A BRIDGWATER man who lost a staggering 13 STONE and won a national weightloss award is now hoping to help others slim down.

Lovers of live music currently suffering withdrawal symptoms can get a festival fix with a unique Glastonbury Weekender experience this summer.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between May 27 and June 2, 2021.

With staycations the popular choice this year, find out which holiday accommodation offers the most stunning views - including one popular Somerset location.

THE heroic work of so many during the Covid-19 crisis is celebrated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, including in Somerset.

HUNDREDS of protesters have turned out to protest against lockdown measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Somerset increased by 13 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in Sedgemoor, new figures reveal.

A WOULD-be shoplifter attempted steal bottles of spirits from Morrisons, in Wells.

THE chief executive of Somerset Community Foundation has been made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

EVERY home in Taunton Deane is set to get one of these 'Bright Blue Bags' in the autumn.

AS excitement around the start of the long awaited UEFA Euro 2020 tournament builds, official food delivery partner Just Eat has teamed up with Greggs to bring football and food together with Rolls for Goals – giving customers free sausage rolls fo...

TWO people were taken to hospital following a road traffic collision yesterday evening (Thursday).

POLICE have issued an appeal to find a man charged with riot and arson.

HUNDREDS of households across Somerset where recycling collections have been missed this week will have to wait until the next scheduled pick up.

DANIEL Lee Redwood, 38, of no fixed address, was given a 13-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty at Taunton Magistrates' Court to two offences.

FROME and Wembdon Cricket Clubs' Women’s 1st XIs had their latest Softball League Division 1 fixture on Sunday.

CREWS tackled a tractor fire near Bridgwater yesterday afternoon (June 8).

FIVE fire engines attended a fire at a landfill site yesterday afternoon (June 8).

CARNIVAL Clubs, like many other organisations, have suffered greatly due to the impact of Covid-19.

PROPOSALS have been unveiled that could see the people of Staplegrove represented by a different MP than Taunton after the next General Election.

THE BBC will once again broadcast a weekend of special programmes to mark Glastonbury Festival, which has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic.

THE family of a much-loved nurse who died following a road traffic collision have released a tribute.

RIGHT on Bridgwater’s doorstep, the serious feat of engineering happening at the coast won’t have escaped many people’s attention.

RESIDENTS in Sedgemoor enjoyed a free music festival on Sunday (June 6).

BRIDGWATER has received more than £22 MILLION to improve the town's attractions and facilities.

RECYCLING collections scheduled for parts of Sedgemoor tomorrow (Tuesday) have been put back to Saturday (June 12) for this week only.

MAJOR roadworks starting across Somerset this week have been announced by Somerset County Council.

NATURAL England has announced a downgrading of the environmental condition of the Somerset Levels and Moors Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to ‘unfavourable declining’ due to water quality issues.

A PARTIAL solar eclipse is set to grace skies across the UK this week as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

A BURNHAM-on-Sea man has been hit with a £800 fine for assaulting an on-duty woman police officer.

COOPER and Tanner’s May Antique & Collectables Sale was a huge success.

UNDER-30s are to be offered their coronavirus vaccine jabs this week, the Health Secretary has confirmed.

A BRIDGWATER woman sadly passed away this week.

THERE are delays of 60 minutes on the M5 motorway after a crash earlier this afternoon (June 6).

THOUSANDS fewer workers in Somerset were on furlough in April, as coronavirus restrictions started easing across the UK.

A NEW chairman is set to take over the West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust (WSRHT).

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.

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

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

POLICE are renewing their appeal to find a missing man who could be wild camping in Glastonbury or Wells.

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

A MOTORIST who was twice the drink drive limit has been banned for six month by Taunton Magistrates' Court.

A CAMPERVAN was badly damaged after it burst into flames on the M5 between Taunton and Huntworth.

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

SOMERSET-based technical fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn has invested £7million in its Bridgwater production site in the past 12 months.

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