PASSENGERS are being asked to help back a bid for potentially millions of pounds to improve bus services across Somerset.

A NUMBER of roads across Somerset have "melted" in the extreme heat, according to the county council.

AFTER the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning this week, Somerset County Council is asking everyone to take care and keep an eye out for vulnerable friends and neighbours.

VOLUNTEERS rescued a couple after their jetski became disabled and was drifting out towards the sea.

THE ambulance service covering Somerset has experienced its busiest week on record.

THIS car caught the attention of Avon and Somerset police officers on an enforcement operation targeting commercial vehicles.

POLICE are asking the public in Somerset to be on the lookout for a prisoner on the run.

PAITIENTS accessing healthcare in Somerset must continue to wear face masks, despite the relaxation of the rules under Freedom Day (Monday, July 19).

Supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have provided an update on the face mask rules for shoppers across the UK.

THERE will be 'significant problems' with rubbish and recycling collections this week in Somerset, people are being warned.

THE Met Office has issued its first ever amber extreme heat warning with Somerset set to see the hot conditions continuing through the week.

PEOPLE buying homes in the Taunton postcode area have been knocking an average of more than two per cent off the asking price over the past year, according to a 'we buy any house' firm.

PROTESTORS who are against the closure of a mental health ward are planning to lobby councillors before a meeting this Wednesday (July 21).

HERE are the scores of locations where Avon and Somerset Police will be siting mobile speed cameras this week.

ROADWORKS are starting across the county today (July 19).

AROUND one in six areas in England - including four districts in Somerset - are now reporting their highest rate of new Covid-19 cases since comparable records began last summer, when mass testing was first introduced in the UK, latest figures show.

HEALTH bosses say they have no plans for any further closures of Somerset’s minor injuries units (MIUs).

KAYAKERS heading to an island off the Somerset coast prompted an emergency response from lifeboat crews.

WE have compiled a list of what we think are possibly the top ten worst driving habits - but do you agree?

THE closure of a long-standing Bridgwater firm has provoked an outpouring of memories from past employees and customers.

“IT is absolutely vital that we proceed now with caution and I cannot say this powerfully or emphatically enough: this pandemic is not over. We cannot simply revert instantly from Monday July 19 to life as it was before Covid.”

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

TEMPERATURES could reach up to 30°C this weekend in Somerset - so make sure to pack your suncream.

SEVEN coronavirus patients are being cared for in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust hospitals, figures show.

UNTIL this year, I was a Love Island virgin, and before I watched my first episode there was only one thing I felt sure of - that I'd hate it.

MORE than 1,400 people have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace in Somerset.

WOODBINE Farm is a charming grade II listed period property situated on the outskirts of a popular village.

AS the nation reacts to the racist abuse suffered by three of England's footballers, analysis of the latest figures reveals how racial hate crime increased in Avon and Somerset in the four years before the coronavirus pandemic.

INCREASED security measures are being installed at two Somerset parks.

A GRADUATE is opening an independent bookshop in an unusual location - her childhood home.

A ROBBER yanked a gold necklace off the neck of a woman in her 60s as she walked along a footpath.

A SOMERSET woman who bumped into Hollywood actor Harrison Ford in a London food hall said she was "too starstruck to speak".

SOMERSET County Council will continue to provide help to families in need of food support over the school Summer Holidays.

A SEAFRONT hotel in Weston-super-Mare that provided respite breaks for military veterans is to become a residential development.

BORIS Johnson and Rishi Sunak have seen off a Tory revolt over cuts to aid funding, leaving charities angry at the prospect of an indefinite reduction in spending.

A WOMAN had to be rescued after fainting atop a Somerset beauty spot.

THE RSPCA is appealing for help to track down the person who dumped a mother cat and her seven kittens beside a road in Somerset.

SUMMER may finally have arrived in Somerset as we put the rain behind us and start to enjoy some sunshine.

PEOPLE in Somerset were unable to report emergencies by calling 999 for a time last night (July 12).

MORE than a fifth of Somerset patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of being a burden on the NHS, according to a survey.

A SOMERSET mother-of-two who is dying of cancer is the face of St Margaret’s Hospice Care’s campaign to encourage people to help others in their community.

A SOMERSET cider producer is asking people to help decide which brand of the drink they'd like to see squeeze of the presses this year.

SOMERSET residents will find out in two weeks how their local government could be fundamentally reshaped over the next two years.

TWO men have died in a road traffic collision on a road in Somerset.

SOMERSET householders who have had to put up with missed recycling collections for weeks have been warned things won't get better any time soon.

A SOMERSET barber has received national recognition.

A TAUNTON GP who was stung into action during lockdown has earned the UK's highest beekeeping qualification.

AVON and Somerset Police's road policing unit has reported seizing two vehicles yesterday (Sunday).

ANYONE who had a few drinks watching the football last night should think twice before getting behind the wheel this morning - you could well still be over the drink drive limit.

MOTORISTS can expect some disruption this week on a relatively new road in Taunton as it already needs resurfacing.