ALMOST nine in 10 taxis and private hire vehicles in Somerset cannot be used by people in wheelchairs, figures reveal.

A SOMERSET cider was crowned 'the people's choice' of drink at last weekend's Bath & West Country Festival.

FEWER homes could be delivered on a major Somerset development if amended plans are approved.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between August 19 and 25, 2021.

WE are forever told that house prices are rising, that the market is making properties unaffordable, particularly for first-time buyers.

NEW timetables for bus routes in Somerset have been published.

AMBULANCE staff in Somerset are assessing patients' conditions from miles away using their phone cameras.

SOMERSET residents have until the end of November to have their say on which major roads across their county should be upgraded next.

WOULD you like the chance to own your very own Mystery Machine? Well, now you Scooby-dooby-doooooo!

A FAMILY-FRIENDLY music festival in Somerset has been cancelled after its temporary licence was revoked.

A LONDON-based drug dealer who trafficked a 15-year-old boy to Weston-super-Mare to exploit him as a drug runner has been jailed.

HOSPITALS in the Somerset NHS Trust were caring for 36 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

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

A NEW face and a new base herald an exciting time for a county property firm.

TEMPERATURES could hit 26C in Somerset next week as forecasters warn of a mini heatwave.

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.

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 CATERING trailer caught fire in a Somerset village yesterday afternoon (August 31).

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

BURNHAM-on-Sea Cricket Club have won the Somerset Cricket League division three after winning their must win final match of the season.

TWO Somerset councils are working with food and drink businesses to create a map to help visitors buy from local producers.

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.

DOZENS of people turned out to experience mud painting on a Somerset beach.

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.

A FAMILY of swans got a luxurious ride home after getting stuck in a busy car park.

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

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between August 12 and 18, 2021.

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

THE number of coronavirus cases in Sedgemoor increased by 116 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

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.

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.

POLICE are appealing for information after a theft in  a Somerset town.

ST Margaret's Hospice Care received 72 small, brightly coloured teddy bears today as part of the Somerset Freemasons' 'Teddies for Loving Care' (TLC) scheme.

AMBULANCE staff are pleading with people in Somerset and the rest of the region not to call 999 over the bank holiday weekend unless it's an emergency.

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.

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.

A CAR caught fire on a busy Somerset route last night.

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

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.

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

SEDGEMOOR is home to 19 of the Syrian refugees housed across the UK, figures show, as the Government prepares to resettle another 20,000 people – this time from Afghanistan.

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

A SURPRISING number of celebrities have links with our county, from politicians and producers to singers and sportspeople.

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