ENCOURAGING figures show a drop in the number of daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Somerset.

TWO more people have been arrested in connection with an illegal rave in Somerset last summer.

A SOMERSET band said they are heading into 2021 with ‘high hopes for the future’ despite the ‘stormy waters’ of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A SECOND mass Covid-19 vaccination hub opens in Somerset this week.

POLICE say this car crashed after the "insured driver taking friends for a drive" lost control in slippery conditions in the Quantock Hills.

POLICE have launched an investigation after a Hermes depot worker allegedly stole £10,000 worth of deliveries -- by having them posted to himself and pals.

AN activities co-ordinator at a Bridgwater care home has been using his experiences of working with people with autism to help communicate with residents during lockdown.

A FURTHER 32 vaccine sites are set to open across the country this week, NHS England has said, including two in Somerset.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced where their mobile speed cameras will be located this week.

PEOPLE in Somerset are being warned to take care due to continued icy conditions across the county.

THERE were 171 positive Covid-19 tests over the weekend - the first time for a number of days that the total has dipped below 200.

BILLY Bragg has said is a “bit of a shock”.

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

TWO women were trapped in their car after it hit a bank and crashed.

SOMERSET has recorded a further four Covid-19 related deaths in the latest 24-hour figures released by the Government.

A CAR was driven more than 200 miles through Somerset s0 the driver could buy a pack of Doritos - despite the Covid lockdown restrictions.

TWO Somerset towns have been voted the most welcoming places to visit, according to the Traveller Review Awards 2021.

AVON and Somerset Police have unveiled their latest 'weapon' to deter motorists from driving inconsiderately.

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.

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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:

BRIDGWATER residents have begun to benefit from new factory-built homes being erected on the town’s former cattle market.

SOMERSET is well-known for its local produce.

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

A BRIDGWATER school has been praised by parents for the range and quality of food in its food parcels.

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.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between January 7 and 13, 2021.

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.

A SOMERSET company has won a multi-million pound contract to deliver equipment needed in the next phase of construction at Hinkley Point C (HPC).

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.