WORK has started on an upgrade of a play area in Bridgwater.

TAUNTON District Schools FA held their first annual awards for a couple of years earlier this week and they were well attended at Taunton’s Wyvern Club.

A TRUCK driver failed to stop following a collision with a moped in Bridgwater.

TEN businesses and organisations across Somerset have ensured that the Volunteers of Age UK Somerset felt appreciated during Volunteers’ Week celebrations this year.

PATIENTS in North Sedgemoor can now get blood tests and investigations done locally - rather than travelling 22 miles to do so.

Take a look at some of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, June 23.

The Met Office issued a yellow thunderstorm warning which takes in Somerset

THE Somerset Food Trail Festival on July 15-24 is an 'open farm’ and farm-to-fork showcase that puts the spotlight on Somerset's smaller-scale, nature-friendly farmers and artisan producers in all their fascinating diversity, giving visitors a bett...

AN internationally acclaimed theatre company is coming to two iconic Somerset venues.

THE gates to Glastonbury Festival will officially open today after a three-year hiatus, with music fans set to enjoy high temperatures alongside the infamous showers and mud on Worthy Farm.

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning that could affect Somerset tomorrow, Thursday, June 23.

The supplement brand Nutrimuscle has compiled a list of the most popular dishes to take the video app by storm from Feta pasta to Salmon bowls.

Eurovision winners, Kalush Orchestra, will be performing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

A TRADE union representative working at Hinkley Point C has emphas

THE family of Jennifer and Stephen Chapple have shared their tributes following the sentencing of Colling Reeves.

A MAN from Bridgwater has been fined £440 after avoiding paying a £7.90 train fare.

The Highbridge family of a dad of four, whose life was tragically cut short at the age of just 33, are trying to raise awareness of the hidden condition that killed him

Summer is a great time to spend more time outdoors with your pets – here’s how to make sure they have fun in the sun while keeping cool too.

DRIVERS planning on making late-night trips on the M5 and A303 this week should be aware of carriageway closures in place from tonight.

DRIVERS in Somerset are being urged to 'rein in' as incidents involving horses and vehicles are on the rise

ON Saturday June 11 in the sunshine at BCA - Sports Development Centre 120 people took to court to play in a mixed tournament to raise money for Us, Duchenne and our super men and Mind.

LEARNING disability technology specialist Alex Roland from Your IT Now hopes passing on his passion for gaming could be a game changer.

FIVE drivers from Bridgwater have been sentenced by magistrates after admitting or being found guilty of motoring offences on roads in the south west.

SOMERSET County Council has raised the flag outside County Hall in Taunton to mark Armed Forces Day this coming Saturday (June 25).

AGRICULTURAL workers, farmers and their families can now get specialist advice from NHS professionals at Exmoor Farmers Livestock Auction, as well as Frome Market and Bridgwater's Derek Mead Health Room.

A Somerset arts centre will be opening its doors as part of the National Garden Scheme this weekend (Saturday 25 - 26 June).

DESPITE the bad weather, many residents headed to the Bridgwater Food and Drink Festival on Saturday (June 18).

THERE may well be slow moving traffic in the Glastonbury area this week with the festival taking place - but motorists still stand a good chance of being caught if they speed.

This week is the best time to see a rare event where all the major planets line up in the night's sky, coinciding with the return of the Glastonbury Festival.

We've more than got used to working out from home over the last two years so why not give your home gym a bit of an upgrade?

A CLASSIC Jaguar, which has been in the same family for 62 years, is going under the Charterhouse gavel in their classic and collector car auction on Wednesday July 6 at the Haynes International Motor Museum.

IN the Charterhouse specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles on Wednesday, June 29, is a rare 1920’s French San-Sou-Pap motorcycle.

THE ultimate romantic symbol – the diamond ring – was the sparkling star of the show at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s June antiques sale.

A FESTIVAL-obsessed couple are gearing up for their first Glastonbury weekend as millionaires since winning the National Lottery – in a second-hand caravan.

THE RSPCA has condemned the "completely senseless" shooting of two herring gulls in an airgun attack in Bridgwater.

HUNDREDS of people are expected to descend on Glastonbury on the longest day of the year this Tuesday (June 21).

An interactive map has been published, allowing people to report sightings of a toxic plant which can cause blisters and even blindness.

Avoid the devastation of a dead battery at this year's Glastonbury Festival - here's how to charge your phone at the festival.

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for an area of storms producing lightning in Somerset.

Camera Club pictures featured in the County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News and Chard and Ilminster News newspapers this week.

WHETHER you're a first time buyer or perhaps you're looking for the ideal home, Plot 565, the Kilburn offers a wonderful place to call home in North Petherton.

EARLIER this week we asked our readers what they think is the most annoying thing another driver can do on the motorway.

RAIL services in and out of stations across Somerset will be severely disrupted between Tuesday and Saturday next week (June 21-25), GWR is warning.

SEVEN community groups in Sedgemoor are set to benefit from nearly £20,000 of funding.

A LEADING clean energy solutions providers is set to construct a solar farm on a 90-acre site at Bridgwater.

Here are a few of the items included in Lakeland's Summer Sale.

A legal claim against battery "throttling" is seeking around £768million for 25 million iPhone users

A musical duo from Wedmore, who received international recognition during the height of the covid pandemic, are hoping to build on their achievements.

RESIDENTS and businesses across Somerset are being asked how they would like to see a £7.26million windfall spent.

Train firm Great Western Railway (GWR) has issued advice to revellers taking the train to next week's Glastonbury Festival - amid fears a rail strike could cause chaos.