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Powerlifting gives university student 'purpose'
She joined the gym as a "why not" after covid restrictions began to lift where she lived in 2021.
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'Le Mans win is box I need to tick' - racer Cullen
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Somerset in Pictures: Stretching out for summer
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Appeal after knife-wielding man chases train passenger
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Council to pay power bill for street vendors
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Views sought on future of old bus station building
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'Bristol Airport row' and 'murder trial collapses'
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Council 'requires improvement' says watchdog CQC
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Somerset Council restructure sees 290 redundancies
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