A WOMAN was trapped in a car after a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon (July 27).

A MUM is fighting for her son to attend a special educational needs (SEN) school after his attendance at a mainstream primary was just 11 per cent.

POLICE have issued a Somerset-wide appeal to find a teenager wanted for breaching his bail conditions.

A MAN accused of killing a doorman in a Yeovil bedsit made a Snapchat video minutes later in which he said: "I think I’ve murdered someone."

A DOORMAN was stabbed repeatedly in the head and neck during a frenzied knife attack at a bedsit in Yeovil, a murder trial has heard.

A SOMERSET town flooded again this weekend - less than a month after the last floods.

DAMAGING a woman's mobile phone has ended up costing a Donyatt man more than £1,000.

HAMSTRUNG district councils unable to approve new homes developments in Somerset have sent an SOS to the Government.

MAJOR roadworks are being carried out at the Coal Orchard development in Taunton from today.

A SPECIAL emergency sandbag bank was opened in Chard last night for those fearing a repeat of recent flash flooding during storms.

An innovative app that helps people pinpoint locations across the globe is now helping to locate things other than people in the middle of nowhere.

Hundreds more people were told to self-isolate by Test and Trace in Somerset in the latest week, figures show.

Somerset Trust was caring for six coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

A SOMERSET auction of classic and vintage motorcycles saw sales reach more than a staggering £350,000.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of July 12, 2021.

THE tragic coronavirus death toll in Somerset care homes has been revealed.

CRIME has fallen over the last year in Somerset, official police records reveal.

IT was always going to happen. After experiencing glorious sunshine for the the past week, it abruptly comes to an end, just in time for the first weekend of the summer holidays.

The number of coronavirus cases in South Somerset increased by 46 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

SOMERSET could face thuderstorms and FLOODING today, the Met Office has warned.

A bathroom was severely damaged by fire this morning.

ACCORDING to recent data, car insurance prices have reached a seven-year low, with Covid helping to drive down the price.

MORE than a dozen fire crews - including from Taunton and Martock - are battling a blaze at a business park.

TWO burglars who broke in and stole items from a number of business units then openly paraded their ill-gotten gains in a town centre.

PLANS to create a new council for Somerset are now being actioned following a key Government decision this week.

THE Taunton home of Somerset cricket is being converted into "the biggest beer garden in the South West" this weekend.

MILLIONS around the world will be tuning in to Olympic action this weekend - and for the weeks ahead - as the Games in Japan get underway.

A DEVELOPMENT of 24 affordable homes on the site of a former Somerset primary school is finished.

A CHARD charity has received a boost in the form of a £2,500 donation.

FIRE crews were called to a flat fire in Chard yesterday evening.

TWO fire crews were sent to deal with a fire that started in a deep fat fryer this morning.

FORMER footballer Gary Lineker has announced he is to host new ITV game show, Sitting On A Fortune - and you could get on the telly and have a shot at the £100,000 top prize.

POLICE have appealed to people across the Avon and Somerset force area to look out for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from home for a week.

COUNTRYSIDE lovers in Somerset are being warned of the dangers of being bitten by an insect prevalent in the great outdoors at this time of year.

ALMOST 200 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in three Somerset districts in a 24-hour period.

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A DEVELOPMENT of affordable homes has been completed on the site of a former primary school.

PEOPLE in the Somerset are being warned of the potential dangers of giant hogweed as the summer holidays approach.

A COUPLE who have raised more than £165,000 for a south west charity have decided to hang up their fundraising hats.

AN e-scooter subscription service has launched in Chard and Crewkerne.

SOMERSET is set to be run by ONE local government authority within two years.

POLICE are appealing for dash cam footage of a vehicle that was driven dangerously through Yeovil on Saturday evening (July 10).

PROTESTORS who are against the closure of a mental health ward headed to Bridgwater today to lobby councillors.

WITH the current heatwave predicted to last until the end of tomorrow (Thursday), Somerset has been put on rain alert for the weekend.

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

CHARD is set to host the sixth Britain’s Disabled Strongman competition.

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.

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.