Somerset
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| Constituent country | England |
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| Population | 555,195 (2017) |
| Points of interest | Cheddar Gorge |
| Glastonbury Tor | |
| Districts | South Somerset District |
| Somerset West and Taunton | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 874613 |
About Somerset
Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales.
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Norton Fitzwarren man admits driving truck at police vehicles
... The vehicle was driven to the A361 bridge over the M5 in Somerset - roughly six miles (9...
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... Avon and Somerset Police said that in total nine vehicles were damaged, including four police vehicles...
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... But there was confusion on Thursday as executives at the French energy contractor EDF - already building a new plant at Hinkley in Somerset - and the Business and Energy department seemed blindsided by a potential change in tack on existing government policy, which promises to press ahead with both large and smaller scale nuclear projects...
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... " The prevention that was declared by the Defra on 28 September also covered Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset - but these areas have not yet been told to keep birds indoors...
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... Figure caption, Warning: Third party content may contain advertsThe group - aka Jeremy and Lorraine Millington from Wells, Somerset - wrote on that they contacted John Lewis in March 2021 to offer up the track for consideration for this year s ad but did not receive a reply...
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... Home Secretary Priti Patel to condemn the low-the statue s tear as absolutely scandalous and Avon and Somerset...
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Norton Fitzwarren man admits driving truck at police vehicles
A Man has pleaded guilty to assault and multiple charges of Criminal Damage after driving a military-style truck at police vehicles.
Geoff Marshall , 41, of Station Road, Norton Fitzwarren , appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court earlier.
He pleaded guilty to one count of assault by beating, 12 of Criminal Damage , And One of Dangerous Driving .
Marshall was remanded in custody and will appear at Taunton Crown Court for sentencing on 13 October.
He appeared In Court in connection with an incident which saw a privately-owned military truck driven through a police road block in Norton Fitzwarren , near Taunton, at 16:40 BST on Sunday.
After driving through The Road block, the truck hit a parked car and a signpost.
The Vehicle was driven to the A361 bridge over the M5 in Somerset - roughly six miles (9. 6km) Away - where it was left.
In total, four police vehicles and five owned by members of The Public were damaged in The Incident .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
