A PROJECT in Bridgwater has won another national award.

NHS says vaccination programme in Somerset is "making very good progress" - despite only giving the jab to around half of those over 80s by January 21.

RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Court include:

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between January 14 and 20, 2021.

SOMERSET residents are being encouraged to take part in a nationwide 'Star Count' to record our view of the night sky.

A MAIN road in Bridgwater will be closed from 6.30pm until 11.30pm on February.

THE total number of people in Somerset with Covid-19 who have died has now passed 500.

A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for ice in parts of Somerset.

THE work of an artist from Puriton is on show at an exhibition in Milan.

A SOMERSET man has made colourful metal figurines to cheer up his town and thank key workers for their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic.

RECENT cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

SOMERSET has the most victims of cybercrime per 1,000 people throughout the whole of the UK, according to a new study.

THIS weekend is set to be cold and windy, so make sure to wrap up warm.

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PEOPLE are being urged not to try to "pick and choose" which Covid vaccine they have.

AFTER Shapwick School closed last year, staff members decided they needed to find somewhere else for their pupils.

THE number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Somerset has gone back up again.

A SOMERSET MP has voiced his concerns about people travelling to Burnham-on-Sea during the coronavirus lockdown.

POLICE are appealing for information after building materials and personal documents were stolen from a house in Street.

POLICE are asking the public to call 999 if they see wanted man Daniel Lewis.

Famous faces include Hollywood actor James McAvoy, Star Wars star Daisy Ridley, Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall and TV presenter Stacey Dooley.

In a statement the company responsible for the product told customers that they are taking this risk “very seriously”.

RECENT cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Court include:

WORKS are ongoing to build a new environmental building at Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre to provide better facilities for injured wildlife.

A SOMERSET district is mourning the deaths of ten Covid-19 patients in a single day.

TWO men from London have been jailed for their role in a county lines operation which brought class A drugs into Bridgwater.

THE funding for an £87million surgical centre at Musgrove Park Hospital has been approved.

RECYCLING and rubbish collections are set to start at 6am, as a high number of staff are isolating due to Covid-19.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dropped in all four Somerset district according to the latest seven-day rolling figures released by the Government.

The use of contactless payment technology has increased during the pandemic, particularly after the upper limit was increased from £30 to £45.

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

HINKLEY Point C is set to be delayed and costs are likely to be £500million more than expected, according to EDF.

FOR the second consecutive day, people with Covid-19 have died in all four Somerset districts.

PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has announced that schools in England could possibly re-open from March 8.

PLANS to open a fried chicken takeaway in Bridgwater town centre could still go ahead after an appeal was lodged to overturn the council’s decision.

AFTER a school in Somerset was forced to close due to financial difficulties and the coronavirus pandemic, two staff members have set up their own venture - in one of the buildings.

FIVE McDonald’s restaurants in Somerset donated money they would have spent on their Christmas parties to local foodbanks.

'BE a light in the darkness' is this year's theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their pets.

Staff will receive the bonus as part of their February pay packets which is costing the German discount chain £5.5 million in total.

The former Microsoft owner admitted he was taken aback by the “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories about him

Sir Keir Starmer criticised Boris Johnson for challenging him to declare that schools are safe when they are not able to open until March.

AN AGENCY worker who is alleged to have stolen £10,000 worth of deliveries while working for Hermes has been 'removed' by the company pending a criminal investigation.

A TOTAL of 14 people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

A WORKER who was completing a project for a subcontractor at Hinkley Point C has sadly died.

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.