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Volunteer driver for Shaftesbury Car Link, Les Chinyou, with Eleanor Jeffery

Patient transport group 'at breaking point'

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    Volunteer driver for Shaftesbury Car Link, Les Chinyou, with Eleanor Jeffery

    Patient transport group 'at breaking point'

    The transport group says problems with an NHS service are creating high demand for volunteers.

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    Stock image of the back of a police officer

    Biker in life-threatening condition after crash

    The rider, in his 20s, is airlifted to hospital after a serious collision involving a car.

    • 19h19 hours ago
    • Somerset
    Hope Cove, Devon

    'Unpredictable seas' expected as storm hits coast

    Storm Antoni to bring dangerous conditions for swimmers, RNLI warns.

    • 16h16 hours ago
    • Cornwall
    Barney wrapped in a towel being held by his owner

    Missing pet skunk found after 16 days

    The skunk was found in an outhouse in a different county after disappearing for more than two weeks.

      Lele Nairne training
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      The Weston-super-Mare Olympic Games hopeful

      Starting judo when she was just nine, Lele Nairne hopes to quality for the 2024 Olympic Games.

      • 16h16 hours ago
      • Gloucestershire
      A bomb that has been dug up from the earth

      Unexploded bomb safely detonated near school

      Police say contractors found the device in a field behind a sixth form college.

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      • Somerset
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      Stock image of the back of a police officer

      Biker in life-threatening condition after crash

      The rider, in his 20s, is airlifted to hospital after a serious collision involving a car.

      • 19h19 hours ago
      • Somerset
      Hope Cove, Devon

      'Unpredictable seas' expected as storm hits coast

      Storm Antoni to bring dangerous conditions for swimmers, RNLI warns.

      • 16h16 hours ago
      • Cornwall
      Barney wrapped in a towel being held by his owner

      Missing pet skunk found after 16 days

      The skunk was found in an outhouse in a different county after disappearing for more than two weeks.

        Lele Nairne training
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