Western Daily Press
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:40:16 +0000A358 closed by mudslide amid thunderstorm warning and torrential downpours - updates
The road has been closed for more than 12 hours
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:49:43 +0000UK weather forecast: Met Office predicts exact date 32C highs might return after storms and heavy rain
Hot conditions are set to return before the end of summer
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000Open air water polo returns to Somerset seaside town for first time in over a century
The match will be played at Weston's refurbished Marine Lake
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000Heatwave kills hundreds of fish at Somerset ponds
A lack of oxygen caused by the hot weather is believed to have caused the deaths
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:43:44 +0000Win a year's worth of days out when you tell us your favourite family activities
We’ve teamed up with Merlin Entertainments for an incredible competition
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:42:52 +0000Wellington residents will find out before Christmas whether major development can be finished as planned
Outline permission is in place for up to 650 homes
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:26:29 +0000Met Office upgrades Somerset weather warning as thunderstorms could bring 'danger to life'
The amber weather warning is in place until 8pm tonight (August 15)
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:21:56 +0000Butlin's tipped to be sold back to family who co-founded Bourne Leisure in the 1960s
The Harris family is in talks to take back control of the resorts at Minehead, Skegness and Bognor Regis
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:55:11 +0000New plans for first phase of major assisted living facility in Taunton
Outline permission was granted in 2018
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:45:12 +0000Taunton Co-op ATM cordoned off after being covered with 'blood'
Photos from the scene show the cash machine covered with what appears to be blood smears
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:10:08 +0000The Lynmouth Flood Disaster happened on this day 70 years ago
It's been called 'the worst river flood in English history'
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:02:12 +0000Decision looms on Mayday Saxonvale plans for key Frome town centre site
The plans are recommended for refusal - but councillors could still vote in favour
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:43:32 +0000M5 traffic live: Crash and jam-packed queues build amid summer holiday chaos
Delays are stretching towards an hour
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:04:49 +0000Three teens arrested following axe attack in Somerset town
A man suffered injuries to his arm
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:59:51 +0000Bath Rugby summer recap: New signings, injury update, Danny Cipriani challenges Eddie Jones' stance
A look back at the latest Blue, Black and White news
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:39:56 +0000Dozens of homes without power after mains cable fault
Crews have working through the night to restore supplies in Clevedon
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:03:05 +0000RNLI scrambled to Bristol Channel after fishing boat sinks
The boat had lost power and was starting to take on water
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:45:29 +0000Visitors warned not to swim at 'Devon's most famous beach' just an hour from Somerset
The water was classified as unsafe
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:41:21 +0000Met Office weather warning: When thunderstorms will hit Somerset amid 'torrential rain' alert
The hot spell is set to be brought to an abrupt end
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000300-year-old riverside Somerset pub up for sale
It has the perfect beer garden for a sunny day
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000Mum's anguish as friend diagnosed with cancer for second time
Sarah Maskew is to walk from Nailsea to Chepstow with her son to raise money to help her friend Emily
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000Bath woman walks over 1,000 miles for 'loving' mum who died of cancer
"Some days I found it really tough, but thinking about her kept me going"
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000Radical new lease of life could be ahead for Yeovil town centre restaurant
The prominent building has been empty for three years
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000E-scooters block paths forcing pensioners and mums with prams to 'walk on road'
"We have as many as 21 scooters blocking the ramped access"
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:05:05 +0000M5 traffic live: Long delays after car overturns near Taunton
The incident is between junction 25 and 26