BRIARWOOD Products has acquired Tubex SA to expand its fibre cement production capacity and market share in Spain, UK and Ireland, creating the largest profiled fibre cement fittings producer in the world.

HUNDREDS of children were being looked after by foster families in Somerset last year, figures show, as an annual campaign to raise awareness of the value of fostering begins.

A NEW study reveals Somerset as the fourth capital for five-star antique shopping experiences in the UK.

If you like a bit of history to your retail experiences, you’re in the right place as Somerset is named among the best places for antique shopping in the UK.

The school has written to parents to explain the move.

TWO WOMEN have raised around 400 for an “important and vital” charity with a fancy dress walk along the beach.

THIEVES are believed to have jumped over a fence to steal two bikes from the garden of a home in Highbridge at the weekend.

TWO men from Bridgwater have appeared in court today (Monday, May 16) accused of plotting to sell illegal meat to the general public.

A SOMERSET resident recorded an incredible video of last night's thunderstorms, which received a yellow weather warning from the Met Office. 

WARREN Farm Holiday Centre in Brean has announced that they have been recognised by Tripadvisor as a Travellers’ Choice Award winner.

MEMBERS of the 1st Burnham-on-Sea Squirrels Scout Group enjoyed a fun day at the Huish Woods Scout Campsite at the weekend.

THE Wedmore Arts Festival final event took place on Saturday, May 14. Chris Jagger also joined the event. Wedmore Arts Festival began on Saturday, May 7, and featured works by Paul Thirkell, a Royal Academy Schools-trained figurative painter livi...

HOUSEHOLDERS in Sedgemoor in a band A-D Council Tax dwelling will start to see the Government’s £150 energy rebate being paid into their bank accounts from early next week.

MOTORISTS are being warned of a major roadworks scheme starting in Somerset today (Monday, May 16) that will last more than three months.

Here's how you can get your hands on Aldi's popular garden water feature.

Bridgerton season 3 to be Penelope and Colin's love story. Read more:

THE Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for the South West.

SOMERSET Wildlife Trust has announced the launch of the Big Count 2022, a countywide citizen science venture to help monitor changes in local wildlife populations.

Some amazing stuff has happened in our wonderful county.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between April 28 and May 4 2022.

A total lunar eclipse will see the moon turn red this week - find out when the blood moon is happening and how to watch it in Somerset.

There’s not much to expect when you go to a Wetherspoons, just cheap and cheerful drinks and laughs with friends

RESIDENTS are invited to join Amy Hardwick from The Bluebirds Theatre Company for a fun-filled morning of animal music-making.

A GORGEOUS family home, which offers four to six bedrooms, is for sale.

POLICE in Somerset have taken over the investigation into a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for almost a fortnight.

TRAFFIC is easing following an accident on the M5 between Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare which has now been cleared.

THE 15th Pride of Somerset Youth Awards highlighted the remarkable achievements of young people across the county.

Major supermarkets and retailers across the UK have issued an urgent "DO NOT EAT" warning amid food poisoning fears linked to salmonella.

LEGO has united with Hasbro to reveal the new fully converting LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime set. 

IS your local GP’s website difficult to use? writes Daniel Mumby.

THE Old Manor in Weston-Super-Mare, has raised over £300 for charity partner Make-A-Wish by hosting a family fun day.

THE residents, staff, trustees, and friends of Abbeyfield Independent living house, Burnham on Sea, celebrated Somerset Day on Wednesday, May 11.

PEOPLE in Somerset are being urged to hand in any unwanted guns during a firearms and ammunition surrender starting today (Thursday, May 12).

MORE than £7m will be spent on making urgent repairs to Somerset’s schools over the next 12 months.

THE dust has now settled following the astonishing turn of events which transpired in Somerset on Friday (May 6) following the local elections.

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Italy is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. Here's how to celebrate the right way.

FILM crews have been spotted in Burnham-on-Sea and Berrow to work on a new six-part Channel 4 drama series called True Love.

THE Liberal Democrats have become the largest party in Burnham and Highbridge Town Council for the first time since 1999. 

POLICE are appealing for people in the Avon and Somerset Police area to get in touch if they spot a missing 14-year-old boy.

AN annual war chest of £36million will help cut the amount of foul sewage discharged into Somerset's rivers during storms.

Rightmove has revealed the top 10 seaside price hotspots with one Somerset location among them.

The iconic pottery company, Emma Bridgewater, has great Platinum Jubilee products to remember the occasion.

A PATRIOTIC Celebration Concert will take place at St Andrew’s Church in Burnham-on-Sea to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

THE project to build a new nuclear power station in Somerset has now awarded more than £13 million to community initiatives in the South-West.

PEOPLE across Somerset are being urged to repair and reuse under a scheme starting this week.

EFFORTS to improve the lives of children in care across Somerset have received a boost following a government grant.

The sale will see products such as the Flash Speed Mop Starter Kit discounted, as well as popular brands including Zoflora and Fabulosa.

A BRIDGWATER woman was “brought to tears” by the cost of private dental care she sought after being unable to find a local NHS provider.

A VILLAGE'S popular free-to-enter arts festival made its welcome return this week “after two years of restrictions and cancellations” caused by the pandemic.