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MP for Bridgwater welcomes closure of asylum hotel

The government will stop housing asylum seekers in North Petherton from the end of July.

The head of a maternity ward says she has full confidence that patients will be safe.

Resident doctors undertake a six-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay.

Millions are expected to take to the roads, rails and airports over the Easter weekend.

The government has launched a consultation looking at whether the sport should be banned.

Thousands of families will no longer get supermarket vouchers during school holidays.

Yeovil District is one of 12 NHS Trusts whose maternity services are under investigation.

Somerset Council says it had 3000 reports of fly-tipping in 2025.

The government has delayed the announcement for the new medium helicopter contract.

Businesses on the A361 say they are accessible but people think they are closed.