A PROJECT perfect for development and extension subject to the relevant planning permissions in a highly sought after position at the far end of West Street, Hinton St George.

A COLLECTION of pictures from over the centuries removed from an English country house are going under the hammer.

A MAN has died after the car he was driving left the road in a crash on a major Somerset road.

TWO homes could be built on land near a Somerset nature reserve.

A PERSON was freed from a vehicle after a crash in a Somerset village.

RESIDENTS in Somerset are being given advice on how they can help Afghan refugees arriving in the county in the coming weeks.

A UNIQUE opportunity to buy a detached character farmhouse, now in need of modernisation and improvement, offering a fantastic chance to create a wonderful family home.

THE Somerset NHS Trust - which includes Musgrove Park Hospital - was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

THE RSPCA has launched an appeal to find out who left a frightened dog tied to a post.

ROGUE motorists using the motorway in Avon and Somerset are being warned police could be watching them from an unmarked HGV cab.

THE sixth disabled strongman competition took place in Chard on Sunday (September 5).

TWO walkers discovered a pile of fly-tipped rubbish in Chard yesterday (September 9).

WETHERSPOONS pubs in Somerset are set to slash prices as part of a company-wide protest this month.

RESIDENTS in Ilminster are working hard to raise money for charity this month, with their plans for the Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning.

FEWER people in Somerset became British citizens last year after participating in special citizenship ceremonies, figures show.

THERE has been a huge decline in the use of Somerset’s high streets due to the Covid-19 pandemic - footfall has fallen and shops have closed.

A MAN in his sixties has died after a crash in Somerset this morning.

A CAR dealership in Chard is closing tomorrow (September 10).

FIRE crews helped a person free themselves from a vehicle after a crash this afternoon.

COMEDY legend and randomist Ross Noble will be playing the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Tuesday February 22 with his brand-new show Humournoid.

BORIS Johnson saw off a Tory rebellion to secure MPs’ backing for his controversial £12 billion tax hike to deal with the NHS Covid backlog and reform social care funding - including Somerset MPs.

TODAY (September 9) is Emergency Services Day across the UK.

A POPULAR dog show returned this weekend and managed to raise more than £5000.

A CAR burst into flames after hitting a tree during a crash on a busy Someret road.

AN application for a carnival park in South Somerset is set to be resubmitted - thanks to a town council.

A FORMER Royal Navy officer and council leader who was a pillar of the community "used his power and presence" to groom and sexually assault his victims over a 21-year period, a jury has heard.

A CASUALTY was treated for injuries after a kitchen fire last night (September 7).

A WELL-KNOWN Chard teacher is turning 100-years-old next week.

PEOPLE in Somerset are being urged to report any knife crime in the area as reports suggest knife crime in the county could be on the rise.

A SOMERSET town is set to host one of the largest town crier competitions in England.

THE return of Somerset Armed Forces Day has been announced - with a new celebrity face at the forefront of the event.

NUMATIC International - maker of the Henry vacuum cleaner - has bought a former Oscar Mayer site in Chard.

GARDEN waste collections across Somerset are restarting - after a six week break.

THE occupants of a farm are trying to reunite this cute dog with its owners.

SOMERSET MP James Heappey has apologised after it appears he mistakenly claimed a British soldier had taken their own life

POLICE are advising motorists where Avon and Somerset will be out with their mobile speed cameras in Somerset this week.

DRIVERS have faced foggy conditions across Somerset this morning.

RETAILER The Works is celebrating 40 years on our high streets - and it could mean big savings for shoppers.

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.