A SOMERSET man asked for the help of some very special friends when he decided to propose to his girlfriend last week.

A POLYTUNNEL caught fire near Taunton yesterday (August 5).

AN industrial estate in Chard is at risk of ‘flooding every day if it rains’ due to blocked drains.

A PENSIONER from Chard took his own life the day he was due to be sentenced.

A SENIOR police officer has described killer Matthew Sheridan as "callous and remorseless" after the savage murder of Louis Bednall.

POLICE have issued pictures of Matthew Sheridan wielding a knife at the door of the bedsit where he killed Louis Bednall.

POLICE have released video of footage of a murderer moments before he violently stabs a doorman to death in Somerset.

A FARM hand has been found guilty of murdering an off-duty doorman who was stabbed to death in an argument over a £17 bottle of vodka.

POLICE have launched a crackdown on speeding blackspots in Somerset.

THE second revamped monthly market in Chard took place on Saturday (July 31).

POLICE have issue a fresh picture of a missing Taunton teenager.

A CARNIVAL is set to go ahead in a Somerset town this year - but with a slight difference.

AVON and Somerset Police have issued a fresh appeal to the public to help trace a wanted man.

THE family of a terminally ill Somerset man are joining him in a fundraising event in aid of the hospice supporting him.

LITTER at a much-loved beauty spot has reduced by 81 per cent since the removal of waste bins.

POLICE are appealing for help to trace missing Taunton teenager Sophie.

ANYONE using Taunton's park and ride service from next week won't have to pay.

TWO neighbourhoods in Somerset are among 14 in England and Wales postcode areas that have recorded NO Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official figures.

A TOWN in Somerset held a remembrance service to thank the volunteers from the Covid support group a year after they closed.

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

PUPILS at a school in Somerset were awarded for their hard work this academic year at an awards ceremony.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of July 19, 2021.

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.

A HANDSOME period farmhouse with a separate two-bedroom cottage together with three acres of level productive pasture land.

SOMERSET residents have been given their first glimpse of what the new, improved A303 will look like when a major dualling scheme is completed.

A MAN has been jailed for 876 days after pleading guilty to burglary offences in Yeovil.

A LARGE vaccination clinic in Somerset is set to move to a popular museum next week.

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.

A SOMERSET council says it has no plans to buy the Oscar Mayer site in Chard, or to incorporate it into its current regeneration programme.

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

A MAN accused of killing a doorman was looking for a fight and "bouncing around" moments before the stabbing, a jury has been told.

POLICE are hunting a middle-aged stranger who behaved in a "threatening and abusive manner" towards two primary school aged children.

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.

A MOBILE home used a storage was deliberately set alight during the early hours of this morning (July 29).

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.

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