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'Lifeline' for Somerset library facing closure
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 | Somerset Livetoday 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 — Sporttoday 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 sectiontoday 'It's only a matter of time before somebody dies' - urgent warning over Bath swimming spot• 'I have watched people lie down on a 90mph mainline railway to take a selfie. |
 | SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath sectiontoday 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 Ontoday '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 Ontoday 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 |
 | Somerset Livetoday 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 — Local Newstoday Fresh hope to save Somerset library from closure• Its funding has been cut by North Somerset Council but now the town council could save it |
 | SomersetLive / Bath Chronicle — Bath sectiontoday 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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The Doric frieze of Bath's Circus carries 525 carved emblems, including serpents, nautical devices and Masonic symbols, plus stone acorn finials nodding to the Druids.
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