A BRIDGWATER mum is tackling a one million step challenge to raise money for charity.

A MAIN road in West Somerset is closed until Wednesday (August 11) for emergency work.

POLICE are appealing for information about missing man, George.

CHILTON Farm is a very attractive period four-bed farmhouse enjoying a private location set within the heart of the popular village of Chilton Trinity.

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

Burnham-on-Sea pier has caught fire this afternoon (August 5).

POLICE are trying to identify a man who was knocked unconscious during a mass brawl outside a nightclub.

Traffic building as Highways England officers deal with overturn caravan on M5 near Bridgwater.

AN artist has created a giant drawing of the band Sparks on a Somerset beach.

POLICE have launched a crackdown on speeding blackspots in Somerset.

CREWS tackled a kitchen fire during the early hours of this morning (August 5).

CREWS tackled a van on fire in a Somerset town yesterday evening (July 4).

A SPEEDING motorist got off without a driving ban because his partner is heavily pregnant.

ORGANISERS have revealed the full details of this year's virtual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.

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

CHILDREN from Sedgemoor schools have been making time capsules to put in the new T-pylons.

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Ashcott this afternoon (Tuesday).

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 COUPLE whose baby girl was born sleeping have raised £9,187 in her memory to help other expectant parents.

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an early hours assault in Bridgwater town centre.

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.

EFFORTS to secure better cycling provision in Bridgwater have received a boost from the district council.

YOUNGSTERS getting ready to move to 'big school' next term got a grounding in what to expect at a recent summer school.

THE construction of the Bridgwater tidal barrier could begin in early-2023 – provided that central government grants permission.

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

A MAIN road between Taunton and Bridgwater is closed due to an incident.

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).

VISITORS flocked to Dunster's 43rd Country Fair last week.

A COVID-19 memorial at Sedgemoor Crematorium in Somerset is now available for the public to visit.

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

BRIDGWATER United have made a new signing.

AFTER last season was declared null and void with the Girls sitting top of the U12s league, Wembdon Football Club’s U13 Girls carried on their great form into this season and have been crowned Somerset Girls U13s League champions.

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

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?

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.