A TEACHER from Somerset who was jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children has been banned from teaching.

RECKON you're Somerset's weariest worker?

WORK is due to start next week on a massive upgrade to a major road feeding Taunton.

JUST a fraction of rape investigations in Avon and Somerset resulted in someone being charged last year, new figures reveal.

SPRINGFIELD is an attractive period property in the heart of this popular village.

LAST week saw the opening of the new Worthy Pastures campsite in Pilton.

BRIDGWATER has been named Somerset's sexiest place.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between July 15 and 21, 2021.

A YOUNG man is in hospital with 'life-threatening injuries' following a two-vehicle collision in Somerset.

NEARLY 100 children in Avon and Somerset are authorised to use guns, figures show.

SITUATED in an exclusive countryside setting and positioned on the southwestern edge of very generously-sized plot measuring approximately one acre is Southwold, an extended, four-bedroom detached family residence.

ARTISTIC youngsters in Bridgwater have done their bit to brighten up the town during work on a major development.

TWO Somerset MP's have welcomed grants of more than £9million to help protect against flooding.

A CREWKERNE motorist was caught speeding at the wheel or a goods vehicle or passenger carrying vehicle on a dual carriageway.

SCAMMERS have been using the name of a council service to take money from elderly residents in Somerset.

A SOMERSET MP has criticised the halt in garden waste collections, saying it will place 'intolerable burdens' on the frail and the elderly.

POLICE are appealing for the public's health to help track down a wanted man who could be in Somerset,

THE Covid-19 rate of infection in Somerset is well below the average for the whole of England, the latest figures show.

MORRISONS is letting kids eat free in its cafes all day, every day this summer.

GARDEN waste collections in Somerset have been suspended for SIX weeks.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a crash on a main road in Somerset last Friday (July 23).

A SHED caught fire last night (July 28) in a Somerset village.

Somerset Skills & Learning (SS&L) helps people in Somerset find their way on that journey.

THE Somerset Library Service is inviting people to share their experiences of the last 16 months to be recorded for future generations to see.

A CYCLIST suffered "significant injuries" after coming off his bike in Bridgwater.

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

THE newly-opened relief road is to provide a 'vital part' of a diversion route while a main road closes for nearly a year.

A POPULAR annual Christmas shopping event in Somerset has been cancelled.

SCHOOLS in Bridgwater enjoyed all the fun of the carnival this month, thanks to National Children’s Carnival Week.

A WELLINGTON man risks going to prison if he appears in court again in the next year.

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

STUDENTS at a school in Bridgwater celebrated finishing school with their Year 11 prom last Wednesday (July 21).

A HIGH-risk Somerset sex offender who was being monitored 24 hours a day on a GPS tag has been jailed for trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into a field for sex.

A VINTAGE bus link between two Somerset stations has launched in place of traditional steam trains - while key level crossing work takes place.

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

AFTER the pandemic cancelled Glastonbury two years on the trot, for one festival fan, it meant more than just missing the music.

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.

PEOPLE are going to be waiting longer for their recycling to be picked up as the 'pingdemic' and a driver shortage continue to decimate collections in Somerset.

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

FOODIES didn't let the weather stop them from coming out in force at Bridgwater Food and Drink Festival today.

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 planning applications submitted to Sedgemoor District Council between July 8 and 14, 2021.

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

The number of coronavirus cases in Sedgemoor increased by 37 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

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

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.

A FOOD festival planned for this weekend has been cancelled.

THIS extended and greatly improved five-bedroom detached bungalow includes a one bedroom two storey annexe set within approaching approximately half an acre of private gardens and siding onto open fields.