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A series of blue cranes on a construction site lifting up a steel structure with construction workers in orange high-vis clothes on the ground.

Building of EV battery factory reaches 'milestone'

Bosses say they have reached a "major milestone" in its construction near Bridgwater.

Phyliss Marshall sat in her wheelchair surrounded by her entire family outside her home in Bridgwater where she was born 100 years ago. She's wearing a green blouse with white spots and beige trousers with a birthday cake being presented to her.

'Home sweet home' for 100 years

Phyliss Marshall still lives in the same house where she was born a century ago.

White sheeting covered scaffolding around a school building in a playing field at dusk with the lights on in some neighbouring classroom buildings and two wooden gazebos on the field

Condemned school to be rebuilt by September 2028

A school, partially closed for nearly two years, is going to be rebuilt on a new site.

The picture shows King's Sedgemoor Drain. The picture was taken on a sunny day. There are green banks either side. A bridge is in the background.

Extra funding approved for key flood defence work

Work on flood defences will continue over the summer after almost £1m of funding was signed off.

A woman dressed in black sitting on a sofa in a living room with a baby sitting on her lap. Both are looking at the camera

'We're just waiting for the bailiffs to come'

A family of five say they are "panicking" after being given a no-fault eviction notice.

A computer-generated image of the man whose body was found on the beach. He is bald and has a moustache.

New plea to help identity body found on beach

Police officers are appealing for anyone who may recognise the man in the e-fit to come forward.

The picture shows the outside of The Spice Club in Bridgwater. The sign is black with Spice Club written in orange paint. The sign also says Flavours of India.

Restaurant loses licence over illegal immigrants

The Spice Club will no longer be able to serve alcohol following a decision by Somerset Council.

Image of a street bank sign for NatWest on the side of a brick building

MP criticises closure of Bridgwater NatWest branch

The branch in the Somerset town is one of several that will close across the West.

Three children, aged about 10 or 11, play dodgeball. They are inside a sports hall and are wearing yellow team T-shirts. The two boys and one girl each have a red dodgeball in their hand and look poised to throw them.

The school sport no longer just for a rainy day

Teachers say dodgeball has overtaken football as the activity of choice for 10 and 11-year-olds.