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This impressive six-bedroom detached barn conversion occupies a peaceful position at the end of a quiet no-through country lane.

Customers at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Asda, Argos and more UK retailers have been issued with warnings to stop using products immediately

'Severe delays' have been reported along the M5 in Somerset between Taunton (J25) and Portishead (J19). Traffic is in patches and the average speed is 15mph.

Last year, Childline delivered almost 500 counselling sessions in England where the young person’s main concern was related to exam result worries.

A total of 82 separate bus services will be supported by Somerset Council subsidies this year to order to keep them operating for local residents.

I really am not sure where I stand on the issues surrounding MasterChef presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.

The campaign invites solicitors to volunteer their time and expertise to write basic wills, waiving their usual fees and instead encouraging clients to make a voluntary donation to charity.

The fire service said the rise came in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24, with 24,754 calls answered, according to its latest annual performance report.

The route includes the Quantock Hills, Exmoor, Dartmoor, and the Blackdown Hills.

People of all ages, from pre-schoolers to pensioners, took part in the project.

A group of travellers have set up an encampment in a public park in Bridgwater.

A planned homeless facility in Bridgwater will be sold off because it cannot provide "a safe and supportive environment" for its residents.

The company’s managing director, Chris Loynes, visited the team during training to distribute the jackets and meet some of the squad.

The Met Office has also issued a high UV warning for the entire week, so residents are advised to take necessary precautions when outdoors.

A MAN from Bridgwater has been banned from driving for 16 months.

'Severe delays' have been reported along the M5 Northbound between Taunton Deane Services and J19 Portishead. The average speed is 10mph.

A free weekly crafting group, a visit from a children's author, and a piano-based music performance are also on the agenda.

Very recently, in fact, within the lifetime of a common house sparrow, we had a major upheaval in local government.

A bird described as once being “on the brink of extinction” has been spotted in Somerset. 

Somerset Council is "betting the house" on the next stage of its transformation programme in a bid to avoid effective bankruptcy.

Newsquest has announced it will be publishing souvenir supplements across its titles to mark the Teenage Cancer Trust's 35th anniversary

Here are the latest planning decisions made by Somerset Council in Bridgwater.

Here are the latest planning applications in Bridgwater submitted to Somerset Council.

This modern, three-storey property is situated within the popular Wilstock Village development in Bridgwater, around two miles south of the town centre.

Thousands of attendees enjoyed the event, including children and their guardians.

This picture-postcard thatched cottage sits on the outskirts of the village of North Newton.

Gallery of pictures showing cloud formations over Somerset

'Long delays' have been reported from Taunton to Portishead with queuing traffic and disruption to be expected. The current average speed is 15mph.

Essential resurfacing work in Eastover will be carried out from August 4 to 8 from Church Street to London Court.

Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) and Strode College have officially merged to form University Centre Somerset College Group.

The government has said it is too early to say whether brownfield lines near Somerset's railway lines could be turned into new homes.

A road closure in Eastover as part of the Celebration Mile project will be in place until September 2025 after the contractor, Taylor Woodrow, confirmed.

HMRC Child Benefit payments may be hit by changes due to the August bank holidays later month, and there's a key deadline for parents of teens

Tamzin Hall, who fled a police vehicle and was killed after being hit by a car on the M5, had been able to remove her handcuffs.

More than 80 members of an extended family came together this week to a farm near Bridgwater to mark 50 years of ‘Family Weekends’.

The decision follows a competitive application process and marks a significant step forward for the station’s digital future.

Over three days, the Conservative MP for Bridgwater visited 15 villages for informal drop-in sessions.

Sir Ashley Fox, Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, has said that the welfare system is ‘growing unsustainably’ and could reach £100 billion by 2029.

A chemical leak has been reported at a Bridgwater location leading to fire engines from Bridgwater, Taunton, Burnham and Nether Stowey rushing to contain it.

Police have confirmed that a has died after a collision on the A39 near Chilton Polden this afternoon (31 July).

Police have enforced a road closure both ways on a major A-road near Bridgwater after a 'serious collision', they say.

Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital after a collision on Bath Road in Bridgwater, in which a motorbike caught fire. The van left the scene on the M5.

A pre-school in Bridgwater has retained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating five years after its last inspection.

Brits travelling to countries such as Spain, Italy and France, which are part of Europe’s Schengen zone, will enter via digitally via a fingerprint scan from October.

1.4 million letters will be issued over the next couple of months for the 2024 to 2025 tax year.

A popular Bridgwater pub is being put on the market with a guide price of £375,000.

Cllr Leigh Redman from Bridgwater has spoken publicly about his diagnosis of dyslexia at the age of 57.

Out there in 2025, there's a right royal (blue) battle going on to occupy the right wing of British politics.

A young performer from Bridgwater has appeared on national TV and Disney+ as the lead role for a local Somerset brand.