THERE were TWO gas leaks in Yeovil within half an hour last night (April 13).

MORE than £3.5M will be invested in leisure facilities in Chard, Wincanton and Yeovil as a new management contract begins.

NEW affordable homes on a brownfield site in Ilminster will be available to purchase by the end of May.

A TWELVE-year-old boy was punched, slapped and kicked by a man he didn't know.

TAUNTON'S multi-million-pound M5 Junction 25 upgrade has reached another important landmark with the opening of the permanent road layout.

MULTI-agency partners in Avon and Somerset have agreed to stand down the major incident that was declared by the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) in March 2020 to help co-ordinate the response to coronavirus.

A BANK in Chard is set to close at the end of June.

HIGH streets were finally busy again as businesses celebrated the lifting of retail lockdown on Monday (April 12).

CREWS from Somerset battled a thatched property fire in Devon last night (April 12).

All adults in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

A NURSE has told how she left her family behind in India to work for the NHS in Somerset.

A PLAN which would see part of the this summer has been given the go-ahead.

STEP two of the roadmap to freedom comes into effect today (Monday, April 12). We're bringing you up to date news from across Somerset on what's going on throughout the day.

A DRIVER speeding away from police narrowly missed ploughing into a family with children and forced a horse rider into a hedge.

A PEDESTRIAN has suffered "serious injuries" after being hit by a car in Yeovil.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced the locations of mobile speed cameras on roads in the force area for the week commencing today (Monday, April 12).

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

Primark will have extended store opening hours this week initially, with stores opening for two hours extra per day on average.

WITH non-essential shops and pubs re-opening today, those of us looking for something non-retail to do will be browsing for attractions that are also welcoming visitors back.

CREWS tackled an electrical fire on Market Yard, Castle Cary last night (April 10).

COUNCIL meetings in Somerset will continue to be streamed live over the internet even after the current coronavirus restrictions end.

WE'LL be able to workout in the gym, pop into the pub for a refreshing beer and then get a long-awaited haircut from tomorrow (Monday).

A PRISONER already serving 20 months has been given a further 20 weeks behind bars.

TWO motorcycles which battled it out in the sales charts throughout the early 1970s are going head to head once again - this time in the auction room.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council for the week of March 29, 2021.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and pieces of plastic are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

The Duke of Edinburgh was always amusing his family especially his children and grandchildren.

WE are told that life returning to normal is what we are all yearning for after a year of lockdowns.

A ROAD safety campaign has been launched in Somerset as figures show there were 21 fatal crashes involving motorcycles on the county's roads in the past five years.

A SOMERSET town is revealed as one of the easiest places in the country to pass your driving test first time.

SOMEONE in Somerset could be sitting on a windfall of more than £140,000.

A MOTORIST who failed to give police the details of the driver of a vehicle has received a bill for £1,346 by the court.

HERE are our picks of some of the best properties on sale in Somerset this week - as featured in your 20-page Property Plus pullout in this week's County Gazette.

Prince Philip died this morning at Windsor Castle. He was aged 99.

BUCKINGHAM Palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99.

PEOPLE in Somerset have access to regular free coronavirus testing from today (Friday, April 9) as the country takes another vital step towards society opening up again.

A MOTORIST who jumped a red light avoided a driving ban to protect the jobs of 12 people he employs.

A COMMUNITY campaign to save a much-loved village pub got a boost after an Easter fundraiser.

TWO further Covid-related deaths have been recorded in a Somerset district, according to the latest 24-hour figures.

SHOPPERS in Chard and Ilminster can now donate food items to their local foodbank at Tesco.

THERE were single figure increases in new confirmed Covid-19 cases in all four Somerset districts in the latest 24-hour period.

The regulator stressed that this was not proof that the jab was the cause of the clots but conceded that the link was getting stronger.

HIGHWAYS England has awarded a £328 million contract to design and deliver an upgrade to the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and the Southfields roundabout on the A303 to Taylor Woodrow Plus.

COULD the people of Somerset be heading to another referendum - this time over the future of local government in the county?

THE Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police it to retire from the force this summer.

THREE projects in South Somerset have been given a total of £35,000.

YEOVIL-BASED family accountancy firm Ivan Rendall & Co has been acquired by financial advisory firm Old Mill, which covers Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire.

THE £19.2million project to upgrade Taunton’s M5 Junction 25 hits another landmark next week with the opening of the permanent road layout.

RSPCA inspectors are investigating after a dog was found dumped with a severely infected ear in Somerset.

EVERYONE in England is being offered two rapid lateral flow tests a week - for free.