Somersetlive

2023 - 2 - 17

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The best place to live in Somerset - have your say (Somerset Live)

Somerset is perfect for a growing family, retirement or even a countryside retreat. There are townhouses, cottages, and modernist homes here, suitable for all ...

Bath is definitely a desirable place to live and is up there with the most expensive property areas within Somerset. It is known for becoming a go to place for food, theatre and literary festivals. This town showcases their commitment to placing the environment and community at the heart of its development. Although it is pretty isolated with no railway here and a 45 minute drive to Bath. This small town with a big community is full of independent businesses and cafes to choose from. According to [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/best-places-to-live/southwest), this village is rarer than hen’s teeth — where life revolves around the pub and there is a chicken-keepers’ WhatsApp group. It can be difficult to know where the best place to live is. It has made many appearances in TV shows and films, including its backdrop in Hot Fuzz. We've put together a poll with some of the most popular places to live in the county - all you need to do is vote for your favourite. Frome is also the host of the incredible Frome independent market which is on every first Sunday of the month. To give you more of a background into some of the places we've listed, here are some of the most popular areas to live in Somerset according to [Somerset](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/somerset) and [ Bath](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/bath) areas have been crowned the loveliest of all, as part of the Muddy Stilettos [Top 200 Places To Live](https://muddystilettos.co.uk/best-places-to-live/) series.

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Luxurious Somerset mansion named among best UK wedding venues (Somerset Live)

A luxurious Somerset manor house has been named among the best UK wedding venues. North Cadbury Court, near Castle Cary, has won a Platinum Award in the ...

Owner, Janet Montgomery added: "This award means a lot to us as it recognises how hard the team has worked and the joy we bring to so many people. The reviews and testimonials we receive always reflect this and it is a source of great pride to us all." The judges said: "The North Cadbury Court team should be extremely proud. The manor house also features a world famous roof top golf tee. The hotel is a grade-one listed 16th century country house set in 1,500 acres and is available for weddings, family holidays, special celebrations and corporate gatherings. The historic property is steeped in history, with beautiful wood panelled rooms for meals, cosy lounges with huge fireplaces, and sweeping staircases.

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Clevedon's controversial seafront scheme massively over budget (Somerset Live)

The scheme was paid for with funding from the Department of Transport. North Somerset Council bosses say the extra cost is due to additional works required ...

A North Somerset Council spokesman said: “Construction of the The scheme was paid for with funding from the Department of Transport. A petition calling for the changes to be reversed has now reached in excess of 6,000 signatures. Parking has also been reconfigured to run parallel to the beach, with a large number of spaces being removed. A detailed report carried out by an indpendent highways consultant has been commissioned by the campaign group Save our The changes have seen traffic along

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Tiny Bath cottage could make the perfect writer's retreat (Bath Chronicle)

Estate agents Purple Bricks said: "The cottage is deceptive in size and consists of an open plan living/dining space with large Bath stone fireplace and burner, ...

The Cotswolds AONB is also on your doorstep. A quaint cottage, lovingly restored by the current owners maintaining its original architectural design with many features including electrical rewire." "Separate light and spacious kitchen leading onto a patio and then to a large sunny fenced garden. [Award-winning family home in Bath with beautiful views put on the market](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/award-winning-family-home-bath-7994407) [Popular little fireplace shop on Bath high street up for sale](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/popular-little-fireplace-shop-bath-8000327) [Victorian family home for sale with Cotswold views near Bath](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/victorian-family-home-sale-cotswold-7921128) [Impressive home in Bath village just looking for someone to love it](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/impressive-home-bath-village-just-7875058) [Secluded Bath mansion with its own little woodland up for sale](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/property/secluded-bath-mansion-little-woodland-7851037) This little cottage on Batheaston High Street could be the ideal place to hunker down and work on your debut novel. For example, while the beautiful stone fireplace has been lovingly maintained, there is also gas central heating.

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Bristol Airport chaos as flights cancelled and delayed (Somerset Live)

The departure lounge at Bristol Airport, south west England. It is shown to be The departures lounge of Bristol Airport is busier than normal, reportedly due to ...

However, a spokesperson for the airport did confirm that they are "experiencing bad weather" shortly after 3.30pm this afternoon. According to the airport's departure and arrivals board, there are at least 10 flights that have not yet taken off, and it looks like there are more to come. A spokesperson for the airport confirmed earlier that they were experiencing "bad weather": According to a spokesperson for Bristol Airport, Storm Otto is the main cause: It seems that Storm Otto has been the main cause of the delays, according to the airport [Bristol Airport](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/bristol-airport) are reportedly experiencing [significant changes to their travel plans](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/travel) as reports have emerged that several flights have been either [cancelled or delayed](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/transport) this afternoon (February 17).

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Army parade and flypast to take place in Wincanton (Somerset Live)

A local regiment will exercise its "Freedom of the Town" after it was granted the honour seven years ago.

It entitles the regiment to exercise a right to march through the town with colours flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed. The parade will step off from St Peter and St Paul Church at 10.05am. The Yeovilton army regiment is now fully operational and established in the local area. The Freedom was an honour granted only to troops which had earned the trust of the local population, either through some valiant action or simply by being a familiar presence. More than 150 officers and soldiers from 1st Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Royal Naval Air Station, will march through the town next week. The regiment has a strong affiliation with Wincanton, having been awarded the Freedom of the Town seven years ago.

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We tried the pies at the new Pieminister restaurant in Bath (Somerset Live)

With myself being a seasoned pie expert, I opted for my favourite of the Pieminister choices, ordering a Moo and Blue - a beef steak and stilton pie - whilst my ...

The new restaurant certainly lived up to the stellar reputation that Pieminister has built for itself over the past two decades and looks to be the perfect new spot for Bath locals to visit for a delicious and filling meal. After a generous offering of starters and our giant pies, we had to sit for a few moments to let our food settle in our stomachs before leaving the restaurant and were thrilled to be handed goody bags upon our exit. With myself being a seasoned pie expert, I opted for my favourite of the Pieminister choices, ordering a Moo and Blue - a beef steak and stilton pie - whilst my pie newbie boyfriend went for a Free Ranger - a free range British chicken and ham pie with leek and thyme. We were greeted at the door with a glass of complimentary champagne offered to us by one of the owners of Pieminister, Jon Simon, and his wife, Romany Simon, who is the head of press for the piemaking company. I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the pre-opening party for the new Pieminister restaurant on Westgate Street in Bath that opened its doors to the public last week for an evening of pie and drinks. We tried the pies served at the pre-opening party for the new Pieminister restaurant in Bath - and the evening left us feeling very hap-pie indeed.

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Council paints yellow lines AROUND parked car at dangerous junction (Somerset Live)

Work to install double yellow lines to stop cars parking at a dangerous junction in Portishead could not be completed - because of parked cars.

They did what they were able to and will return as soon as possible to complete the work. Local resident Reyna Knight said: “The whole point of asking for yellow lines was to stop cars parking there. This week, after years of pressing for traffic measures, contractors arrived to paint the short section of lines. [ junction ](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/all-about/portishead)very dangerous. Instead, contractors painted AROUND the car, leaving a vehicle sized gap. For years, people living in

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A4 closed in both directions after serious incident (Somerset Live)

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: Emergency services are at the scene of a collision which has closed the A4 Batheaston bypass between London ...

[#A4]in [#Somerset]is closed both ways between the [#A46]and the [#A343]near Bath due to an ongoing [@ASPolice]led incident. If you are traveling to [#Bath]today, please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey.A diversion using local roads has been installed. [#A4]near [#Bath]in [#Somerset]the westbound carriageway has now been reopened , the eastbound carriageway remains closed due to an [@ASPolice]led incident. [#A4]near [#Bath]in [#Somerset]remains closed both ways due to an [@ASPolice]led incident. Mill Lane is also closed following the collision involving a pedestrian and a lorry. Police and the ambulance service were called to the scene just before 8.45am today, Saturday 18 February.

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