An acclaimed historian will be coming to Yeovil as part of his new UK tour

A school has raised more than £3,000 for Children in Need

The Youth Cancer Trust is staging The Elf Olympics to help teenagers and young adults living with and beyond cancer

One lane closed and slow traffic due to recovery work and a crash on A303 at A37 (Podimore Roundabout).

A round-robin darts tournament is being held in memory of a popular landlord in Chard

The whole of the South West has been hit by a yellow weather warning today after reports of possible snow in the area.

Herne View Primary School in Ilminster held a non-uniform day today to support Children in Need and raised over £300 in total.

Somerset Council will receive £7 million boost to funding from the government as part of a “once-in-a-generation reform” aimed at delivering “London-style bus services to every corner of the country”.

Somerset Christmas market season has started with a flurry of festive joy at the Monk’s Yard, Ilminster, artisan Christmas Market, hosted by Nest and Nettle.

MANOR Court Community Primary School, Chard was inspected by Ofsted on October 15 and October 16, 2024, and has since received exceptional feedback.

Three Somerset MPs Sadik Al-Hassan, Adam Dance and Sire Ashley Fox, have revealed they are in favour of the Assisted Dying Bill.

Essential Wessex Water sewer renovation works are taking place in Ilminster, from the November 18-26 with temporary traffic lights in place for traffic control.

The figures show a rise in fatal collisions in Somerset as Road Safety Week begins.

Long-term Ilminster resident hits the big 100 later this month. After growing up in Silver Street, Ilminster Grace Toomer celebrates her local life and her birthday.

The move is part of a “once-in-a-generation reform” aimed at delivering “London-style bus services to every corner of the country”.

NEARLY 50 new homes will be built in a small village near the A303 in Somerset following a successful legal challenge.

THE Chard Christmas Present Appeal have given a heartfelt thanks to Chard Road Runners this week for their huge Christmas Present Appeal donation.

A Hollywood film star was spotted in Yeovil trying out one of the local businesses as part of his visit.

Herne View School, Ilminster Key Stage 2 students all came together last week to create their own acrostic poem for Anti-Bullying Week 2024.

Ilminster, Somerset's Christmas festival lights switch on event is right around the corner, coming in hot on Friday, November 22 in Ilminster Town Centre.

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal

This newly-built four bedroom detached property is located on the edge of Chard, forming part of the select Blackdown Heights development.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted for approval on Monday November 11 for Mendip, Taunton Deane, West Somerset, Sedgemoor and South Somerset. Use the reference number at the end or start of each document to search and comment on it o...

A Somerset community dietitian has gained a top prize in the prestigious 2024 Dr Falk Pharma/Guts UK Charity national awards held in Birmingham.

A tea dance is set to take place at a Chard café this month

Station road, Ilminster, Somerset located near the Shrubbery hotel and Warehouse Theatre is closed until Monday, November 18 due to essential works taking place.

A Hollywood star has been revealed to be coming to a Somerset town for a 2024 Christmas lights turn on.

Drivers in and around South Somerset will have eight National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

This Grade II listed Georgian property is situated in an elevated position on East Street in Ilminster, close to its town centre.

Members of Somerset Camera Club have taken pictures with the theme of nature and wildlife in autumn

Fancy a pizza on the go why not try Slice of Salerno? Ilminster, Somerset’s very own pizza restaurant on wheels (only on Thursdays).

M&S Yeovil has announced it’s now offering the retailer’s Beauty Takeback Scheme in store, created in partnership with beauty recycling experts, HANDLE.

BRIDGWATER residents are down with the kids, according to latest data released by Google for slang words in 2024.

A pub in Ilminster has announced its Christmas entertainment line-up

Families have the opportunity to have breakfast with Santa in Ilminster this Christmas

Holyrood Academy recently commemorated Remembrance Day with a heartfelt ceremony. The event featured a cadet-led march and a solemn performance.

Ilminster Herne View Church of England School, welcomed members of the town-based Nyanza Lodge on campus to receive a donation of £2760.

Somerset Council Highways is working with Wessex Water and Wales and West Utilities to co-ordinate two vital infrastructure schemes in Chard during 2025.

THREE Somerset MPs have expressed their disappointment at a major setback in the rollout of rural fibre broadband, as one provider has underdelivered.

Two people from Frome have appeared before the Yeovil Magistrates' Court after they were charged following multiple burglaries in Bristol and Somerset last week.

ARK at Egwood’s group of volunteers based in Merriott, Somerset have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024 — the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.

The Chard Town Council hosted a Remembrance Parade on Sunday, November 10 which entailed a parade and a Remembrance Service at St. Mary’s Church.

Hatch Beauchamp C of E Primary School opened its doors to the wider local community for a Remembrance Day Service on Monday, November 11.

A Somerset charity set up in memory of Charley Marks, who lost his life to suicide, receives no NHS funding despite saving thousands of lives.

A Yeovil gym raised over £2,300 for a mental health charity

A man from Yeovilton has raised thousands of pounds for a charity close to his heart after a world record attempt.

Households in and around Chard, Ilminster, Donyatt, Broadway, Horton, Churchstanton, Pitminster, Trull, Stoke St Mary, North Curry, Fivehead, Langport, Hatch Beauchamp and Stoke St Gregory may be affected.

Ilminster community united to remember all the soldiers who fell for our nation this weekend by hosting a sombre day of Remembrance events on November 10.

A 49-year-old man from Yeovil appeared at Magistrates Court after being stopped by police

The 38-year-old from South Petherton appeared at Yeovil Magistrates Court