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House in car park rejected again
PLANS to build a house in the car park of an Indian restaurant have fallen at the final hurdle, after a planning inspector backed Wiltshire Council’s refusal to grant planning permission.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Factory raid carried out with 'terrorist link'
PALESTINE Action activists who caused an estimated £1.2 million of damage at an Israeli firm's UK factory were last night jailed for carrying out an “act of terrorism”, a judge ruled.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
'It felt like the impact on me did not matter because I am a police officer'
A POLICE officer left with a broken spine from a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli defence firm’s factory was left “shaken” when she was targeted by a hate-filled online troll, she told a court, writes Tristan Kirk.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
PM insists he won't walk away after resignations
SIR KEIR STARMER admitted he has ’got to turn things around’ if he is going to remain as Prime Minister and lead Labour into the next general election.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
VOICES OF THE WEST COUNTRY ROGER EVANS
I find myself intrigued by goats. They don't appear to be short of attitude. It must be a bit of a challenge to look after them and I've always liked a challenge.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Energy firm urges council to reverse refusal for solar farm plan
COUNCILLORS are being urged to reverse a decision to reject a huge solar farm in the countryside near Yate that would power 11,000 homes.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Flutter to ditch London stock market listing
PADDY Power owner Flutter is to scrap its London listing in the latest major blow to the capital's financial markets.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Collection of Guinness-related memorabilia
A LARGE single-owner collection of Guinness-related advertising memorabilia is being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne Thursday, June 25.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
People smugglers will face the wrath of God, Pope warns
POPE Leo XIV warned people smugglers yesterday that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during the final day of his trip to Spain.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Community rescues last pub in village
A SOMERSET village’s last remaining pub has been rescued by the community.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
The man who reshaped modern art
DAVID Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Iceland boss calls for end of 'unsustainable' triple lock pension
LORD Walker, the influential Iceland boss who was made a Labour peer, has called for the triple lock pension to be scrapped as the mechanism was “profoundly unfair”.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
‘Awards reflect on Aardman and its talent’
LEADING figures from the West have been celebrated in the King's Birthday Honours - including legendary Somerset-based photojournalist Sir Don McCullin.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Free event brings £4.3m silver coin hoard home
THE public has a chance to see a multi-million-pound hoard of more than 2,000 silver Norman coins as part of a special event on Saturday, June 20.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
‘Relief’ at opening date for M4 bridge
PEDESTRIANS and cyclists will be the first to use a major bridge near Bristol when it opens on Friday.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Celebrating exceptional service in West
Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Modern world is all about one-size-fits-all
THEY say we live in the “free world”, but there are times when an individual can find themselves questioning the idea. We are bossed about a lot these days - there are all-too-many occasions when you have no choice but to do what you are told, even if it’s plain daft or illogical.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
The gadgets and trinkets which betray who we are...
“WE now know how Peter Murrell embezzled from the SNP - but not why” wrote the BBC's Scotland news correspondent after the Scottish National Party's former chief executive admitted having helped himself to roughly £400,000 of its funds over several years.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
'Baffling' as sheepdog at work reported to RSPCA
A FARMER was left “baffled” after his sheepdog was reported to the RSPCA – for rounding up his own flock.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Council sees the light as it removes 'stupid' fence
HUGE “hideous” garden fence installed across a living room window has been taken down - and replaced with black metal railings.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Baby boy 'violently shaken' by father
A POSTMAN killed his son by shaking him violently after a night out, a jury heard.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
Trump raises hopes for deal to wind down war
US president Donald Trump is looking ahead to a big weekend for his presidency, which will also see him turn 80.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
No 'fire sale' to repay £15m council loan
THERE will be no “fire sale” of property say Gloucester City Council chiefs as they agree to look at selling land in Eastern Avenue to pay back the emergency loan which saved the council from bankruptcy.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
VOICES OF THE WEST COUNTRY BECKY SHEAVES
My husband John is an old-fashioned sort. Let's just say it was far from spa breaks that he was raised... He was a spa virgin and staying that way.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
UK economy contracts as war takes toll
BRITAIN’S economy contracted last month for the first time in eight months amid signs that the Iran war is beginning to take its toll on some sectors.
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June 13, 2026
Western Daily Press
We can have great season - Purrington
BEN Purrington said that it was a “no-brainer” to join Bristol Rovers and play under Steve Evans, after the defender was confirmed as the club's third permanent signing this summer, writes Daniel Carter.
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June 12, 2026
Western Daily Press
Yawn in the USA
CAN we talk for a moment about late nights? In particular, the stupidly late ones.
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June 12, 2026
Western Daily Press
Make stolen phones 'unusable bricks,' urges Met Police chief
BRITAIN’S biggest police force is pushing the Home Secretary to force phone companies to make stolen devices harder to reuse as chief Sir Mark Rowley continues a crusade to make the handsets “unusable bricks”.
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June 12, 2026
Western Daily Press
Heathrow slams regulator's plans to 'take UK backwards'
HEATHROW has issued a scathing rebuttal of the regulator’s plans to crack down on the airport's spending and expansion, warning that this risks “taking the UK backwards”
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June 12, 2026
Western Daily Press
Clarkson's Farm helping create a ‘new buzz’ around agriculture
SHOWS such as Clarkson's Farm have helped foster a ‘new buzz’ around farming which can boost the agricultural industry.
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