SOME ‘routine planned operations’ are being cancelled at Musgrove Park Hospital - and operating theatres converted to intensive care units - as the NHS in Somerset comes under ‘sustained and increasing pressure’, according to internal docu...

RESIDENTS in Chard are concerned a factory is putting its employees at risk of coronavirus - but the company insist their “processes are Covid-secure”.

Sites will start shutting their doors from April 23, with approximately three closing each week until the end of September.

A COLLEGE in Taunton has been awarded a share of £48.5million to fund Education and Childcare and Health and Science T-Levels.

STORM Christoph is set to hit Somerset over the next few days.

THERE were 245 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

THREE young children were left without any protection from their violent older brother after Somerset County Council failed to help their family, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

TRAGICALLY nine Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

IN just 15 months, this 31.5 stone (441lbs) Somerset man who “couldn’t fit in a cinema seat” lost 16.2 stone (228lbs) and completed a full marathon.

FINALISTS for the Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

THE average household is set to pay an extra £15 for policing in the Avon and Somerset area in the year from April

AVON and Somerset Police have issued an appeal to trace an escaped prisoner who "could be anywhere in the country".

A KITTY of £427,000 has been put up in Somerset to ensure no child goes hungry during lockdown.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dipped in three of Somerset's districts, although there was a noted rise in the fourth.

BT said it had offered discounted landline and broadband packages for elderly customers and that it "strongly disagreed" with the action being taken.

People due to get their coronavirus vaccine could be eligible for the free ride to their appointment.

A COUPLE from Brent Knoll were the first couple to receive their Covid-19 jabs at Somerset's first mass vaccination centre when it opened today (Monday).

TAUNTON'S newest road is up and running this morning (Monday).

SCORES of people are being given their Covid-19 inoculation at Somerset's first mass vaccination hub after it opened for the first time today (Monday).

ORGANISERS of the Glastonbury Festival have moved to curb any fundraising by hunts providing stewards for the event.

PEOPLE across Somerset are being warned to prepare for two days of heavy downpours later this week.

ONE Avon and Somerset Police patrol vehicle caught three motorists speeding at more than 100mph on the M5 yesterday (Sunday).

WHILE the country remains in lockdown, one Somerset pub has found a way to banish bad spirits and encourage a bumper fruit crop.

THE total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Somerset since the start of the pandemic has now surged past 14,000.

RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

The Government is currently on track to vaccinate 15 million people across the UK by mid-February including health and social care staff.

THERE are a total of 138 sites in the South Somerset district that police use to site mobile speed cameras.

THERE were 231 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest daily figures issued by the Government.

THERE were six Covid-19 related deaths in Somerset in the latest daily figures.

IF you are a coffee fan, you probably pop into Starbucks regularly.

ARE you finding it hard to afford to heat your home this winter or suffering in a cold or damp home?

MOTORISTS heading to the M5 or into Taunton from east of the motorway are going to have to get used to a new road layout.

POLICE have issued an appeal to the public in an attempt to trace wanted Somerset man Ashley Rowe.

TAUNTON Racecourse is being turned into a large Covid vaccination centre from Monday (January 18).

WE all know that Saturday night is takeaway night, but what is your favourite?

DESPITE a wet start. Somerset looks as though it's going to enjoy a decent weekend weather-wise.

THERE were 245 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest 24-hour figures released by the Government.

THE PUBLIC are being warned by doctors and police not to fall for fraudsters trying to sell fake coronavirus vaccines, affirming that the jab will always be free.

A FURTHER six Covid related deaths in Somerset have been recorded in a single day in the latest Government figures.

PEOPLE are being asked to nominate two deserving Covid-19 heroes to win tiles and tiling worth around £900 each.

RECENT cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Court include:

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of January6, 2021.

A CAMPAIGN to bring about a ‘fairer, cleaner, quieter, happier and healthier’ way of life is hosting a community forum event for Somerset this month.

A SOMERSET teenager has won a £2,500 grant to grow her innovative Black2Nature and Camp Avalon programme which aims to increase diversity in the nature sector.

SOMERSET people in the highest priority groups will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccines at three new locations.

WITNESSES are being sought after a cyclist sadly died in a crash in Kingston St Mary.

MOTORISTS are being warned that a section of a road near Ilminster will be closed from Monday (January 18) until the end of the month.

A SOMERSET MP has revealed the secret behind his incredible eight stone weight loss.

THERE were 151 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset West and Taunton in a single day, according to Government figures.

MORE than 80 Avon and Somerset Police officers are ill with Covid-19 and another 47 could be infected.