DEVON County Council’s leader has distanced himself from neighbouring Somerset, after it said some care workers with covid have been allowed to work.

DRIVERS are being warned by Somerset County Council’s Road Safety Team that tough new legislation kicks in this week to punish mobile phone use at the wheel.

POLICE appeal for help to identify the man in this CCTV image after a man was punched and headbutted in a pub.

A SWINGING sergeant who bragged about taking cocaine and having sex with 1,000 women sexually harassed colleagues on a drunken night out in Weston-super-Mare. 

From Monday (March 21), local authorities in Somerset will be less willing to give their views or provide statements about big issues in their area.

TRAFFIC is likely to be prevented from using a road in Burnham-on-Sea until next week due to a collapsed sewer.

The UK is set to experience a heatwave over the next few weeks as temperatures are set to rise.

Tonight a new Channel 4 reality series will take 24 contestants back to basics in a Devonshire farmland owned by an Amish family.

New consoles will be available from BT today.

Liam Payne, Harry Redknapp, Mo Farah, Usain Bolt and Robbie Wililams will all feature in this year’s Soccer Aid.

MEMBERS of Burnham’s Moose lodge 123 gathered at Brean Country club, on Wednesday evening, for their annual ladies’ night.

AVON and Somerset Police have this month worked with colleagues across the South West to tackle cross border drugs supply activities.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced at which locations they will be siting mobile speed cameras in Somerset this week.

A TOTAL of 14 major roadworks are starting across Somerset this week.

Sky has revealed what you can expect to come to its channels and the streaming service NOW for April 2022.

A DARTMOOR pony helped to raise £700 for charity at an event this week.

Here's a round-up of some of the items you'll find in Aldi and Lidl's middle aisles from Sunday, March 20.

Here's your chance to live as the Bridgertons do. See the best Bridgerton-style properties on the market in the UK right now.

A NURSERY in Highbridge has been given top marks by Ofsted.

THE GP practices in Somerset with the most and least patients per doctor have been revealed.

SWIFTS have nested in Taunton for hundreds of years. Landing only to raise their young, swifts are largely aerial birds that can be seen flying low over the rooftops in screaming groups on warm summer evenings. The world’s fastest bird in level fli...

SIX lucky individuals could soon be paid more than £28,000 a year to patrol Bridgwater town centre in a bid to cut down on antisocial behaviour.

Bridgerton is almost back. Here's the full cast with who is returning and the new faces set to appear.

FIRE crews tackled a blaze in the back garden of a property late last night (Friday, March 18).

Calling all cocktail lovers, you can now get paid to drink Espresso Martinis.

QHotels Collection launches Spring sale, the ideal gift for Mother's Day or a gift to treat yourself and loved ones this Easter.

Dear Reader, Bridgerton is about to return to our screens and we couldn't be more excited.

Walk in the footsteps of the Bridgerton family as you explore the real-life locations of Netflix's regency romance.

THE line-up for a popular Somerset festival has been announced.

TWO people have been handed court bills worth hundreds of pounds after breaching a public spaces protection order in Weston-super-Mare by littering cigarettes. 

PUXTON Park has donated a 3-month supply of medicine and pharmaceutical kits for 10,000 families facing the devastating humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in Ukraine.

A MAN from Burnham-on-Sea has been fined £246 after he was clocked driving at 96mph on the M5. 

AN appeal to track down a Somerset man named as one of the UK's most wanted fugitives has featured on BBCOne's Crimewatch Live programme this morning (Thursday, March 17).

Business class gives you access to departure lounges, extra space, a fully flat bed, The White Company amenities, and a three-course meal.

A police sergeant touched an officer’s hair without permission and described sex acts after getting drunk in a pub, it is alleged.

Young people with special needs living near the Mendip Hills will soon be able to be cared for locally after plans were approved by the district council.

A FREE course that will target unemployed or economically inactive people who need specialist, personalised support to get back into work has reached Bridgwater.

AN impasse over pollution fears that has seen planning applications for thousands of homes across Somerset put on hold is closer to being unlocked.

TikTok has been obsessing over Zara's pink satin dress after it showed up on the app.

Travelodge has made it easier to plan your ultimate Easter staycation without blowing the budget. How to book yours.

HIGHBRIDGE was 'filled with music and fun' on Sunday as performers took to the streets for the town's buskathon. 

CHILDREN, parents, and staff of Octopus Children’s Daycare have shown their support towards the current conflict in Ukraine by collecting and sending supplies.

PEOPLE are being invited to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee by SAFELY throwing themselves off the top of Wells Cathedral.

LANGPORT has been voted the best place to live in Somerset in a recent survey.

THE winners of the Somerset Business Awards 2022 have been announced at a glittering event at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare.

A CALL has gone out to communities across Somerset to help protect their local heritage.

If you need a Mother's Day gift for someone who loves the great outdoors and walks in nature, there's lots of inspiration at GO Outdoors, Blacks, Craghoppers and Millets.

A TERRIFIED that was rescued after being found dumped beside a road in a cage has started to learn to trust thanks to the care and kindness of rescuers.

AVON and Somerset Police have publicised details of where they plan to site mobile speed cameras this week.

SIX roadwork schemes starting in Somerset today (Monday, March 14) will last between three weeks and over three months.