THE Queen's personal representative in Somerset is planning a 70-mile Jubilee Jaunt to celebrate the monarch's seven decades on the throne.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between March 10 and March 16 2022.

CHILDREN from across Somerset celebrated Red Nose Day on Friday, March 18.

I AM a simple man. I like to know where I stand. I like to know what is expected of me; what rules I need to follow. Which side of the pavement to walk on, how to order a pint in a pub without pushing in, how much to tip your barber, which queue to j...

A STUNNING and spacious five-bedroom town-house is for sale in Bridgwater.

Best Bridgerton inspired girl baby names

We have just been reunited with Lady Whistledown and her drama in series two but we are already wanting more. Will fans get a third and a fourth series?

Bridgerton is back for series two but if you want to more your Regency romance last a little longer, here's where you can buy the books and what order to read them in.

PARENTS and the headteacher of a Bridgwater community school have expressed concerns about proposals to turn a B&B into accommodation for homeless adults.

ORGANISATIONS and businesses in Bridgwater have raised more than £10,000 to send vital medical supplies and other equipment to refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine.

COMMUNITY heroes who make a difference where they live will be recognised in a new award scheme being run by every local BBC radio station in England - but they need your help to identify people who should be honoured.

SOMERSET'S health and social care services are under more pressure than at any time during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SOMERSET is one of the councils in Britain with the highest number of substandard bridges.

A NEW baby club has launched to help support parents in Taunton and the surrounding areas.

A THEATRE show celebrating the lives and careers of sensational folk/rock duo Simon & Garfunkel is back and coming to Bridgwater.

Get messages from everyone from Paul Chuckle, to Blue singer and Hollyoaks actor Duncan James, to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Divina De Campo.

BENT coppers, romance and singalongs – much like the show itself, the first reunion of Line of Duty's stars had it all, and our subscribers now have exclusive access to a recording of the full event.

Bridgerton is back on our screens so dress for the occasion with I Saw It First, Boohoo and more.

Bridgerton is back on our screens and it's about time that we Debutantes dressed for the occasion. Get the Regency look from I Saw It First.

FOUR drivers from Sedgemoor were sentenced at Bath Magistrates’ Court last week for breaking the speed limit on roads in Somerset.

A BLIND man from Bridgwater is following in his two daughters' martial arts footsteps.

THE creators of Downtown Abbey are set to host a ball in Taunton this May.

A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a fractured eye socket after an assault.

BRIDGWATER could soon get another drive-thru coffee outlet – just weeks after plans for a new one in the town centre were given the green light.

A WELLINGTON-based charity has created a handcrafted “huge butterfly and dementia awareness installation”.

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The Glastonbury resale is your last chance to get hold of tickets to the festival – here’s everything you need to know.

A MAN is due in court today (Wednesday, March 23) accused of kidnap, assault causing actual bodily harm, robbery and committing a criminal offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.

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.

Mother’s Day is always a special one to celebrate, but especially so for a new mum.

The new set Star Wars set features Boba Fett.

MEMBERS of North Petherton Town Council have been planting trees and distributing commemorative mugs to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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.

BRIDGWATER'S new tidal barrier will enable many people to sleep easier in their homes – but routine dredging of waterways on the Somerset Levels must be maintained at all costs, says the local MP.

ON Sunday March 20 at 10am, a number of Bridgwater locals joined in One Big Bootcamp at the Bridgwater College Academy to raise funds to send to Ukraine.

POLICE are trying to trace the owner of this motorcycle they seized in Bridgwater.

SPRING was in the air on Saturday (March 19) at Bridgwater Art Fair.

LINE of Duty’s catchphrases worked their way into the public consciousness like a mole in a police department.

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and if you’re still looking for a gift then you can’t go wrong with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

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.

DRUG dealers who brought heroin and cocaine to Somerset from London have received prison sentences totalling more than 20 years for a criminal enterprise estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

A GROUP of primary school pupils planted small saplings near a church in Spaxton as part of the Plant Britain scheme.

A MAGICIAN jumped at the chance to help create a magical proposal at a live show at Bridgwater’s McMillan Theatre on Friday night.

A SKATE and scooter festival took place in memory of Dan 'Viv' Mee on Sunday (March 20).

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.