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  1. Your council tax could go up by 11%

    Somerset council is in talks to raise its tax by more than double the permitted limit.

  2. Yeovil maternity unit to re-open

    Maternity and paediatric units at Yeovil District Hospital will open next year.

  3. What festive foods should you not give to your pets?

    Greg Elliott-Moustache from Shepton and Wells Vets shares his expertise.

  4. What are the risks of flooding after Storm Bram?

    The Environment Agency gives an update for flooding risks across Somerset.

  5. Wessex Water to spend £11m cutting sewage spills

    The water company has agreed to the spend to avoid a fine by the regulator.

  6. The £1m Glastonbury ticket scammer

    A new BBC documentary reveals how a man tricked others into selling fake tickets.

  7. Storm Goretti Yellow Warnings for Somerset

    Alex Berkhill from the Met Office gives an update on Storm Goretti.

  8. One-way traffic chaos in Bridgwater to be reviewed

    Somerset Council has now agreed to review the new one-way system in the town.

  9. New urgent care centre opens to reduce waiting times

    Yeovil Hospital patients will be sent to the centre for non life-threatening conditions.

  10. Multi-million pound plans for Bridgwater docks submitted

    The dock's redevelopment is one of eleven projects funded by the Bridgwater Town Deal.

  11. M5 overnight closures

    A busy stretch of the M5 will see a week of overnight closures.

  12. Is the Government's target for new homes in Somerset too high?

    Somerset will need to find space for 75,000 new homes over the next 20 years.

  13. Frome fire ripped through block of flats

    Nine people are moved to temporary accommodation after a property fire.

  14. Four months of M5 roadworks for flooding improvements

    A stretch near J26 for Wellington will have restrictions in place.

  15. Do you qualify for the Warm Home Discount scheme?

    You could receive £150 off your electricity bills this winter.

  16. Council funding announcement 'profoundly disappointing'

    MPs have expressed concerns over funding the government is giving Somerset Council.

  17. Bridgwater traffic ‘intolerable’ says MP Sir Ashley Fox

    He's called for the East Quay and Salmon Parade one-way system to be scrapped.

  18. Bridgwater Carnival: key information

    All you need to know on parking, road closures, timings and weather.

  19. Boy's death leads to rail crossing petition

    Harry Basham's mum Leanne Golding is calling for urgent safety improvements.

  20. Bath's RUH seeing high levels of Flu

    Virologist Chris Smith gives his insight and advice on this year's flu season.

  21. 20,000 new places across three new dental practices

    Two new dental practices in Chard and Wellington will follow another in Crewkerne.

  22. 20,000 new places across three new dental practices

    Two new dental practices in Chard and Wellington will be followed by one in Crewkerne.

  23. 15,000 people to work on Hinkley Point C in 2026

    There's 5 years of work to go until the nuclear power station is generating electricity.