The company behind a proposed new power station in Somerset says it will build a bypass around a village six months earlier than planned, to ease resident's fears of congestion and noise.

EDF Energy's plans for a new reactor at Hinkley Point have been opposed by many because of the potential impact of construction traffic around Cannington near Bridgwater.

EDF says the bypass could now be finished by 2015 - while work on a storage area at Combwich would be held back.