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A GORGEOUS three-bedroom property is on the market after nearly 20 years.

THE Chard Guildhall will host a comedy night next weekend, featuring comedians Tom Glover, Fiona Allen, Ricky Balshaw, and James Dowdeswell.

SOMERSET residents are days away from finding out who will be governing them and providing their local services for the next five years, writes Daniel Mumby, Local Democracy Reporter.

Aldi releases their new collection of woman's perfumes.

AN elderly woman needed surgery after she was struck by a car in a garden centre car park earlier this week.

BELOW are planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of April 11, 2022.

Outdoor garden sets to suit every budget from The Range, Aldi and B&Q.

To mark Earth Day this year, Tripadvisor has rounded up an unforgettable range of sustainable travel experiences.

Beer Hawk has added its first cider option to its Perfect Draft device.

POLICE are urging anyone who sees a wanted man to call 999 straight away.

THE Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has apologised for the waiting times endured by some of its patients, after a Freedom of Information request revealed that one person was kept on standby for almost three years.

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THE Conservative Party have placed emphasis on their “track record” ahead of May’s Somerset unitary authority elections.

"LABOUR are back in Somerset and hoping to build on existing strongholds in Bridgwater and Taunton.

"A RECORD number of Green Party candidates are standing in the elections to the new Somerset Council.

JOHN Hunt is an experienced Independent councillor, currently serving the electorate at parish, district and county council level.

TACKLING the government on sewage in rivers, discounted bus travel for teenagers, safe cycle routes and more trees are key Liberal Democrat proposals.

GOVERNMENT figures show five people in South Somerset who had Covid-19 died in the latest weekly period.

AVON and Somerset Police have shared a video of a near miss on the A303.

MORE than 30 beautiful gardens across Somerset are opening to visitors this summer in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice.

Somerset County Council’s Public Health team is urging older and more vulnerable residents to take up the offer of a free, further Covid-19 booster vaccine.

ALMOST 5,000 children will be starting at the Somerset primary school of their choice at the start of the next academic year in September.

GRANTS up to £2,500 are now available for smaller charities, community groups, sports clubs and social enterprises in Somerset.

AN Audi driver from Chard has been ordered to pay £574 after he was clocked driving at 93mph on a dual carriageway in Dorset.

A SOMERSET man who was killed in action during World War II has been remembered with a new memorial installed in his home village, Isle Brewers.

A 10-YEAR-OLD has raised more than £1000 for Ukraine with an Easter egg hunt in two villages.

TATWORTH Beer Festival returned for its ninth annual event on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, featuring Somerset ales, a cider, and live entertainment.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced scores of locations where they will be siting mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

SOMERSET County Council has announced 16 roadworks schemes starting in the county this week.

A UKRAINIAN family and their British host are celebrating Easter with traditional cakes and countryside bike rides after a four-week wait for their visas.

FASHION Revolution Week 2022 takes place from 18th- 24th April. This year’s theme is MONEY FASHION POWER.

SOMERSET voters face a series of close battles for their support as the different parties fight for control of the new unitary council, writes Daniel Mumby, Local Democracy Reporter.

RECYCLING collection days in Somerset are set to change next week due to the Easter bank holiday.

BELOW are planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of April 4, 2022.

HAMBRIDGE Primary School recently held a pudding-making competition to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee marking her Majesty's 70 years on the throne.

A “LARGE, unpopular and unwelcome” housing development in a small Somerset village has been struck down due to a lack of car parking, writes Daniel Mumby, Local Democracy Reporter.

CREWS tackled a fire that broke out in a Yeovil flat.

SOMERSET author Justin Newland will be giving a talk entitled ‘Whatever Happened to The Great Enlightenment’ at Yeovil Library.

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SOMERSET residents have a chance to win festival tickets by finding branded competition pebbles hidden around the county.

THE Welcome Bap, which is the coffee shop run by Chard Baptist Church, celebrated its 30th birthday recently.

A BIRDS of prey sanctuary has temporarily closed “due to the highly pathogenic Avian Flu outbreak”.

A HUSBAND and wife running a restaurant in the heart of the South Somerset countryside have unveiled exciting expansion plans.

A 16-YEAR-OLD air cadet will raise funds for a hospital that cared for his step grandad by taking part in this year’s Ten Tors.

A FORMER Somerset council officer who was accused of using public money on her private winery will face no further action from police, writes Daniel Mumby, Local Democracy Reporter.

THE NHS in Somerset is asking people to make sure they are prepared this Easter and choose the right NHS service for their healthcare needs.

NATIONAL Highways are pleading with tourists descending on Somerset and the South West to keep the region's roadsides clear of litter.

BONNERS of Ilminster has received national recognition after its peppercorn steak grill burger was named the best in its class at the Smithfield Star Awards.