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

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

THE inaugural Healthy Living and Wellbeing Fayre is being held at Crewkerne's Henhayes Centre on Saturday October 29.

A RENOWNED arranger, choral director, and vocal coach will be a guest note speaker at this year’s Somerset Music Annual Conference.

THE inaugural ‘Healthy Living and Wellbeing Fayre’ is set to be held at the Henhayes Centre in Crewkerne on Saturday, October 29.

ILMINSTER Town Council has announced it will once again run the Halloween competition.

RIP-ROARING neo-folk band Calan are set to light up South Petherton’s David Hall this Guy Fawkes Night (November 5). ​

CREWKERNE and the local area have a new group for both carers and the people they care for.

A SOMERSET-based blended cheese supplier is celebrating awards success this week after two of its cheeses won Gold, and two won Bronze at the British Cheese Awards.

AN ANIMAL sanctuary will hold its annual Festive Fayre in December.

A PRIMARY school in Chard has celebrated World Mental Health Day by taking part in the ‘Hello Yellow’ initiative.

The Greggs App is available to download now for both IOS and Android users and is free to sign up to

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

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 TEMPORARY bridge installed over a Somerset A road to cut the impact of construction on motorists and residents is set to be removed next month.

Yeovil's answer to the dogfather, Graeme Hall, has been nominated for an award

SOUTH WEST financial experts Old Mill has welcomed 26 new trainees this Autumn as the firm continues to expand to achieve its goal of becoming the fastest-growing practice in the West Country.

CHARD Carnival Committee has shared the full results of the event.

CHARD Carnival took place last week, on Saturday, October 8.

WORK on a vital flood prevention scheme begins on a key route this month.

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.

Criticism has been thrown at the “black stains” and “cracked paving slabs” which have emerged as part of a town centre regeneration project.

A SOMERSET-based company is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

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 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.

A POPULAR carnival returned this month with its main procession taking place yesterday (Saturday, October 8).

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

I SEEM to have a never-ending trickle of casework coming through via emails and telephone and I try to give you information through this medium of what I think may be of interest to a wide range of people.

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.

THE NHS in Somerset is taking part in an international study that investigates whether it’s possible to reduce the chance of babies becoming seriously unwell with respiratory syncytial virus.

TWO men were seen kicking and beating an exhausted horse as she lay on the ground unable to get up, a court has heard.

A SECONDARY school held an open evening to show its facilities to prospective students and parents.

A HALLOWEEN quiz will raise funds for two good causes in Chard.

SEWERS in Chard are being revitalised as part of a £100,000 scheme taking place in the north of the Somerset town later this month

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

YEOVIL Town FC said they have been unable to identify the supporter after racist chanting was heard during a home game last month.

AVA and Alfie are officially the most popular baby names in South Somerset.

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

BEING dusted off and brought to light this week is a feature that many of us may have hurried past unknowingly or have seen and appreciated as another relic of old Ilminster without really knowing what it is.

A major High Street chain has announced a significant change to its opening hours ahead of the Christmas period.

New rules from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will affect Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Lidl.

MEMBERS of the RMT union working on buses in Somerset are going on strike for four days from next Monday (October 10).

COUNTY councillors arriving for a meeting this morning (Wednesday, October 5) were greeted by protestors unhappy at proposals for work on the A358 between Taunton and Ilminster.