A CASUALTY was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash last night (February 4).

RECYCLE More’s Bright Blue Bags will start arriving on doorsteps in Sedgemoor and West Somerset from Monday (February 7).

A THREE-BED detached property situated in 14 acres is on the market for £1.2million.

POLICE in Sedgemoor have carried out three raids this week as part of their aim to shut down cannabis growing operations.

POLICE are asking the public to check outbuildings and caravans amid growing concerns for the welfare of a Somerset man missing for more than a week.

POLICE are investigating an incident in which a woman was touched inappropriately in a bar in a Somerset town.

A MOTORHOME was destroyed in a fire on a farm in the Burnham-on-Sea area.

A GROUP of friends are aiming to run one million metres this month to raise money for two mental health charities.

PUPILS at Mark First & Pre-School CE Academy learnt about the importance of recycling in assemblies and workshops this week.

The Moonpig cards are described as 'cheeky' in nature

COULD you stop drinking fizzy drinks for 28 days?

THE latest Covid-19 figures show a rise in cases in the Sedgemoor District.

A WOMAN from Winscombe has raised nearly £1,000 for Mind by walking 3,653.99 miles last year. 

HUNDREDS more officers, “courageous conversations” to boost public confidence and a “relentless focus” on perpetrators will lead Avon and Somerset to “sunny uplands”.

Aldi is selling its best-selling heated airer online and in-store from February 3.

POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing teenager from Somerset.

HINKLEY Point C has become the first construction project in the UK to open its own vaccination centre.

SEVEN parents from Sedgemoor have been fined hundreds of pounds by Taunton Magistrates' Court after their children failed to regularly attend school.

AFFORDABLE buses will serve more parts of Somerset more often if a bid for central government funding proves successful.

THE Wessex Learning Trust has appointed a new safeguarding and educational welfare lead. 

TIM Hortons has confirmed the opening date of its first drive-thru and restaurant in Somerset.

WESTON Hospicecare will open its new flagship superstore and donation centre to the public on Friday, February 18.

STUDENTS from the King Alfred School Academy cooked up a storm in a competition organised by Burnham-on-Sea's Rotary Club.

The UFC is set to return to London after three years away next month

SOMERSET'S new status as an Education Investment Area will have a transformational impact on skills training for hundreds of school and college students, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has forecast.

POLICE said the windows of a restaurant in Burnham-on-Sea were ‘smashed’ last Friday.

POLICE are concerned for a man who is believed to be sleeping rough after gong missing last week.

FINALISTS for this year's Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

Tesco has launched a three-course meal deal in time for Valentine's Day, and it costs just £15.

POLICE are appealing for information after a man in his 60s was the victim of an assault causing grievous bodily harm and attempted robbery in Weston-super-Mare.

A WOMAN died in a collision on the M5 in the early hours of this morning (Monday, January 31), police have announced.

MAC has launched a Re-Think Pink collection with 17 new shades of pink lipstick and lip glosses.

TWO Somerset towns have been named among the ten most welcoming in the UK.

MEMBERS of the Penguins over 60s swimming club settled down for their annual dinner at the Batch Country Hotel.

VITAL information about how to recycle more items will land on doormats in Sedgemoor and West Somerset next week.

MEMBERS of Burnham’s Moose lodge 123 gathered at Berrow Village Hall on Saturday evening to hold their annual New Year’s party with a pantomime fancy dress.

MOTORISTS heading north up the M5 are warned the motorway is expected to be closed for several hours this morning (Monday, January 31).

THERE are several major roadworks across Somerset starting this week.

As outlined in the Later Lives: Older people and domestic abuse report by Safe Lives,  victims aged 61+ are much more likely to experience abuse from an adult family member or current intimate partner than those 60 and under.

A BISHOP'S Hull man has been banned from driving after being caught speeding.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between January 13 and January 19 2022.

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RECENT cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Courts include.

POLICE investigating the theft of a £1million lighthouse lantern and other high value items from a storage facility in Ilfracombe believe it could have links to Avon and Somerset.

G Adventures has up to 25 percent off its global tours to more than 100 countries but the sale is ending soon. How to book your trip.

SEDGEMOOR District Council is arranging for various businesses to trade on or near the beach, park, or gardens.

A DRIVER broke their ankle after a crash in Bridgwater on Wednesday (January 26).

A YOUNG man has been jailed for possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply in a Somerset town.

WESTON-super-Mare Rugby Club have cancelled this weekend's fixture due to an outbreak of Covid in the senior squad.

ENCOURAGING more NHS dentists to work in Somerset is “like trying to convince a turkey to vote for Christmas”, health bosses have admitted.