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

A FIRM in Chard has been bought by an engineering group based in Devon - securing the future of 70 jobs.

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.

RECENT cases at Taunton Magistrates Court:

SOMERSET is well-known for its local produce.

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

A FAMILY-RUN pharmacy in the heart of a Somerset village is moving to new premises - with the promise of two consultation rooms for doctors.

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.

THE location of the new Home Bargains store in Chard has been revealed.

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

MORE than 80 staff a council in Somerset have been redeployed to help support the coronavirus vaccination centres.

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

MILITARY chiefs are investigating a security breach after a woman was found hiding in a cupboard at a Somerset base.

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

A MAN approached a 10-year-old girl in Yeovil in an attempt to steal a mobile phone yesterday (January 21).

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

TAUNTON Area Cycling Campaign (TACC) has produced a list of what it calls design flaws following the opening on Sunday of the new link road from the A358 to the M5 at Taunton.

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.

STORM Christoph might be heading off, but there are still a few flood warnings in place in Somerset.

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.

A CORONAVIRUS testing site has been set up in Chard.

A BARGAIN store is set to open in Chard this summer.

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.

THREE burglars who broke into a commercial premises at a farm near Chard tried to force open a milk machine.

FOLLOWING the latest lockdown and closure of non-essential shops, schemes introduced to support social distancing and the reopening of high streets in two Somerset towns are to end.

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 DRIVER was trapped inside his car after it became stuck in floodwater this morning (Thursday).

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 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.

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

YARCOMBE Flower Show did not take place last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and so the handicraft section of the show decided to help by creating baby blankets.

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.