A DOG abandoned by its owners has turned into a top crime fighter.

TWO rotary club members are set to walk 156 miles for charity.

THERE are some obvious mistakes or errors we can make that could see is losing our ldriving licence - but there are some you may not realise can either see that happen, or leave you with a large fine, or worse.

CHILDREN enjoyed a fun day out at a sunflower bonnet parade in Ilminster this weekend.

A COFFEE morning in memory of a Chard dad is set to return this year with a face-to-face.

SOMERSET'S biggest business awards are back - with a new category to recognise those organisations who have responded to adversity, such as Brexit or Covid-19.

A FIRE engine from Somerset attended a vehicle fire on a main road in Devon yesterday morning (August 31).

PLANS to deliver 400 new homes in a Somerset town remain in limbo as Somerset County Council prepares to sell off a neighbouring farm.

A CLASSIC car show and Party on the Park took place in Ilminster this weekend.

THE A303 in Somerset is closed after a serious crash overnight.

VISITORS enjoyed at family fun day at a sports club near Chard, as part of their 50th anniversary festival.

A MOTORCYCLIST from Somerset has sustained serious head injuries in a crash.

CHARD Wheelers gets back to some normality since the start of the pandemic.

FIRE crews were sent to tackle a barn fire late last night (August 30).

DEBUTANT Lachlan Rice, 14, took five wickets on his debut for Ilminster CC on the weekend.

PHASE two of a flagship scheme to regenerate Chard town centre could be scrapped due to a lack of funds.

AN independent Somerset school is applying for permission to renovate its pavilion - and to build a new changing rooms block.

THE latest edition of Somerset's spoof art prize - The Turnip Prize - will open for entries soon.

AN APPEAL has been launched over the siting of a caravan on farmland in Trowbridge.

A ROYAL Navy aircraft has travelled from Somerset to Haiti to help “turbo charge” humanitarian aid efforts after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake, the Ministry of Defence said.

SOMERSET is to benefit from a new scheme aimed at restoring thousands of acres of peatlands.

Beavers are to be released into the wild under government proposals to support a “cautious” return of the semi-aquatic mammals to English rivers, writes Emily Beament, PA.

YEOVIL District Hospital Trust was caring for eight coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

THE secrets of Chard Reservoir and the town's Guildhall will be revealed during special events next month.

WHO didn't love a toy car as a child?

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of August 16, 2021.

SOME bus services in Somerset will bew INCREASING from next week.

THE number of coronavirus cases in South Somerset increased by 67 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

MORE than 500 care home workers in Somerset are yet to receive a Covid vaccination – as fears grow of a national staffing shortage with the deadline looming for all staff to get vaccinated.

THE proportion of parents in Somerset winning an appeal over their child's selected school fell last year, figures reveal.

ISLEBROOK is a beautifully presented detached period cottage set in gardens and grounds of approximately 2.2 acres and enjoying seclusion without isolation.

SINCE the Covid-19 pandemic started and the vaccination programme got underway, there have been dozens of myths and conspiracy theories circulating online.

As the UK faces shortages of labour and food, the country's food and drink sector is calling for a 12-month Covid-19 Recovery Visa.

SINGERS will be able to get their voices back in action at a special event next month.

SNOWDON House, an extra care housing building has had two charity donation boxes stolen last week.

QUESTIONS have been raised about the suitability of a waste service company to run Somerset's recycling sites after it emerged it was recently hit with a record fine for breaching export law.

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are now available to help businesses in rural Somerset bounce back from coronavirus.

MOTORISTS are increasingly turning in other drivers for breaking the law, according to Avon and Somerset Police.

A RANGE of activities will be on offer to eco-minded residents in Ilminster next month.

A 24-YEAR-OLD has become the youngest ever head of office at Old Mill, an accountancy and financial advisory firm with four offices in the West Country.

THE final stages of the evacuation effort in Afghanistan are under further strain after a warning that a “highly lethal” terror attack could be launched within hours, a Somerset MP and minister has warned.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Somerset are being reminded to put their recycling and rubbish out a day later next week due to Monday (August 30) being a bank holiday.

WASTE firm Biffa is taking over Somerset's 16 recycling sites from Viridor as part of a £126million deal.

A THREE-day festival promising “some of the finest tribute bands in Europe” can go ahead after new licences were approved.

PEOPLE across Somerset have been stepping forward to help support Afghan refugees as the crisis being played out in the international spotlight deepens.

TRIBUTES have been paid to "a good guy" who died in a plane crash just outside Taunton.

THE number of coronavirus patients at Yeovil District Hospital Trust has soared over the last three months, figures reveal.

FOUR roads badly damaged by flash flooding may not reopen until the end of September.

POLICE will be out in force checking on speeding motorists across Somerset this week.

SOMERSET County Council has advertised a list of 11 major roadworks starting in the coming week.