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A young woman with blonde hair and glasses stands next to her father who has grey hair and glasses in a park.

Dad 'old self again' after 12 stone weight loss

Dave Pulford lost 12 stone (76kg) since taking a balloon pill and having gastric surgery.

Three woman stretch in yoga poses on a green space next to Chew Valley Lake

Somerset in Pictures: Stretching out for summer

This week's Somerset picture round-up includes a double dose of cricket and yoga in the sun

Alex Frost stands in her street stall. She is wearing a black jumper and green apron. Signs are positioned in the front of the stall detailing smoothie options and soup flavours.

Metered power supply agreed for street vendors

Somerset Council said it could not afford the £31,000 bill and threatened to turn off the power.

The picture shows the former bus stops and one of the buildings on the site. It is covered in NHS livery as the site was once a Covid vaccination centre.

Views sought on future of old bus station building

The local town council says the space could be used for a shop, a repair cafe or a community space.

A woman in a hospital bed looking at a donkey which is at her bedside

Donkey makes hospice patient’s 'wish come true'

St Margaret’s Hospice resident Jacquie wanted to give a donkey a back scratch.

Bath's Ciaran Donoghue scores the opening try of the game against Bristol in Cardiff. He is wearing the Bath change kit of white with blue sleeves

Somerset in Pictures: West takeover of Cardiff

This week's pictures from across Somerset include the big West derby and pride in the county.

A group of doctors in blue scrubs stand looking at the camera and smiling. They are all holding small white containers.

Surgeon invents plastic-reducing urine collection pot

Urologist Nick Burns-Cox hopes it will reduce the use of single-use plastic in the NHS.

A group of five women stand together in front of stone buildings in hiking gear wearing vests reading "Mary's March". They are all wearing knitted teal headbands, except the older woman in the centre who wears a pink headband. Her vest reads "Mary's march, walking for cancer aged 90."

Woman, 90, completes eight-day Hadrian's Wall hike

Mary Nicholson, from Somerset, completed the 85-mile challenge to raise money for a cancer unit.

The picture shows the outside of Highbridge Medical Centre. The image was taken on a sunny day. A large tree is in the foreground.

Funding boost for 16 Somerset GP surgeries

The GP surgeries will share £102m to help extend their buildings and provide more appointments.