Crewkerne's Lawrences Auctioneers is set to host its three-day Autumn Militaria, Medals & Coins Auction, featuring rare medals and historic weapons.

A Chard Councillor is taking a stand against the “constant, uncoordinated roadworks”, proposing a seven-point plan to “finally bring order to the madness”.

Ilminster Co-op may be undergoing some changes to the layout/plan of the premises after submitting a variation of premises license for Somerset Council Consideration.

A gallery of photographs from Somerset Camera Club showing the different autumnal conditions in the county

A housing developer can "pop the champers" after plans to convert the Old Viney Bridge Mill in Crewkerne were finally approved after nearly two years

Somerset has been named one of the UK’s most haunted regions, with a specific tourist location being named among the most haunted in Britain.

A Chard family have decorated their home for Halloween to fundraise for charity after their daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.

Of course public anger isn’t new but I feel it has got out of hand, and technology is facilitating that anger.

Willie Whitelaw, 61, from Chard, reached the milestone with Cavanna Homes, where he began his career at the turn of the millennium as a forklift driver.

The A303 near Ilminster is partially blocked with long delays reported both ways from Hamley Lane to Forest Mill Lane due to an obstruction on the road near Ham Hill.

The council needs to review its pay structure to recruit and retain staff more effectively - but it could cost millions of pounds to implement changes

Around 12,000 homes across Somerset currently cannot be built due to the phosphates crisis - but a solution may be at hand.

A free clinic, run entirely by volunteers, offered eye and hearing care to people experiencing homelessness in Yeovil as part of a new Specsavers initiative.

Kevin McCloud meets Piers and Emma, who plan to build the UK's first castle in 100 years in brand new Grand Designs on Channel 4.

A business in Ilminster has announced the promotion of one of its staff members from associate to head of the office, marking an “exciting step forward.”

A Somerset-based business, named number one in the South West and the oldest in the UK is celebrating its 255th year in business.

Newsquest has joined forces with other local titles in England and Wales against the government's 'secret' alcohol licensing plans

This month, the Government quietly confirmed that its long-promised Schools White Paper — including vital reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision — will now be delayed until next year.

The owners of a pub near Ilminster have said they are “honoured” after it was named one of the best in Britain.

AVON & Somerset Police recruited officers who had criminal records or cautions, government inspectors found.

New data reveals the number of prisoners released near Somerset under the SDS40 scheme between September 2024 and March 2025.

Keeping Pets Firework-Ready

Ferne Animal Sanctuary invites families and animal lovers to celebrate Halloween with a day of frightfully fun activities.

A dual-carriageway in Somerset that was formerly a single-carriageway section of road has come out as the best at an engineering awards night.

Somerset Council have urged people to eat what they discard from pumpkins this Halloween rather than using brown food waste bins

Police are investigating following a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil.

A rare 50p coin has sold for 645 times its shop value - after a collector snapped it up for an eye-watering £322.88 on eBay.

Personal independence payment (Pip) claimants should not see changes to their eligibility this year, the social security minister has vowed.

More than 250,000 families are to receive confirmation of a one-off £150 discount off their energy bills this winter, the Government has said.

A nursery in Yeovil, Somerset has been given a 'Good' overall rating in a new Ofsted report published this week.

Plans have been submitted for Somerset Council consideration to convert an existing farm outbuilding in the Ilminster area into a home.

Somerset CrossCountry services will be impacted due to a second day of planned industrial action and strikes combined with planned engineering work.

A 23-year-old podcaster and entrepreneur has become a new business owner after taking over a gym in Ilminster that he has worked at for the last three years.

80-year-old Natalie Grabow completes Ironman World Championship triathlon.

South Somerset Music Centre are set to stage its first opera performance.

The top seven restaurants to visit in Somerset this Autumn have been named.

Plans have been submitted for a development in Chard that will include up to 12 dwelling houses, four of which will be affordable homes.

A team of volunteers have helped to restore a medieval well and bathing pool near the small village of Blagdon in Somerset with the help of a local charity.

An Ilminster business owner has shared the keys to his success over the past 13 years of working in the town centre.

Fewer than half of children have seen an NHS dentist in the last year. Tooth decay most common cause of hospital admissions among five to nine-year-olds.

Somerset-based workers at a leading defence and aerospace company are set to go on strike for days over a dispute in pay.

A Chard man was spotted pitching up a tent outside of a new Greggs, one day before it officially opened its doors "for fun".

The UKHSA South West and environmental health officers from Somerset Council are working together to investigate reports of an “outbreak” at a Chard restaurant.

A person has died after an incident near Taunton train station, British Transport Police has confirmed.

A new Greggs in Chard has officially opened its doors - bringing new jobs to the community and a new place to grab a bite on the go.

Ilminster, Somerset's oldest and longest running carnival club is gearing up for the largest illuminated carnival procession in Europe.

Adam Dance MP celebrates Apple Day in South Somerset as local cider-makers and orchards champion tradition, rural jobs, and community.

Yeovil MP Adam Dance slams reports suggesting the Chancellor will not amend or repeal the Family Farm Tax in next month’s Budget.

A Chard resident has voiced his outrage about the ticket machine in Sainsbury’s car park being broken for multiple weeks, calling the Somerset Council “incompetent”.

The promised Schools White Paper won't now arrived until the spring of 2026 - leaving children and families "waiting ever longer" for essential support.