SOMERSET County Cricket Club was founded in a smoke-filled room in 1875.

SIX Somerset artists are taking part in a virtual exhibition this month.

THE M5 is one of the most dangerous roads in the country for speeding offences, according to findings by a vehicle management company.

POLICE who discovered a car owner committing drugs offences discovered he had a fake £50 note on him.

AROUND £1 in every £5 raised from a levy on new development in Sedgemoor will go towards funding the Bridgwater tidal barrier, the district council has confirmed.

A YEAR ago on Tuesday (March 23), the UK experienced the start of the very first lockdown.

PARKS across Sedgemoor have been refurbished ready for residents to enjoy once Covid-19 restrictions ease.

WINNERS of the 2021 Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

A PERSON with Covid-19 has sadly died in the Somerset district with the lowest rate of infection.

TRAIN services between Westbury and Taunton will be amended over the Easter period, to allow for track maintenance to be carried out.

SEDGEMOOR District Council will have the final word on whether to approve planning applications in Burnham-on-Sea and Brent Knoll which are currently in the works.

THE majority of taxi firms in Avon and Somerset fail to recognise signs of child exploitation, according to police.

THE founder of a East Huntspill-based wildlife charity will find out whether she has won a national animal welfare award tonight.

A BRAIN tumour survivor from Radstock is asking people to wear a hat today and donate to charity.

THE best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times has been revealed - and one Somerset town has come out top.

A MAN from Brean was fined £1,050 for a series of speeding offences.

Why were governments doing different things? Which policies would work? Now we know.

One caller appeared on the show to share her story of being scammed out of a four-figure sum which almost saw the cash-saving guru swear on live TV.

A NUMBER of staff responsible for kerbside waste and recycling collections in Somerset have been suspended for "possible breaches of safe working practices".

A SOMERSET district has seen a worrying increase in its Covid infection rate in recent days.

A TEENAGER teenager since yesterday morning (Wednesday) could have travelled to Weston-super-Mare.

A BUILDERS merchants opened its doors in Highbridge last week.

VISITORS to a popular beauty spot will soon have the opportunity to support the area with a new virtual honesty box.

A MAN from London was fined £120 for drug driving in Weston-super-Mare.

A YOUNG motorcyclist has died following a collision on a road in Somerset.

ARTISTS in Burnham-on-Sea are being offered a space to work thanks to a photography duo who created The Brickworks Studio last October.

POLICE searching for a missing Somerset man say they have found a body.

A WOMAN from Kewstoke appeared at North Somerset Magistrates' Court on March 17 for assault by beating.

Last year saw the show enjoy its highest average ratings for three years.

273 employees will be affected by the changes with the tour operator offering new roles in other locations.

THE number of positive Covid-19 tests has fallen again over the latest 24-hour period.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA'S music and performing arts festival is to return in 2021, albeit in "scaled-down" form.

TWO men from Somerset flouted the Covid-19 restrictions by making a 200-mile trip to attend a friend's birthday party.

POLICE say they are concerned for the welfare of a Somerset man who has gone missing without any money or his phone.

A MOTORIST caught behind the wheel three times while disqualified and suspected of drink or drug driving has been jailed for 26 weeks.

A SOMERSET primary school teacher who filmed himself sexually abusing his pupils has been recalled to prison after breaching his licence conditions.

More regular testing is regarded as a key to avoiding further national lockdowns.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA'S BASC Ground opened as a Covid-19 vaccination centre last Friday (March 19), delivering just short of 800 jabs over the weekend.

SCIENTISTS believe they have explained the cause of a 'sonic boom' heard across Somerset over the weekend.

A WOMAN is to face trial later this year accused of murdering her husband.

A WOMAN is to face trial later this year accused of murdering her husband.

SOMERSET recorded a total of 40 positive Covid-19 tests in the latest 24-hour figures.

NEARLY all Somerset residents aged 55 and over have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

THE Covid-19 pandemic continued its downward trend in Somerset over the weekend.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced there will be mobile speed camera checks in the following locations during the week commencing today (Monday, March 22).

A MAN appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court on March 15 for drink driving.

THE site of the Glastonbury Festival could soon be open to campers - even when the event is NOT running - and also plans to hold up to two days of music THIS YEAR.

Here are some of the UK's biggest milestones in the year since we first went into lockdown.

The duchess said that she and Harry had a secret ceremony with the Archbishop of Canterbury in their “backyard” three days before their royal wedding.

SPECULATION is rife over what caused a mystery 'sonic boom' that shook Somerset yesterday (Saturday).