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Spring hiking surge prompts safety advice
Hikers exploring the outdoors are being advised to check the forecast and prepare for an emergency.
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Woman urges awareness of ovarian cancer signs
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'If you make me travel home, I'm going to divorce you'
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'Royal wedding' and 'cheap mural paint'
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Plans for 1,700 homes approved after public inquiry
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'Disgusting' fly-tipping found on village path
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Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort
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Secret Somerset. The Other Side, Sally in the Wood (Part 1) Audio, 9 minutes
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Abell & Rew star for Somerset against Notts
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Truro City relegated after 1-0 Yeovil Town loss
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Club-by-club guide to the 2026 County Championship
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Rew hopes to emulate brother's Somerset success
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'Very bad' leg infection led to surgery - Ewels
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Exeter sign versatile back Harris on two-year deal
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PWR explores league expansion with call to clubs
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Bath hit back to grind out bonus-point win at Sale
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Itoje, Ford, Rees-Zammit and Freeman return in Prem
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Extra police patrols after woman raped in lane
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Abell & Rew star for Somerset against Notts
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Truro City relegated after 1-0 Yeovil Town loss
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'If you make me travel home, I'm going to divorce you'
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'Royal wedding' and 'cheap mural paint'
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Plans for 1,700 homes approved after public inquiry
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New £5m footway connecting station to town opens
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'Disgusting' fly-tipping found on village path
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Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort
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Leisure centre and lido operator enters administration
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Club-by-club guide to the 2026 County Championship
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Rew hopes to emulate brother's Somerset success
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Your guide to travelling this Easter weekend
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Police chief admits staffing level 'is disturbing'
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'Very bad' leg infection led to surgery - Ewels
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Inquest to examine fatal attack on church warden
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County Championship 2026: Clean slate for the domestic game?
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Historic football club comes back from the brink
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