A NEW weather warning for Somerset and the South West has been issued by the Met Office

SOMERSET County Council is urging the Government to take action now over an issue that has brought new house building almost to a standstill in Somerset.

Somerset rail users are facing a reduced timetable from tomorrow due to issues caused by the August heatwave.

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

A DOG owner has launched a video streaming dog lifestyle and training service.

THIS is a rare opportunity to purchase one of these Mews-style conversions with the benefit of its own large private garden.

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

SYMONDS & Sampson are currently marketing this unique three bedroom, two bathroom, and two reception room detached bungalow.

CHARTERED certified accountants Lentells have announced that Jodie Higgins and Tim Robinson have been promoted to associate director level from the start if September.

THE annual Tatworth and District Show celebrated its Diamond Anniversary on 20th August with a wonderful show of fruits, flowers, vegetables, arts, and crafts.

BELOW are planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of August 22, 2022.

A new “centre for motoring excellence” could soon be created near one of Somerset’s biggest tourist attractions.

A Somerset council has been slammed by auditors after it paid a six-figure settlement to one of its employees without its leader or chief finance officer being told.

A 48-PAGE souvenir booklet celebrating 100 years of Ilminster Carnival is now available.

Parents spend on average £337 on uniforms for each child in secondary school and £315 for a child at primary school.

Dozens of new homes could soon be built on the edge of a Somerset village if new plans are approved

A STRETCH of the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore in Somerset will be closed in both directions for seven hours overnight.

THERE were no more Coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in South Somerset.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a campervan fire in Wayford after safely removing gas cylinders from the burning vehicle.

A MUM-OF-THREE from Ilminster who is living with a brain tumour has organised a Walk of Hope to raise awareness and funds to help find a cure.

The TV presenter and journalist appeared on BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2016.

A MAN said a “strong flow” of water was left running through his garden for two weeks after “some type” of leak.

FOR one night only, Ilminster Ukulele Club will present an evening of foot-tapping, sing-along tunes, packed full of golden oldies, rock, modern pop, and country music.

AROUND 60 people attended a networking breakfast last week.

A TEAM of First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) in Somerset is going from strength to strength with 17 colleagues recently gaining an advanced Master’s degree level qualification.

ILMINSTER Town Council has relocated its offices to the Old Magistrates Court in East Street and shared its new opening hours.

A FALLEN tree has blocked a path at the main entrance to Herne Hill near Ilminster, forcing it to close “in the interest of public safety”.

ILMINSTER businesses can benefit from a cake delivery service in return for a donation to the town's Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning.

EAGLE-EYED Chard residents say they have spotted something slightly different about a monument in the town centre since it was reinstalled.

The nationwide ban follows similar initiatives from Tesco, Waitrose Morrisons and Asda.

A CHARD couple has celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a party at Hornsbury Mill.

ILMINSTER’s annual Party on the Park took place last weekend.

A DISTRICT council has been brought to book over a "substantial settlement payment" it made to a senior officer when he left.

A CHARD man with aims to become an HGV driver has been given a 12-month driving ban after being caught with more than three times the legal amount of cannabis in his system.

A man who admitted an offence of burglary at the waste recycling centre in Chard has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates despite it being his 50th conviction.

POLICE have issued a list of hundreds of sites across Somerset where officers will be operating mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

DUE to the bank holiday today (Monday, August 29), most of the new major roadworks schemes in Somerset are starting on Wednesday.

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

The Met Office has shared yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms this week following a string of heatwaves this summer.

August bank holiday 2022 supermarket opening times: Aldi, Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Poundland, B&Q, Wickes and more.

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Sunday, August 28.

A RISK management specialist is urging the region’s farmers not to relax safety standards after official figures revealed a drop in the number of fatalities in the British agricultural industry – with six deaths across the South West.

A PICTURE of local stag hounds by one of Britain's most celebrated sporting artists is forecast to fetch a five-figure sum when it goes to auction.

THIS superb four bedroom detached house is on the market at a very reasonable price and may be a hidden gem.

THE Hammond Collection of Microcars in Kent is being sold by Dorset-based Charterhouse Auctioneers on Thursday, October 27.

A SOMERSET hospital has won funding for its first Roald Dahl Specialist Nurse, who will support children with epilepsy and their families.

The extreme weather had led to false widow spiders breeding and multiplying across the British Isles.

The DWP payment could be a welcome boost for those struggling with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

The warning comes as Brits prepare for the energy price cap rise set to be announced by Ofgem on Friday.

SOMERSET Wildlife Trust has launched a critical appeal to raise funds to care for its nature reserves.