AN independent retailer based in Highbridge has become the main sponsor of a local cricket club’s women’s team.

FOLLOWING their highly successful ‘white glove’ sale of the Bryan Goodman Motoring Archive last December, Transport Collector Auctions in partnership with Lawrences’ of Crewkerne sold the John Warburton Motoring Library & Archive as part of ...

THERE are cases of the Covid-19 Indian variant in Somerset.

MORE than 1,800 homes in one part of Somerset cannot be built due to delays in signing legal agreements between developers and the district council.

THERE is some heavy traffic on the M5 motorway this afternoon, as holiday makers flock to the South West.

A LOCAL student has been signed up for a top football academy.

AROUND five new victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in Somerset last year, figures show.

CENTURIES of art are covered by lots at an upcoming auction.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA is to host a Pride event from next year, it has been announced.

POLICE are appealing for information after a confrontation between two people near Weston-super-Mare.

DOZENS of people in Avon and Somerset will have to surrender their passports ahead of the European Football Championships.

THE British Cheese Awards have been cancelled for the second year running.

A GLOBAL cheese competition, held in Somerset, is set to return this September - with a focus on artisan producers.

A MAN has been charged with murder of Jacqueline Kirk.

PUBS in Somerset are offering a FREE pint to every customer to celebrate the Euros.

The last US probe to the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990, though spacecraft from Japan and Europe have orbited Venus since then.

Giving women the drug following chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of inherited breast cancer returning or spreading, early results show.

A MUCH-LOVED man from Bridgwater sadly passed away last month.

A JUVENILE boy exploited by dealers to help deliver drugs has been given protection by police in Somerset.

A MIDDLE-aged woman used a false name in two shops in Weston-super-Mare to dishonestly claim she was entitled to buy clothes on the internet.

A SOMERSET MP has hit out at plans to share patients' medical records as part of a new NHS plan.

NEW research showing which areas of England are best represented at international level in men's football claims Tyrone Mings is the first Somerset-born player to do so.

ALDI has urged shoppers to return a product after salmonella was detected.

GRASS cutting season is underway and Somerset County Council’s contractors are out and about keeping verges in check and road users safe.

GLASTONBURY may not be going ahead this year, but there is a new - and free - music festival coming to Somerset this coming Sunday.

A PUB owner is welcoming visitors - although not all of them will be stopping for a pint.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a collision with a car in a Somerset town.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA MP James Heappey made a visit to the Morland Community Hub in Highbridge last week, as the weekly community café returned for the first time since March last year, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car driver performed a U-turn on the M5 in Somerset.

A WOMAN walking her dog on the beach had to be rescued after she became stuck knee deep in mud.

DETAILS of a £6million funding boost to kickstart Somerset's economy have been announced today (Tuesday).

TITHE barns are a classic feature of the Somerset countryside, with dozens in towns and villages across the county.

A CLOCK that saw conflict on the seas during the First World War is among timepieces up for auction next month.

RNLI Lifeguards have made an early return to the Sedgemoor District Council-managed beach at Burnham-on-Sea, in preparation for what is set to be a bumper summer season.

A NEW walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments.

A SERIES of major roadworks are set to begin in Somerset this week.

AN organisation dedicated to providing friendship and shared interests for retired and semi-retired people is looking forward to holding a beach clean event in Burnham-on-Sea next week.

A BUILDERS' merchant with several outlets in Somerset has warned of hefty prices from Tuesday.

WORSHIPPERS in Somerset churches are being asked to check to see if they've got any bats lodging in their churches.

PEOPLE across Somerset and the South West ringing 999 for an ambulance are being warned they could have a longer than usual wait.

DRASTIC action is in the pipeline to put an end to anti-social driving at an iconic Somerset beauty spot.

A FIFTH of people caught with cannabis in Avon and Somerset last year were charged, figures reveal.

A NORTH Somerset holiday park has been recognised as a 2021 Travellers' Choice award winner.

FRUSTRATED motorist heading for a bank holiday break in the South West are getting caught in traffic tailbacks across Somerset and further afield.

THERE were just 30 positive Covid tests in Somerset in the latest seven-day period, according to figures released this evening.

HUNDREDS of people checked out the best in local food and drink at the eat:Burnham festival today (Saturday).

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to enjoy themselves over the bank holiday weekend - without gong overboard.

HUNGRY punters were happy to pick up the bill last week, figures suggest, as spending in Sedgemoor restaurants rose when diners were allowed indoors.

THE Covid-19 pandemic was not going to stop students from wowing an audience with their singing, magic, comedy and art in their latest school talent show.

DOZENS of new homes will be built near Cheddar Reservoir after new plans were approved by district councillors.