A HISTORY teacher from Somerset managed to win a school’s version of ‘The Masked Singer’.

POLICE are asking the public to call 999 if they see a wanted man from Somerset.

A SOUTH West accountant firm are offering a support package to help small businesses in Somerset.

AN artist is teaming up with a Somerset landmark to display a cast iron piece of art.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s spring Budget, including what could be announced.

The discriminatory policy came to light as a result of a whistleblower's decision to reveal the firm’s practices.

FOUR people were arrested in Bridgwater for being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

THE Covid-19 infection rate across Somerset has fallen noticeably in the latest figures released this afternoon (Tuesday).

THE King Alfred School has released updated information regarding the return to school and Covid-19 testing.

THE Glastonbury Festival is littered with exotic foods for revellers to try - from goat curry to Chinese and Indian food.

CHANCES are you've been overcharged by your energy supplier, according to a ruling by Ofgem.

A MEMBER of staff at Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) is retiring - after 39 years of service.

Employees will continue to receive 80% of their salary for hours not worked until the scheme ends.

TUI’s cancellations will apply to any departures from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

“You need to be really careful and remember that even after the second dose of vaccine it’s not necessarily 100 per cent effective."

GREAT Western Railway (GWR) is set to increase the number of trains it runs as schools and colleges across its network prepare to return to the classroom next week.

THERE were just 36 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset the latest 24-hour period.

NORTH Somerset is in the top ten constituencies in the South West for vaccine figures - with Yeovil, Wells and Somerton and Frome close behind.

RECENT cases at Taunton Magistrates' Courts include.

SOMERSET saw just 30 positive Covid-19 tests in the latest 24-hour period as infection rates continue to drop.

The new-look uniform will be the first change in over a decade and is intended to better reflect the modern-day role of Royal Mail staff.

The plans for a ban on e-cigarette products will be discussed in Glasgow later this year after being published by WHO’s tobacco regulatory committee.

A SENIOR Tory MP has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to announce additional support for festivals as part of the Budget next week.

RAIL passengers in England and Wales have been hit by above inflation fare rises - despite the collapse in demand.

DISADVANTAGED sixth form and college students are around three A-level grades behind their more affluent peers - and worse in one area of Somerset - a new report suggests.

The photo has been met with public disapproval, with charity World Horse Welfare describing the picture as “abhorrent”.

SOMERSET taxpayers are “subsidising the policing in Bristol” and not getting a fair deal, a councillor has claimed.

POLICE are asking the public for help finding a 15-year-old last seen in Bridgwater.

A RISE in council tax for Somerset residents will pay for 70 new police officers.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between February 11 and 17, 2021.

If you post the location of police speed traps on Facebook, Instagram of Twitter, you face breaching section 89 of the Police Act 1997.

KENSINGTON and Chelsea is the least affordable location in Britain for people trying to get on the property ladder, while East Ayrshire in Scotland is the most affordable place, analysis has found.

Here is a round-up of some of the best deals you can find in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

THOUSANDS of Exeter residents have spent a second night away from their homes following the controlled detonation of a Second World War bomb.

WHILE investigations into the recent barn fires across Somerset, the fire service are asking farmers to be 'vigilant'.

THERE have been 40 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the last 24-hours.

A 2,000-year-old Celtic Chieftain’s chariot brooch which was unearthed by a metal detectorist has sold for £55,000 at auction - seven times its estimate.

A MAN has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after a drug driving incident.

A SUSPECTED Second World War bomb discovered in Exeter is to be detonated, police have confirmed.

The cash-saving guru shared his trick with viewers on The Martin Lewis Money Show this week, dedicating a section of the show to Sainsbury’s.

Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Co-op are urgently recalling a number of products over possible health risks.

THERE have been 43 new Covid-19 cases across all four Somerset districts in the past 24-hours.

PEOPLE aged 40-49 are next in line for a Covid-19 vaccine, after Government advisers concluded that vaccinating in order of age remains the quickest way to cut deaths.

SAINSBURY’S will increase salaries for staff at its supermarkets and Argos stores and pay a bonus to frontline workers, the third since the pandemic started, the retailer said.

A BBC film crew will be filming on Berrow Beach for the next few days - and members of the public are being asked to keep their distance from them.

SOMERSET’S fire authority will not allocate more taxpayers’ money to bail to its own commercial operation – which is now more than £770,000 in debt.

A BUILDING which houses an 'emergency' community shop is up for sale.

A CONFIRMATION present found in a sock drawer at a remote cottage is estimated to be worth a staggering £20,000.

A SOMERSET youngster has set herself the challenge of dressing up as a different character each day to raise money for charity - raising a staggering amount in the process.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Action Fraud have been informed of the incident.