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

HAND-woven baskets of floral beauty were produced at an event in a Somerset village.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of August 23, 2021.

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

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.

AN outstanding refurbishment of a three-bedroom period former farmhouse set in a small high quality development.

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

A POPULAR Somerset music festival has already announced plans for next year.

A MAN who regular pumped heavy weights in a Chard gym has been revealed to be a benefit fraudster.

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

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a person they would like to identify in connection with burglary and theft offences.

A DETACHED bungalow caught fire in Somerset this morning (September 3).

THREE people have been arrested after stolen farm vehicles, plant equipment and a horse was recovered in Somerset.

THIS was the scene which greeted firefighters during a callout earlier this week.

TRIBUTES are being paid to former Somerset County Councillor and South Somerset District Councillor Tim Carroll who has died following a long illness.

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

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

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

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.