SHOPPERS in Burnham-on-Sea will now be able to recycle cling film, crisp packets and salad bags at Tesco.

POLICE have appealed to the public to help identify two men following a burglary in Somerset.

TWO precious assets are set to be returned to the local community.

Figures found that almost three in five health and social care workers suffered a mental health problem.

CHILDREN returned to school on Monday, March 8, after more than two months of home schooling during the Covid-19 lockdown.

A TAUNTON born woman has found her dream vocation at a company in Sedgemoor.

A MAN charged with drug possession with intent to supply in Somerset and Suffolk has been jailed.

THERE were just 16 positive Covid tests across Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

POLICE have today (Wednesday) raided a suspected cannabis farm taking up three floors of a building.

HIGHBRIDGE-based manufacturer Offsite Solutions has won two contracts totalling £3.5million by main contractor Willmott Dixon to supply bathroom pods for a £78m regeneration scheme in Birmingham.

HUMANISTS in the Taunton area are urging all non-religious people to tick the 'No Religion' box in the Census on March 21.

RESIDENTS in Somerset are in for a windy few days.

A SOMERSET district has seen just four positive Covid tests in the past three days.

It was announced Piers Morgan was leaving the show after he made inflammatory comments about the Duchess of Sussex.

VOTERS in Sedgemoor are being urged to register in time to have their say in May's elections.

A SPECIAL constable who slashed her partner's car tyre and asked a colleague not to report it would have been sacked if she hadn't resigned, a misconduct hearing has concluded.

THE Vicar Of Dibley actor Trevor Peacock has died at the age of 89.

COULD you have an undiscovered treasure in your attic?

The news sparked reaction on Twitter not least from Morgan’s Breakfast show rival Dan Walker, who cheekily invited Piers onto the show.

Chadwick Boseman has been nominated for best leading actor for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, his final role before his death last year.

The controversial GMB host walked off set in the middle of a heated exchange with co-star Alex Beresford.

The new dates are subject to a review of the Government’s roadmap measures on 5 April.

POLICE are investigating the sudden "unexplained death" of a man in Bridgwater yesterday evening (Sunday).

ONE of North Somerset's "flagship events" will not take place this summer, due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions.

PUPILS across Somerset are set to return to school today (March 8) after the coronavirus lockdown.

THIS incredible picture of thousands of starlings flying around was taken by an ecologist who was forced to stop his car on his way to work.

THREE women in Bridgwater have been sharing their experiences of the pandemic in support of International Women’s Day (March 8).

MAJOR roadworks starting in Somerset today (Monday) include:

SOMERSET has announced that Dr Rob Hart has been appointed as its new children’s services assistant director – inclusion.

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex have plunged the monarchy into a crisis, accusing an unnamed royal of racism, suggesting the family were jealous of Meghan and revealing how she contemplated taking her own life while pregnant.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced where the force's mobile speed cameras will be sited at various times during the coming week.

THIS is the scene that greeted motorists travelling north up the M5 yesterday lunchtime (Sunday).

SOMERSET'S most expensive village will soon get some new affordable homes – despite concerns that they will not meet local need.

NEW rules allowing people to meet up outside with ONE other person come into effect from tomorrow (Monday).

THE Covid-19 infection rate in all four Somerset districts has now dropped to below 60 people per 100,000 population.

So, the NHS has been offered a derisory 1% pay rise and public service workers a pay freeze. This should come as no surprise to anyone. We all know that despite the false adulation by our Prime Minister the Tories resent money being paid to the Pu...

POLICE say they are not treating as suspicious the death of a 22-year-old Somerset man.

BRACE yourselves for some pretty awful weather in a couple of days time.

POLICE have issued more fines to people who ignored their pleas to stay away from a Somerset beach.

A NEW managing director (MD) has been appointed at a nursery and pre-school organisation.

THE following planning applications were submitted to Sedgemoor District Council between February 18 and 24, 2021.

THE Somerset Wildlife Trust, HPC CIM funded Somerset Brilliant Coast team, is currently working in partnership the ‘Litter Free Coast and Sea Somerset’ (hosted by the Severn Estuary Partnership and funded by Wessex Water) and with the Carymoor...

SOMERSET artists have been tasked with brightening up Sedgemoor's buses - and they are looking for the public to get involved, too.

ALMOST two-thirds of the new confirmed Covid-19 cases reported in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period were in one district.

POLICE say Roger has now been found safe and well.

PEOPLE are being urged not to travel to Brean after scores of people descended on the area last weekend.

BBC Points West reporter Ali Vowles has returned to work this morning (Saturday) after being laid low with Covid-19.

WE'RE a lucky lot living in such a beautiful county as Somerset.

THE latest daily Covid-19 figures show there were 30 positive tests in Somerset in a 24-hour period.

A SOMERSET-BASED company has been named one of the best businesses in rural Britain, in winning a Rural Business Award.