A SOMERSET district is among the five HIGHEST increases in Covid-19 positivity rates in England, new figures reveal.

MOTORISTS are being warned to slow down following some of the speeds clocked by police during a current speeding campaign.

A SOMERSET group aiming to combat climate change and protect the environment is looking to secure premises of land for an eco-centre.

A NEW £4.4million eye theatre suite has opened at a Somerset hospital.

THE Met Office has put out a warning of possible thunderstorms across Somerset today (Monday).

A FAMILY struggling in mud as the tide came in sparked a major emergency response at Brean beach.

POLICE will be out in force with their mobile speed cameras across the Avon and Somerset district this week.

THE experienced James Hildreth guided Somerset to a five-wicket win against Yorkshire in today's Royal London One Day Cup clash.

RECKON you're Somerset's weariest worker?

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

BRIDGWATER has been named Somerset's sexiest place.

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

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

A MAN wanted for recall to prison could be in the Brean area, according to police.

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

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

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

POLICE have issued an appeal to track down a man wanted in connection with an incident in a Somerset town.

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,

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

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

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.

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

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

IT might be the shortest in the country, but the pier in Burnham-on-Sea appears to be among the most popular.

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

A MASSIVE rescue operation was launched after a woman called police to say her husband was drowning in the sea in Somerset.

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

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.

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.

PEAR Tree Farm is at the centre of a sought after, popular village, offering the best of both worlds, a small community, and a glorious outlook over farmland.

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.

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

A PERSON riding a MOBILITY SCOOTER got stuck in soft mud on a Somerset beach.

THE Coastguard rescue team was scrambled to reports of a kayak possibly in difficulty of the Somerset coast yesterday (Friday) - but it has turned into a mystery.

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

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.

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

A FOOD festival planned for this weekend has been cancelled.

AN impressive three bedroom, semi-detached older style house with large attic room and first floor bathroom, courtyard gardens and garage situated in a town centre location within a stones throw of shops and amenities.

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

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