A BRIDGWATER teenager drowned in a pool at a villa in Tenerife after a night out drinking, an inquest has heard.

LEARNER drivers taking tests when they resume today (Thursday) are under extra pressure to pass as a backlog means it could be several months before they get another chance.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved hairdresser - who worked with top London stylists - who passed away last month.

The Prime Minister said he expects the roadmap to go ahead as planned but warned "there will be another wave of Covid" this year.

ARGOS has said it is set to close its Somerset distribution site, with more than 200 jobs said to be at risk.

MORE than a million people in the South West have now received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

A FUNERAL business set up to bolster income at a Bishop's Hull-based hospice has reported heavy losses.

POLICE identified 32 offences in four hours during a crackdown on road related offices in Bridgwater.

SOMERSET residents are being asked to give their feedback on the county’s new recycling scheme ahead of the next phase of the roll-out.

THE Somerset home of writer Evelyn Waugh is up for sale - which a whopping £5.5 million asking price.

A PROLIFIC thief has been jailed for more than six months for a string of shoplifting offences.

A FORMER factory employee made a “life-changing” decision to leave the company, after they received a letter suggesting their Covid-19 isolation absences could be “ingenuine”.

THE former director of a Somerset accountancy firm, who was also treasurer of Westonzoyland Sports Pavilion, has been jailed for 12 months for the fraudulent evasion of VAT.

POLICE have issued an appeal to track down a wanted man who travels across Somerset.

A SEMI-detached house the sellers claim has been "untouched since the 1960s" is going up for auction.

THE already low Covid infection rate in Somerset continues to fall.

PLANS are being made to re-open Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) offices in Bridgwater - after a refurbishment of the reception area is complete.

THERE were two fresh Covid-19 cases recorded in each of the four Somerset districts in the latest 24-hour figures.

A SIX-FIGURE contract to build a new depot for Somerset’s school transport vehicles has been handed out.

IT takes an average 16.02 weeks to sell a home in Somerset, according to research by house buying firm Property Solvers.

WITH schools returning and lockdown measures having eased, there is going to be more traffic on our roads this week.

SOMERSET Highways teams are carrying out road works at a number of sites in the area starting this week.

AVON and Somerset Police have deployed a drone following "numerous reports" of suspected hare coursing in the West Somerset area.

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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a van that had caught fire at midday today (Sunday).

A FIRE in a property in Bridgwater earlier this morning is believed to have been started deliberately.

MATTHEW Lee Patrick, 38, of Leighton Drive, Bridgwater, admitted failing to give a specimen of blood in connection with a suspected driving offence.

THE Covid infection rate in Somerset is well below the England average, according to Public Health England figures.

AN independent Somerset brewery that moved its operations online during the Covid pandemic has launched a Crowdfunding appeal to expand its business.

THE contents of a Dorset country house are being sold in an auction next month.

MORE people than ever were regular internet users in Somerset in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between April 1 and April 7, 2021.

AS a county so heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality it is good to finally see the staged opening of businesses within this key sector of our county’s economy.

A MOTORCYCLIST suffered "life threatening injuries" following following a serious road traffic collision in Somerset.

AVON and Somerset Police have sadly announced the death of one of the force dogs during a search for suspected offenders this week.

A THIEF has been jailed for a total of seven months at Taunton Magistrates' Courts for a series of offences.

MILITARY personnel from Somerset are playing a major role in the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh later today (Saturday).

IT'S taken some time, but it's finally dawned on me why the Americans refer to pavements as sidewalks.

A FIRE-damaged property in the centre of a seaside town in Somerset is going up for auction on a guide price of between £50,000 and £75,000.

A CHARITY has organised a family event at a farm in Glastonbury.

WOMEN in Somerset are more than twice as likely as men to be admitted urgently to hospital for self-harm injuries, figures reveal.

“WE must change our diet. The planet can’t support billions of meat eaters.”

A MAN from Highbridge who killed his neighbour while mentally unwell has been handed an indefinite hospital order.

THE Covid rate of infection in all four Somerset districts is now below 20 cases per 100,000 people.

MORE than 98 per cent of Somerset children were offered a primary school place at one of their top three choices, according to the County Council’s latest admission figures.

A BUSY main road will be closed for a lengthy period during the day time over the next fortnight as dangerous trees are removed from the roadside.

A BUSINESS that was hit by burglars has put up a £1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits.

A BRIDGWATER man who made an indecent image of a child has been given a community order.

A BRIDGWATER resident has been awarded for their community work during lockdown.

A POLICE officer is due in court tomorrow (Friday) accused of drink driving.