want to speak to a man captured on CCTV |
 | SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath section · today 2026/27 Investec Champions Cup pool stage draw in full: Bath Rugby discover opponents• Bath Rugby were semi-finalists in Europe's top cup competition in 2025/26 |
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