Need To Know SomersetEpisodes Episode guide
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Your council tax could go up by 11%
Somerset council is in talks to raise its tax by more than double the permitted limit.
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Yeovil maternity unit to re-open
Maternity and paediatric units at Yeovil District Hospital will open next year.
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What festive foods should you not give to your pets?
Greg Elliott-Moustache from Shepton and Wells Vets shares his expertise.
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What are the risks of flooding after Storm Bram?
The Environment Agency gives an update for flooding risks across Somerset.
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Wessex Water to spend £11m cutting sewage spills
The water company has agreed to the spend to avoid a fine by the regulator.
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The £1m Glastonbury ticket scammer
A new BBC documentary reveals how a man tricked others into selling fake tickets.
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Storm Goretti Yellow Warnings for Somerset
Alex Berkhill from the Met Office gives an update on Storm Goretti.
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One-way traffic chaos in Bridgwater to be reviewed
Somerset Council has now agreed to review the new one-way system in the town.
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New urgent care centre opens to reduce waiting times
Yeovil Hospital patients will be sent to the centre for non life-threatening conditions.
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Multi-million pound plans for Bridgwater docks submitted
The dock's redevelopment is one of eleven projects funded by the Bridgwater Town Deal.
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M5 overnight closures
A busy stretch of the M5 will see a week of overnight closures.
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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.
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Frome fire ripped through block of flats
Nine people are moved to temporary accommodation after a property fire.
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Four months of M5 roadworks for flooding improvements
A stretch near J26 for Wellington will have restrictions in place.
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Do you qualify for the Warm Home Discount scheme?
You could receive £150 off your electricity bills this winter.
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Council funding announcement 'profoundly disappointing'
MPs have expressed concerns over funding the government is giving Somerset Council.
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Bridgwater traffic ‘intolerable’ says MP Sir Ashley Fox
He's called for the East Quay and Salmon Parade one-way system to be scrapped.
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Bridgwater Carnival: key information
All you need to know on parking, road closures, timings and weather.
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Boy's death leads to rail crossing petition
Harry Basham's mum Leanne Golding is calling for urgent safety improvements.
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Bath's RUH seeing high levels of Flu
Virologist Chris Smith gives his insight and advice on this year's flu season.
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20,000 new places across three new dental practices
Two new dental practices in Chard and Wellington will follow another in Crewkerne.
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20,000 new places across three new dental practices
Two new dental practices in Chard and Wellington will be followed by one in Crewkerne.
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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.



















