NO Time To Die is poised to give cinemas around the country the biggest opening since 2019, as ticket sales boom ahead of the release of the blockbuster.

THE crowds turned out in force for the return of the Bridgwater Fair.

A KITCHEN fire prompted fire crews to scramble to a property in Brent Knoll.

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.

IT'S five years since the go-ahead was given for work on a new Hinkley Point C power station.

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.

A NEW weekend market is set to launch in Bridgwater next year.

PEOPLE returning to Bridgwater House for their council services will be greeted in a sprakling new reception area.

A RETAILER is returning to a Somerset shopping centre after SEVEN YEARS.

A BOY was punched in the face by a stranger outside a shop in Bridgwater.

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.

YOUNG people at a Bridgwater primary school have spoken out for sea life, with a new piece of art in the grounds.

A SERIES of planning applications have been submitted aimed at improving broadband access in two Somerset towns.

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.

A MAN wanted by police after breaching  the terms of his crown court bail has been arrested.

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.

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

BROWNIES in North Petherton have buried a time capsule containing items they believe sum up 2021 in their town.

POLICE are investigating after vandals targeted fencing surrounding a new school in Bridgwater.

PANIC buying of petrol is continuing in Somerset today.

WORTHY Farm - home of the Glastonbury Festival - is hosting an extra special private party today (September 25).

A FIVE-bedroom property on a good-sized plot, in a popular area.

ELECTRICAL power lines caught fire at a home between Taunton and Bridgwater.

A MAN who has relied on the help of carers for 28 years has suddenly been left without due to a national shortage.

YOUNG people in Bridgwater will gather once again next month to discuss town matters affecting them - and to help award some much-needed financial help.

POLICE are appealing for information as they trace a man charged with making threats to kill and assault- as well as causing uneccesary suffering to an animal.

WORK on a new £18 MILLION special educational needs school in Somerset is complete.

MORE than 7,000 EU nationals have been granted permission to stay in Sedgemoor, figures show.

'OUR members have been left with no other choice but to vote to go on strike.'

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a traffic cone was thrown through a window in Bridgwater.

A NUMBER of buses in Somerset will be CANCELLED today, amid ongoing staff shortages.

A TOASTER caught fire in a Bridgwater property yesterday afternoon (September 22).

A UNIQUE cardboard catwalk wowed the audience at a Somerset college.

AN awards ceremony to celebrate women's successes took place at the Mercure Hotel in Bridgwater on Tuesday, September 14.

BUYING a house is said to be one of the most stressful events in a person’s life, but the daughter of a Somerset businessman went out to buy a house - and came back having offered to buy an estate agency.

THE largest travelling funfair in the South West is heading to Bridgwater - and YOU can save money on rides with your Mercury.

UNION members at a Clarks distribution centre in Somerset have voted to go on strike over controversial 'fire and rehire' tactics at the world-famous shoemaker.

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

YEO Valley Organic, the family-owned Somerset dairy company, has won an RHS Gold Medal at the first ever autumn Chelsea Flower Show.

A SOMERSET MP has called on the Government to 'take control' of the gas industry crisis before it inflicts 'serious damage' on the economy.

HINKLEY Point B staff have raised nearly £4,000 for a cancer charity.

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

TEN fire crews were sent to tackle a fire at the Hinkley Point C construction site this afternoon.

A CLASSIC and vintage vehicles road run took place on Saturday (September 18).

A NEW cultural venue in Somerset is opening TODAY.

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

HAVE you entered the Little Angels competition yet?