SOMERSET'S largest indoor axe throwing venue is opening last this month.

A GROUP of men who meet up in a 'shed' saved the day for a couple planning to marry in a local church.

MILLIONS of pounds could be invested in town centres, transport, and cultural projects in parts of Somerset if a bid for government funding is successful.

A BRIDGWATER man was given a suspended prison sentence for drinking alcohol.

THE former Bridgwater Hospital could be returned to public use as a training centre after a £20m bid submitted to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund by Sedgemoor District Council.

POLICE are asking people in Somerset to look out for a convicted drug offender.

FANCY moving into a brand new house - even if you haven't already sold your current home?

A MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST will play in Cossington to raise funds for a hospital later this month.

A FORMER Somerset newspaper reporter has become the first person to ever run the 299-mile Macmillan Way.

A SOMERSET man has died in a collision on the M5 today (Wednesday, August 3).

A former Somerset doctors’ surgery could reopen as a ‘health hub’, providing a range of NHS services before the end of the year.

A FORMER police officer who used confidential systems to look up information about people they knew would have been dismissed if they hadn’t already resigned, a misconduct hearing panel concluded yesterday (Tuesday, August 2).

THE 16-year-old boy who died from stab wounds following an incident in Somerset at the weekend has been officially named.

ST John Ambulance is aiming to recruit hundreds of volunteer vaccinators in Somerset and the West Country to boost the population's Covid and flu immunity.

MECCA Bingo has confirmed it will close its Bridgwater hall permanently later this month after nearly 50 years in the town.

THE two politicians vying to be our next Prime Minister were in Somerset this week looking to drum up support for their campaigns.

A YOUNG man supplied drugs from a Somerset home he took over while the tenant real was in hospital has been jailed.

A PICTURE taken by firefighters shows the extent of the damaged caused during a devastating blaze at a popular local pub.

A RESIDENT said the closure of a stretch of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a “huge inconvenience”.

RURAL crime in Somerset cost an estimated £930,000 in 2021, according to insurer NFU Mutual's 2022 Rural Crime Report.

THERE'S an unusual auction taking place this Friday (August 5).

AN 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Somerset.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a teenager in Somerset have made a third arrest.

PICTURES taken at the scene of this morning's (Tuesday, August 2) devastating fire at the Knowle Inn reveal the extent of the damage.

SCORES of firefighters have been battling a huge fire which broke out at a former pub in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, August 2).

THE Queen's newly appointed representative in Somerset is "looking forward to giving something back to the country which has given me so much".

BRIDGWATER MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has commended Hinkley Point B's safety record after the power station was switched off today.

A FAMILY-RUN Bridgwater company has celebrated its 50th anniversary with help from the town's mayor.

NORTH Newton residents have been thanked for bringing a sense of community spirit to a well-attended flower show. 

A MURDER investigation has been launched following the death of a teenager in Somerset.

AFTER more than 46 years generating home grown zero-carbon electricity, Hinkley Point B has today (Monday, August 1) switched off its second reactor.

CHANNEL 4 television crews will attend this year's Burtle Harvest Home to film the event as part of a new Sarah Beeny show about moving to rural areas.

RAPID reform is urgently needed to tackle the staff shortages which are crippling businesses across the UK.

THESE are the locations across Somerset where police say they are siting mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

JUSTIN Lowe, auctioneer and partner at Greenslade Taylor Hunt, reports another busy auction held at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster.

THERE was plenty of family fun at the weekend's Somerset Aerofest at Middlezoy Aerodrome.

THERE'S going to be traffic disruption in parts of Somerset as a number of major roadworks get underway today (Monday, August 1).

Ten famous faces you might not realise all went to school in Somerset.

POLICE are investigating a fatal collision in a Somerset town this morning (Sunday, July 31).

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured this week.

THIS is a stunning four-bedroom detached family home benefitting from a wood-burning stove and oak flooring.

THERE are no plans for a hosepipe ban in Somerset despite the above average dry spell.

It was a little awkward in January 1899 when the Son of God died near Bridgwater, considering he was supposed to be immortal. Several soul brides and his daughter, the Child of the Devil, succeeded him.

A VICTORIAN mobile photographer’s studio, which has spent most of its life on the Dorset coast at Swanage, is looking for a new home when it goes under the Charterhouse Auction gavel on Friday, August 5.

TWO Somerset betters hit debut County Championship tons in the drawn run-fest at Essex that ended yesterday (Thursday, July 28).

A MULTI-VEHICLE collision has brought traffic to a standstill on the M5 northbound carriageway between junctions 24 and 23 near Bridgwater.

AN investigation into the cause of an incident that took place at Hinkley Point C is ongoing, a spokesperson said.

A MOTHER-of-three woman who killed her controlling boyfriend has been jailed for six years.

OVER 40 food and goods stalls will feature at this month's Bridgwater Independent Market on Sunday, July 31.

A SACKED Somerset officer has been barred from ever working for the police after it emerged he acted "inappropriately" with at least four female colleagues.