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ITV News West Country
Monday 27 July 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 21 of 30 min on news stories (69%)
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Residents of Stoke St Mary, near Taunton, are campaigning against plans for a new 7,000-home town on the Blackdown Vale, which they say would damage the Blackdown Hills area of outstanding natural beauty. Developer Taylor Wimpey says the Taunton Garden Village proposals include schools, health care facilities, community spaces and infrastructure needed for a self-sustaining community, and that the Blackdown Hills will be protected. Campaigners have launched a petition and expect a long battle.
A 16-year-old boy from Cheltenham was found guilty of murdering Hamid Ithani after robbing him at knife point with another boy in December 2025; both were remanded in custody for sentencing at Bristol Crown Court on 8 September. Weston General Hospital's emergency department reopened after a fire caused it to close overnight, with staff and patients moved to safety by fire crews; the cause is unknown and an investigation is due. Trowbridge Carnival was cancelled after organisers said they could not raise enough funds to put it on safely, though they hope to return next year. An influencer who raises awareness about sexual abuse backed calls for better education to protect young people, as the Summer of Sex campaign led by MP Samantha Niblett seeks lifelong sexual education to combat misogyny and sexual violence, while the sex education curriculum is set to change from September; ITV analysis of government figures showed children guilty of sexual offences rose for a fourth year, from 915 in 2022 to over 1,400 in 2025, and a Bristol charity said around half its cases were peer-on-peer abuse.
Polycystic ovary syndrome is to be known as polymetabolic ovary syndrome, or PMOS, because symptoms can affect the whole body, with new draft guidelines aiming to give women yearly health checks; the NICE consultation runs until 11 August and final guidance is expected in December. A separate report highlighted ARFID, an eating disorder involving sensory aversions and restrictive food intake, with charity BEAT estimating it could affect up to a quarter of the UK population; patients said they were left without proper care, fewer than 30 per cent of eating disorder services in the South West treat ARFID compared with almost 90 per cent for anorexia, and charities are calling for it to be added to NICE guidelines.
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Claim Residents campaign against Taylor Wimpey plan for 7,000 homes near Blackdown Hills
Residents and campaigners in Stoke St Mary oppose Taylor Wimpey's plans and have launched a petition, citing permanent damage to rural Somerset.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 2:21-2:35
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Claim Residents campaign against Taylor Wimpey plan for 7,000 homes near Blackdown Hills
The proposed development spans over 1,000 acres and was included last year in Somerset Council's local plan for housing through 2045.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 3:26-3:35
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Claim Residents campaign against Taylor Wimpey plan for 7,000 homes near Blackdown Hills
Residents and campaigners in Stoke St Mary oppose Taylor Wimpey's plans and have launched a petition, citing permanent damage to rural Somerset.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 4:57-5:05
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Claim Child sexual offences by children rise for fourth year as campaign calls for lifelong sex education
The Summer of Sex campaign, led by MP Samantha Niblett, calls for lifelong sexual education to tackle misogyny and sexual violence.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 6:32-6:48
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Claim Child sexual offences by children rise for fourth year as campaign calls for lifelong sex education
The number of children found guilty of a sexual offence rose for a fourth consecutive year, from 915 in 2022 to over 1,400 in 2025.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 8:04-8:18
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Claim Child sexual offences by children rise for fourth year as campaign calls for lifelong sex education
The sex education curriculum is due to change from September to address misogyny and sexual violence.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 8:46-9:03
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Claim PCOS renamed polymetabolic ovary syndrome as NICE plans annual checks
Polycystic ovary syndrome is to be renamed polymetabolic ovary syndrome, reflecting that symptoms can affect the whole body.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 10:13-10:22
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Claim PCOS renamed polymetabolic ovary syndrome as NICE plans annual checks
NICE draft guidelines propose that women with polycystic ovary syndrome receive an annual health check.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 10:22-10:27
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Claim PCOS renamed polymetabolic ovary syndrome as NICE plans annual checks
The NICE draft guidance is under consultation until 11 August, with final guidance expected in December.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 12:46-13:05
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Claim Charity report calls for ARFID to be added to NICE guidelines
In the South West, fewer than 30 per cent of eating disorder services treat ARFID, while almost 90 per cent treat anorexia.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 16:20-16:35
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Claim Charity report calls for ARFID to be added to NICE guidelines
Eating disorder charities called for ARFID to be added to NICE guidelines.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 17:08-17:13
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Claim West Country reaches second day of heatwave threshold as dry spell continues
The West Country has recorded two days above the heatwave threshold, with temperatures expected to reach 28-29C tomorrow and mark a third day.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 21:46-21:53
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Claim West Country reaches second day of heatwave threshold as dry spell continues
The West Country has recorded two days above the heatwave threshold, with temperatures expected to reach 28-29C tomorrow and mark a third day.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 23:29-23:37
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Claim Shante-Eve Mancwa wins Glasgow bronze as Ron Homer takes Para Bowls silver
Shante-Eve Mancwa won bronze in the floor exercise at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 25:24-25:30
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Claim Shante-Eve Mancwa wins Glasgow bronze as Ron Homer takes Para Bowls silver
Ron Homer from Somerset, Team England's oldest athlete at the Games, won silver in the Para Bowls.
ITV, ITV News West Country, 27 July 2026, 26:50-27:00
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