LAWRENCE looked a little like a ceramic zoo on last month when a collection of 40 lots of Meissen porcelain animals was met with steady and eager bidding.

THE Somerset Food Trail Festival was declared a roaring success after more than 190 farmers, growers, food producers, cafés, pubs, and restaurants took part in the 10-day festival from 15-24 July.

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

BRIDGWATER Green Week will provide various activities later this month.

OAK Tree Barn is a superb semi-detached period barn conversion offering a wealth of character and charm throughout.

Somerset has avoided drought status despite it being the driest first half of the year since 1976 – here’s why.

AMONG recent cases dealt with at Taunton Magistrates' Courts was that of Lee Mark Thompson.

A BRAND-NEW electric vehicle charging hub will open in Northgate Yard, Bridgwater​'s entertainment and dining hub opening in October 2022.

PACE bowler Marchant de Lange is leaving Somerset County Cricket Club at the end of the season to join Gloucestershire.

THUNDERSTORMS could develop on Monday, bringing “heavy rain” and “disruption”, the latest Met Office forecast said.

A FAMILY-RUN air filter manufacturing and services company has unveiled its vision for the future including sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of its manufacturing process (August 2022).

The deadline for pensioners to claim the DWP cost of living payment is August 18.

POLICE in Bridgwater are trying to trace the owner of this bike.

Drought looming for the south west amid Met Office amber heatwave weather warning – but will it bring a hosepipe ban for Somerset?

THE National Drought Group will meet tomorrow in the wake of a four-day extreme heat warning.

BRIDGWATER & Taunton College (BTC) will launch new training courses after two local councils were granted funding from the Department for Education.

FORMER Bridgwater and Taunton College (BTC) students and staff members have come together to celebrate 100 years of land-based studies in Cannington.

JAMES Hildreth has today (Thursday, August 11) confirmed he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the season.

AN on-duty Avon and Somerset Police sergeant had sex with a vulnerable member of the public, it is claimed.

AVON and Somerset Police have published these images of dodgy car registration plates spotted on vehicles in the force area.

The Foreign Office has warned Brits travelling abroad of flight disruption and urged passengers to consult with their airlines.

It could soon get a lot easier to walk and cycle around one of Somerset’s largest towns under new council proposals.

A LOCAL village hall has become a community’s vital social hub once again after a successful refurbishment project.

FOUR water companies have announced hosepipe bans across the UK, as another heatwave is set to scorch the country this week.

MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is calling on Exmoor national park authority to do more to protect against wildfires.

THE Red Arrows are expected to fly over Somerset this afternoon as part of their flypast to Exeter.

Our food blogger and chef, Katy Harris extols the virtues of bread as part of our Your Money Matters this week and offers a great recipe too.

A TEAM of cyclists has raised £10,000 for The Nelson Trust, a charity specialising in supporting women who have experienced trauma or abuse

ACCESS to Cheddar Reservoir's car parks and permissive path will be suspended for five days because of the high temperatures forecast for Somerset.

A VILLAGE hall in Somerset has officially re-opened with a celebration event after a successful £282,400 refurbishment project.  

A FOUR-DAY amber warning for extreme heat has been issued for Somerset and the South West.

HINKLEY Point C has today (Tuesday, August 8) released video and images of its latest spectacular engineering achievement – the precision placement of a 5,000-tonne intake head on the seabed of the Bristol Channel.

THE Fire Service needed crews from seven different stations to deal with a straw baler on fire in North Petherton last night (August 8).

We are giving local charities the chance to take a share in a massive £16k giveaway.

CHILDREN can eat for free at Marco Pierre White's restaurant in Eastover, Bridgwater, during the summer holidays.

There was plenty of fun to be had at the Burtle Harvest Home event over the weekend.

A CAMPAIGN to encourage more people to hop on buses has been launched as households face mounting financial pressures.

TO try and help holiday hunger and fitness, Hamp Community Association (HCA) have teamed up with Bridgwater United Community Sports Trust (BUCST) to offer fre weekly football and food fun.

FASHIONS may come and go, but the draw of well made and designed items never lose their appeal.

A GROUP of medals won by war hero Sir Thomas 'Archie' Lamb are included in the Charterhouse September auction of medals, militaria, coins and stamps.

SPAXTON Village Show was back on Saturday afternoon (August 6) following a two-year enforced break due to Covid.

HERE'S a list of sites across Somerset where police will be operating mobile speed cameras during the week starting today (Monday, August 8).

TREES affected by ash dieback and traffic light refurbishment works are among the major roadworks being undertaken in Somerset this week.

Tools are being stolen every 45 minutes across the UK and Avon & Somerset is among the top 10 tool theft hotspots, according to police data.

DEVON and Somerset Fire Service has extinguished a fire in the rear of a combine harvester in Cannington.

A BUNGALOW conservatory has been damaged by a fire in Bridgwater, despite the efforts of neighbours before firefighters arrived.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Sunday, August 7.

Test your Harry Potter knowledge with five different rounds, from spells and potions to Hogwarts and creatures.

DUNBALL Sluice, near Bridgwater is set to be refurbished in order to give the tidal defence asset an extra 25 years of use.

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