Somerset has woken up to snow and ice. Roads are being gritted. Temperatures set to stay low all day.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dipped slightly in two of the four Somerset districts and risen slightly in the two others.

SOMERSET artists are being invited to take part in an open studio event.

MORE Somerset landmarks - and some of our towns and villages - were among the latest Somerset From The Skies supplement published in your County Gazette.

I HAVE said on several occasions that Somerset businesses have welcomed lockdown financial support in the form of Bounce Back Loans, grants and furlough payments.

THE local news media sector - including your County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Chard & Ilminster News and Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News - has come together to launch an industry digital portal to further promote public notices to communiti...

ANOTHER nine people have lost their lives in Somerset to Covid-19 in the latest daily figures.

BBC Points West presenter Ali Vowles has revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19.

SOMERSET is well-known for its local produce.

SOMERSET has seen 261 positive Covid-19 tests in the latest 24-hour figures.

Fowey Shellfish Company started in 1995 when Dave Hancock had the vision to create Cornwall’s first offshore rope grown mussel farm.

MORE than 6,700 burglaries were reported to Avon and Somerset Police during 2020 - equivalent to 20 incidents a day.

THOUSANDS of bars, pubs, sports clubs and other licensed premises closed last year as the hospitality sector was hit by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, new research suggests.

RECENT cases at Taunton Magistrates Court:

THE number of coronavirus vaccines administered in Somerset are released weekly - here are the latest figures.

THE latest Government figures show that eight people who had tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Somerset in a single day.

TWO children’s play areas in Sedgemoor are reopening to the public after getting a makeover thanks to Sedgemoor District Council.

STORM Christoph may have blown over, but Somerset is bracing itself for a cold weekend with snow and ice forecast on both days.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man pushed his way into the home of an elderly woman.

DEVON and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have been praised for their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

DESPITE well over 200 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest daily figures, there is a semblance of hope as the rate of infection dipped in all four districts, albeit it only marginally.

RECENT cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Court include:

Mr Johnson said research, including the React study from Imperial College London, showed that current levels of coronavirus were still too high.

The plans will also review minimum entry requirements to universities as part of reforms, in an effort to provide more accessibility for students.

The proposal is said to be the “preferred position” of the Department of Health.

Priti Patel announced that individuals attending house parties will be fined a minimum of £800 which will double for each repeat offence.

SOMERSET’S only mass Covid-19 vaccination centre is closing this weekend - to allow for HORSE RACING to go ahead.

THE 2021 Glastonbury Festival has been CANCELLED as the pandemic continues to ravage the country.

AT least 100 Covid-19 deaths have now been recorded in each of the four Somerset districts since the start of the pandemic as the county suffers a further day of tragedy.

EMPLOYEES at a Somerset Müller plant have hit out at bosses claiming the factory is not regularly cleaned - but the company have insisted a 'rigorous' cleaning regime is in place.

A FORMER County Gazette journalist has challenged Piers Morgan to put his jogging shorts where his well-known mouth is.

A DAD drove 350 miles with his kids in the car to get a KEBAB - then crashed on the way home.

TWO pharmacies in Somerset are set to start delivering the coronavirus vaccine today (January 21).

- Two lanes are currently closed on the M5 northbound between Clevedon (J20) and Portishead (J19) - Highways England and police are at the scene -Long delays expected

A FACTORY worker at a Somerset Müller factory has sadly died after testing positive for Covid-19 and 47 staff have tested positive for the virus.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has risen in three of Somerset's four districts.

THE creative team at The Princess Theatre and Arts Centre have released a series of online workshops to help with home-schooling.

A COUPLE have hit out at the manager of a Somerset wedding venue for only giving them half of their money back after they cancelled their wedding following rumours the venue was closing.

HUNDREDS of Somerset County Council staff are working alongside the NHS and in communities to support the fight against Covid-19.

FANS of the Glastonbury Festival have been reacting to news the already-rescheduled event in 2021 has been called off.

NEWS of Glastonbury Festival's decision to cancel the already-rescheduled 2021 festival is a huge blow - not just to those hoping to head to Worthy Farm in June - but to the industry itself.

THE 2021 Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled, bringing heartbreak to thousands of music lovers around the world.

THE world is abuzz with one name following new US President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony yesterday - that of Amanda Gorman.

How long could England be placed under strict lockdown restrictions?

App-based couriers say they face low rates of pay and low job security, as they can be sacked without a dismissal process at any time.

RECENT cases dealt with by North Somerset Magistrates' Courts include:

Wessex Water shares some simple advice to beat the freeze and protect your home from burst pipes.

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...

SOMERSET has experienced its worst day since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic after 19 people tragically died in one day.

SEDGEMOOR Crematorium has donated more than £7,500 to three charities - thanks to metals recovered during cremation.