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.

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.

POLICE cordoned off a street in a Somerset town for a period to carry out a "low level rescue" this morning (Wednesday)

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.

TWO women were treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire last night (April 20).

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

BURNHAM-ON-SEA’S town flag, which was stolen last week while flying at half-mast in tribute to HRH Prince Philip, has now been recovered.

AS part of The Princess Theatre and Arts Centre’s new vision and ahead of its long-awaited re-opening this summer, Burnham and Highbridge Town Council has announced that the lease for the venue’s café and bar has been awarded to Hellend's Kit...

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

A BURNHAM-ON-SEA cinema has confirmed it is planning to re-open to customers next month.

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.

A STRING of thefts from town centre shops in Burnham-on-Sea have seen a charity collection box and till money being stolen in the latest incidents.

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

BURNHAM-ON-SEA'S BARB Search & Rescue team were called out twice on Sunday, to assist drivers whose vehicles had got stuck on Brean beach.

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.

THREE people and a dog were rescued by firefighters after the vehicle they were in tipped over and left the road.

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.

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 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 SOMERSET cafe will be able to stay open longer and serve alcohol in a larger outside area following a change in its licence.

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

PLANS to hold a 'referendum' over the future of local government in Somerset have been delayed - amid legal questions from the Government.

A TEENAGER has been charged with murder after a man died in Weston-Super-Mare on Tuesday (April 13).

A POPULAR pub in the centre of Glastonbury has re-opened.

POLICE have issued a warning about protests planned in parts of Somerset this weekend.

Customers are increasingly looking for speciality breads, wraps, bagels and pancakes ahead of traditional loaves.

THERE were no new cases of Covid-19 recorded in two of the four Somerset districts in the latest 24-hour period, according to figures released this afternoon (Wednesday)..

A SPONSORED walk is aiming to raise £2,000 in support of Burnham-on-Sea's local hospital.