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‘Somerset gimp’ connected to 25 incidents and banned from wearing suit for 5 years

Joshua Hunt was convicted of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress after scaring female motorists while dressed in a gimp suit

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Police make direct appeal to on-the-run sex offender wanted in murder probe to ‘do the right’ thing

Richard Scatchard is wanted by police after the sudden death of his girlfriend at his home in Somerset

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Country diary: A calculated garden that’s still thriving

Culbone Woods, Somerset: We have Ada Lovelace and her husband to thank for this stretch of misty, coastal woodland that harbours many gems

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The best holidays to book for December, from Christmas in the Alps to Somerset lodges

Whether chasing winter sun, cosying up on a UK staycay or sliding down freshly powdered slopes, here are the hottest holidays to end 2023

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Every Home Has A Ghost: Haunting Stories From Dunster, Somerset

Britain's Most Haunted Village: Dunster Filled with Ghostly Tales of Monks, Soldiers, and Witches

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Fear and sympathy: villagers on their encounters with the ‘Somerset gimp’

The latex-clad individual has caused much distress in the sleepy West Country area, though others say they ‘feel sorry for them’

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Man accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of deliberately scaring motorists

Joshua Hunt, 32, dressed head to foot in black and wore a mask with eyes and a mouth painted on

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‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of terrifying female drivers in black latex suit and mask

Joshua Hunt seen writhing around on the ground during bizarre incident in Somerset, court told

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Man accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ wrote disturbing journal about masks, court hears

Joshua Hunt told a police officer “I’m not a gimp” when he was arrested on May 9

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Pensioner charged with the murder of his partner at a holiday park in Somerset

Police were called to Diamond Meadow Lodge Park in Brean, Somerset, on Wednesday

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Murder probe at holiday camp after woman found with ‘significant’ injury

Pensioner arrested on suspicion of murder after incident near Brean beach in Somerset

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Police seek sex offender, 70, after woman found dead in Somerset flat

Richard Scatchard of Minehead has vanished and detectives say he could pose a risk to women

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‘Revenge on my mind’: Somerset gunman was fascinated with mass killers

Reed Wischhusen seemed law-abiding citizen until police found ‘revenge plan’ inspired by Columbine and Dunblane attacks

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Somerset man tells court alleged revenge attack plans were ‘fantasy’

Reed Wischhusen said entries in document on laptop about shooting people in the head were ‘nothing serious’

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Unique cold bath found in… Bath

The cold bath was found during excavations below the 18th century Bath Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset

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Metal detectorist finds giant brooch that could have royal origins

Giant silver brooch found in the Somerset Levels is one of the largest such objects ever found

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Man planning ‘revenge’ attacks built armoury at Somerset home, court told

Reed Wischhusen, 32, allegedly plotted to use weapons at a primary school, police HQ and his workplace

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Rare medieval Cheddar brooch found in Somerset field to go on display

Silver and copper alloy disc from days of King Alfred hailed as one of the most important finds of its kind

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CPS declined to charge undercover police officer who deceived woman into 19-year relationship

Prosecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for misconduct

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Richards, Hick and Lara: how David Foot saw three of the greatest innings

A new book draws together writing from David Foot’s 50 years on the county circuit, with a 1985 day in Taunton the highlight

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‘This is just a Tory line – they don’t care about us’: Taunton’s voters refuse to buy into Sunak’s net zero U-turn

Many in the Somerset town refused to buy into the PM’s claims he dumped his net zero pledges to help struggling families

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Kate surprised by inflating lifejacket during Royal Navy air base visit

The Princess of Wales, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, erupted in laughter as she was being shown around RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset.

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Met Office warns of thunderstorms and possible threat to life in southern UK

More than a month’s rain could fall in less than 24 hours in some parts and trigger dangerous floods, forecaster says

The Guardian - UK

Project to liberate part of Somerset river hailed as ‘squelchy’ success

Scheme to restore Aller’s natural flow has created wetland teeming with life and could provide model for managing other rivers

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Birdwatch: my close encounter with a little tern

Through my binoculars I spotted one – it was only the third such individual I had seen in Somerset

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