MARKS and Spencer have confirmed that the Bridgwater M&S Foodhall is not set to close any time soon.

HOUSING association LiveWest has pledged to build 1,500 affordable homes in Somerset over the next five years.

HINKLEY Point C has hit its goal of training 1,000 apprentices during the power station’s construction.

More than 30 new low-cost flats will be delivered on a key Bridgwater site by March 2024.

A recent CQC report says Weston General Hospital has improved its delivery of care but inspectors have raised concerns about racism and discrimination of staff.

STAFF shortages have led to three minor injury units (MIUs) in Somerset reducing their opening hours for the next six months.

DEVELOPMENT land specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt are expecting a flurry of interest in an adaptable site close to the centre of Bridgwater.

SOMERSET Libraries has announced its children's events taking place throughout the rest of October at Bridgwater Library - including several that are free.

A TAUNTON motorist has been fined more than £1,000 for speeding at 113mph on the M5.

A SCHOOL in Bridgwater has boosted its Ofsted rating from 'requires improvement' to 'good' across the board.

HOUSEBUILDER Crest Nicholson will host an open house event this weekend at its Grange Meadows development in Cannington.

The Winter Fuel Payment is part of the government’s £37bn support package amid rising energy bills.

SEVEN members of a county lines drug gang who transported Class A drugs from the West Midlands and sold them on the streets of Somerset have been sentenced.

POLICE have appealed for information to help them find Matheus Pereira Da Rosa, a man with links to Bridgwater who is wanted on recall to prison.

MORRISONS said it will launch a full investigation after an agency driver highlighted “numerous issues” while working from the supermarket’s distribution centre in Bridgwater.

A Somerset MP has told anti-dairy campaigners they are wasting their time in trying to stop the nation drinking proper milk.

Over the last two centuries the America Dream has cast a spell which has beguiled people from all over the world, and the magic of America continues to attract people in search of a better life.

Bridgwater could soon get a new post office on its 'celebration mile'.

A PUBLIC information service has given advice on what drivers should do if they are at a red traffic light with an emergency vehicle behind them.

A SOMERSET MP has urged more rural families to install wood burners to help weather the energy crisis.

EVER since I was very young, I have always loved this time of year.

DOZENS of felines made for a purr-fect day at a cat show near Bridgwater at the weekend.

LAST gasp talks between bosses and union representatives failed to halt today's (Monday, October 10) strike by a number of bus drivers across Somerset.

THESE are the sites across Somerset where police will be positioning mobile speed cameras at various times over the coming week starting today (Monday, October 10).

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have issued a ‘do not eat’ warning over the Tesco products

Food recalls have been issued at the leading supermarkets including Asda, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi

A Full English Breakfast is a stable to many Brits, and when the sacred recipe is interpreted differently, it doesn't always go down well.

The Christmas Day bank holiday will instead be observed on Tuesday, December 27, after the official Boxing Day.

A MAN from Taunton will run 30 miles for its 30th birthday to raise funds for a hospice in memory of his grandad.

A SIZEABLE group of buyers gathered in the room to compete against bidders near and far who had registered to participate online at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s recent quarterly collectors sale.

THE Charterhouse specialist auction of Asian art being held on Wednesday, November 2 has an amazing selection of items originally from across China and Japan.

THE RMT union has announced drivers of Buses of Somerset, along with their colleagues in Cornwall, will walk on Monday (October 10).

THE first team of Bridgwater Town Wardens and Ambassadors have completed their first week on the job in the town centre.

BRIDGWATER Chamber of Commerce hosted a business networking event last week that focussed on the Gravity project just north of the town.

SOMERSET'S young pacemen Alfie Ogborne has signed a two year contract with the club after grabbing his opportunity during this summer’s Royal London One Day Cup competition.

THE Bandstand in Blake Gardens, Bridgwater will be getting a make-over, starting on October 10.

HOUSEHUNTERS have the opportunity to snap up a new build four-bedroom home in Berrow, listed with Westcoast Properties, for £559,950.

Traffic moving again after two vehicle crash causes delays on M5 between Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea

Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert has revealed how to use your central heating this year.

How to see the Draconid meteor shower this weekend.

MORE than 300,000 people in Somerset are being offered a Covid-19 vaccinations as part of the county's autumn booster campaign.

A TEENAGE girl of school age was left with a bloody nose after she was the victim of an apparently unprovoked attack while out shopping.

THE scheme to roll out superfast broadband across Somerset has become the region’s longest-running joke, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has declared.

A TAUNTON-based team of nurses and health workers who offer care to anyone who is homeless is a finalist in a national awards.

POLICE searching for a teenager missing for over a fortnight say more than 100 officers and staff have been involved in the inquiry.

AVA is officially the most popular name for baby girls born in Sedgemoor.

STAFF at a Bridgwater-based family-run air filter manufacturing and services company have recently collected items for a food bank in the town.

A POPULAR vegan and vegetarian in Bridgwater has been placed up for sale.

THE boss of a Somerset bus operator has voiced his disappointment and frustration after more than one in three staff voted to strike.

ROBOTS aimed at improving school children's skills in computer science are now a part of Bridgwater United's community trust's offering.