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Union attacks hospital 'secrecy'
A healthcare union says it is shocked after learning that incidents of potential public concern were discussed behind closed doors by a hospital trust. |
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Minister apologises over expenses
Treasury minister David Laws apologises as it emerges he claimed MPs' expenses to pay rent to his partner. |
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How dangerous is South Africa?
With a multitude of tourists heading to South Africa for the World Cup, a question hangs on many lips: how dangerous is the country? |
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Five arrested for drug offences
Five people are held in Yeovil in the second wave of arrests in a week targeting the supply of Class A drugs. |
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Somerset MPs join Cameron cabinet
Liberal Democrat David Laws and Conservative Liam Fox are named as members of new Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet. |
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Five hurt as water tank explodes
Five people are hurt with one man believed to have life-threatening injuries after an explosion at a garden nursery in Somerset. |
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New facilities planned for park
Proposals are put forward for a £353,000 ranger station and community centre at Yeovil country park. |
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Eleven charged after drug raids
Police in Yeovil charge 11 people with drug offences following a series of raids across the town. |
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Arrests made in police drug raids
A number of people have been arrested in a series of drugs raids across a Somerset town. |
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Profile: Tory-Lib Dem negotiators
Profiles of the men negotiating a possible deal between the Conservatives and Lib Dems |
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Lib Dems take Wells from Tories
The Liberal Democrats take the seat for Wells, previously held by the Conservatives for 55 years. |
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Review of sensory loss services
People with a loss of sight or hearing in Somerset are urged to take part in a review of the services available to them. |
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Council 'is trying to sell farms'
The Conservative-run Somerset County Council is accused of trying to covertly sell off county farms. |
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Wiltshire firm wins £27m contract
A Wiltshire-based distribution company wins a five-year contract with a Somerset helicopter builder valued at approximately £27m. |
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Troubled nursing home closes down
A Yeovil nursing home subject to critical reports closes and its residents are transferred to other care facilities. |
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Troubled life of lagoon murder victim
BBC East's Julian Sturdy examines the life of Michael Gilbert whose headless body was pulled from a Bedfordshire lake nearly a year ago. |
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Forty-five job losses at college
Forty-five staff at Yeovil College are set to be made redundant, prompting a political row. |
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Arrest after crash injures seven
A man is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after seven people are hurt in a collision involving three cars on the A303 in Somerset. |
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Lib Dems in school funding pledge
The Liberal Democrats' election campaign is launched in Somerset. |
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Marines prepare for Afghanistan
As marines leave for Afghanistan, here several talk openly about their feelings in the run up to what for many is their first tour. |