THE Prime Minister says the situation on forecourts is "stabilising" and urged motorists to "fill up in the normal way"

HUNDREDS of pints of coffee must have been drunk in the county in the last few days.

AN Avon and Somerset Police officer has been handed a final written warning after gross misconduct was found proven, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

THE latest from Somerset's filling stations as the fuel crisis continues with army tanker drivers being put on standby in preparation to deliver fuel.

PLANS for a new breast care unit at Yeovil District Hospital have been submitted.

THE pinnacle of ploughing will be on show at an event next month.

STAFF at a Somerset care home joined in a school fete for some late-summer fun.

CREWKERNE local Kaitlyn Carter, 20, is running the iconic London Marathon on Sunday October 3 to raise money for skin disease research.

AN elderly former council leader has been jailed for a string of sex attacks on two girls and a woman.

THE Prime Minister is said to be considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol stations as pumps ran dry after days of panic buying - including in Somerset.

ONE Somerset carnival is set to return next month.

A COMMUNITY shop that helped deliver much-needed supplies to locals at the height of the pandemic received a visit from an MP last week.

THE Yeovil District Hospital Trust breached a key cancer waiting time target for around half of a period stretching just over two years, figures show.

PANIC buying is causing “really serious problems” at petrol stations with at least half reporting they are out of fuel, according to a sector spokesman, as drivers battle through queues at the pumps across Somerset.

AROUND one in five adults in Somerset took a short walk less than once a month last year, figures suggest, amid changes to people's travel habits during lockdown restrictions.

A FORMER bank building in the heart of a South Somerset town could become 'guest rooms', prompting objections from neighbours.

BOOSTER jabs are being rolled out to eligible people in Somerset - as vaccinations to start in schools.

A REMARKABLE rediscovery in the West Country has unearthed a 17th-Century masterpiece.

NEIGHBOURS in a Somerset village will be sharing a massive £7.3 MILLION lottery jackpot.

PANIC buying of petrol is continuing in Somerset today.

A NEW food and craft market is set to start next month in South Somerset.

TWO of the eight roads destroyed by flash flooding in Chard have now been repaired.

A NEW luxury day spa opened in Ilminster last Friday (September 17).

A TEENAGE boy was assaulted and required hospital treatment last month.

A VEHICLE caught fire in Yeovil late last night (September 23).

MORE than 8,000 EU nationals have been granted permission to stay in the South Somerset district post-Brexit, figures show.

A 74-YEAR-OLD man has been found guilty of 18 counts of indecent assault against three victims.

COUNCILLORS have delayed a decision on plans for new homes in a small Somerset village to allow road safety concerns to be addressed.

A NETWORKING lunch took place at Hornsbury Mill, near Chard, last Wednesday (September 15).

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a tractor fire yesterday afternoon (September 22).

PUPILS enjoyed a summer of fun sporting activities this year thanks to a partnership with sports coaches.

A COFFEE morning - with a special celebrity guest - raised more than £3,500 in memory of a Chard dad earlier this month.

POLICE are appealing for information after a tractor was stolen from a Somerset farm.

SOMERSET recycling centres will be reverting to winter opening hours next month.

ONE of the largest town crier competitions in England took place in Somerset at the weekend.

ONE of Somerset's organic farms is celebrating this week after picking up a hattrick of accolades from a prestigious food awards.

A 75-year-old grandmother took to the skies this weekend to support the NHS.

A DRINK-driver has been banned from driving and given a suspended jail sentence - after the offence was captured on his OWN DASHCAM.

The Prime Minister conceded that supermarket shelves could be empty for months ahead of Christmas

HOUSE prices remained steady in Somerset in July, new figures show, but who saw the biggest - and lowest - growth?

ONLY Fools And Horses star John Challis has died from cancer at the age of 79, his family has said.

A SMALL child was freed from a vehicle involved in in crash on a busy Somerset Road.

AROUND one in nine adults in the Somerset West and Taunton are have yet to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, figures suggest – as the Government launches plans to offer booster shots in the autumn.

MORE than half of public buildings inspected in Devon and Somerset last year were found in breach of fire safety regulations, figures reveal.

THIS well presented property has in recent years undergone a fully comprehensive refurbishment and upgrade with great attention to detail.

WORK from more than 300 artists will be on display across the county from this weekend.

POLICE has issued an appeal for witnesses after a Somerset crash which left one man in a 'critical but stable' condition.

TWO people were reported trapped in wreckage after a crash last night (September 17).

A BEAUTIFUL period cottage in one a sought-after village.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of September 6, 2021