- Two lanes are currently closed on the M5 northbound between Clevedon (J20) and Portishead (J19) - Highways England and police are at the scene -Long delays expected

A FACTORY worker at a Somerset Müller factory has sadly died after testing positive for Covid-19 and 47 staff have tested positive for the virus.

A DAD drove 350 miles with his kids in the car to get a KEBAB - then crashed on the way home.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has risen in three of Somerset's four districts.

HUNDREDS of Somerset County Council staff are working alongside the NHS and in communities to support the fight against Covid-19.

YARCOMBE Flower Show did not take place last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and so the handicraft section of the show decided to help by creating baby blankets.

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App-based couriers say they face low rates of pay and low job security, as they can be sacked without a dismissal process at any time.

Wessex Water shares some simple advice to beat the freeze and protect your home from burst pipes.

SOME ‘routine planned operations’ are being cancelled at Musgrove Park Hospital - and operating theatres converted to intensive care units - as the NHS in Somerset comes under ‘sustained and increasing pressure’, according to internal docu...

SOMERSET has experienced its worst day since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic after 19 people tragically died in one day.

WE thought you might like to compare the changes in traffic volumes on a main road on the outskirts of Taunton notorious for being traffic-clogged at rush hour.

RESIDENTS in Chard are concerned a factory is putting its employees at risk of coronavirus - but the company insist their “processes are Covid-secure”.

SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has reported a rise in assaults on staff.

Sites will start shutting their doors from April 23, with approximately three closing each week until the end of September.

A COLLEGE in Taunton has been awarded a share of £48.5million to fund Education and Childcare and Health and Science T-Levels.

STORM Christoph is set to hit Somerset over the next few days.

THERE were 245 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

The supermarket also announced plans to recruit another 4,000 shop workers over the course of the year.

Driving tests have been significantly disrupted once again during the latest lockdown, with lessons and all theory and practical tests suspended.

Schools in England were told to close from 5 January when Boris Johnson announced a third national lockdown.

THREE young children were left without any protection from their violent older brother after Somerset County Council failed to help their family, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

TRAGICALLY nine Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

IN just 15 months, this 31.5 stone (441lbs) Somerset man who “couldn’t fit in a cinema seat” lost 16.2 stone (228lbs) and completed a full marathon.

FINALISTS for the Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

THE average household is set to pay an extra £15 for policing in the Avon and Somerset area in the year from April

AVON and Somerset Police have issued an appeal to trace an escaped prisoner who "could be anywhere in the country".

A KITTY of £427,000 has been put up in Somerset to ensure no child goes hungry during lockdown.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dipped in three of Somerset's districts, although there was a noted rise in the fourth.

BT said it had offered discounted landline and broadband packages for elderly customers and that it "strongly disagreed" with the action being taken.

People due to get their coronavirus vaccine could be eligible for the free ride to their appointment.

A COUPLE from Brent Knoll were the first couple to receive their Covid-19 jabs at Somerset's first mass vaccination centre when it opened today (Monday).

TAUNTON'S newest road is up and running this morning (Monday).

SCORES of people are being given their Covid-19 inoculation at Somerset's first mass vaccination hub after it opened for the first time today (Monday).

ORGANISERS of the Glastonbury Festival have moved to curb any fundraising by hunts providing stewards for the event.

PEOPLE across Somerset are being warned to prepare for two days of heavy downpours later this week.

ONE Avon and Somerset Police patrol vehicle caught three motorists speeding at more than 100mph on the M5 yesterday (Sunday).

WHILE the country remains in lockdown, one Somerset pub has found a way to banish bad spirits and encourage a bumper fruit crop.

THE total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Somerset since the start of the pandemic has now surged past 14,000.

RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

The Government is currently on track to vaccinate 15 million people across the UK by mid-February including health and social care staff.

THERE are a total of 138 sites in the South Somerset district that police use to site mobile speed cameras.

THERE were 231 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest daily figures issued by the Government.

IF you are a coffee fan, you probably pop into Starbucks regularly.

THERE were six Covid-19 related deaths in Somerset in the latest daily figures.

ARE you finding it hard to afford to heat your home this winter or suffering in a cold or damp home?

MOTORISTS heading to the M5 or into Taunton from east of the motorway are going to have to get used to a new road layout.

POLICE have issued an appeal to the public in an attempt to trace wanted Somerset man Ashley Rowe.

TAUNTON Racecourse is being turned into a large Covid vaccination centre from Monday (January 18).

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