CHARD-based haulage firm C&D South West has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

AN exciting opportunity to purchase a beautiful and historic former farmhouse, Listed Grade II, together with two holiday cottages all set in just under 1 Acre on the Somerset/Devon border.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council during the week of May 31, 2021.

THE heroic work of so many during the Covid-19 crisis is celebrated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, including in Somerset.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Somerset increased by 13 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

CASES of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in South Somerset, new figures reveal.

THE chief executive of Somerset Community Foundation has been made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

A RARE opportunity to purchase this beautiful stone detached property in the very desirable village of South Petherton and within walking distance of amenities.

BRIGHT Blue Bags will be appearing on South Somerset doorsteps from Monday (June 14) with just two weeks to go until the launch of Recycle More.

AS excitement around the start of the long awaited UEFA Euro 2020 tournament builds, official food delivery partner Just Eat has teamed up with Greggs to bring football and food together with Rolls for Goals – giving customers free sausage rolls fo...

AN entertainment venue in South Somerset is set to be repaired thanks to several grants from various organisations.

HUNDREDS of households across Somerset where recycling collections have been missed this week will have to wait until the next scheduled pick up.

DANIEL Lee Redwood, 38, of no fixed address, was given a 13-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty at Taunton Magistrates' Court to two offences.

SOMERSET'S very own Captain Tom Moore celebrates his 100th birthday this week.

AFTER a year of being apart from our loved ones, a care home in South Somerset decided to celebrate being able to see family and friends with a three-day tea party.

A HOUSEHOLDER who challenged three men acting suspiciously outside his home was punched in the face by one of them.

A MUSEUM in South Somerset is set to re-open next week.

A SOMERSET company has been hit with a huge court bill for breaching safety laws while carrying out street works near Taunton.

MAJOR roadworks starting across Somerset this week have been announced by Somerset County Council.

A BURNHAM-on-Sea man has been hit with a £800 fine for assaulting an on-duty woman police officer.

WORK has started on 36 homes in a Somerset village.

MOTORISTS may have to wait until 2028 for quicker journeys between the M5 and the A303 through Somerset.

TWO groups in Somerset have been honoured with a top award.

A BUILDING company in Yeovil has won a top award.

CREWS were called to an oven fire in Chard this afternoon (June 3).

A NEW e-scooter subscription service is set to launch in Yeovil this week.

ALDI has urged shoppers to return a product after salmonella was detected.

GRASS cutting season is underway and Somerset County Council’s contractors are out and about keeping verges in check and road users safe.

A PROGRAMME in South Somerset has been given nearly £10million.

MORE than 100 new homes in a South Somerset town are being built in record time, thanks to their innovative timber-frame construction.

DETAILS of a £6million funding boost to kickstart Somerset's economy have been announced today (Tuesday).

A PLAY park in Ilminster was officially opened on Friday, April 30.

A SERIES of major roadworks are set to begin in Somerset this week.

A BUILDERS' merchant with several outlets in Somerset has warned of hefty prices from Tuesday.

WORSHIPPERS in Somerset churches are being asked to check to see if they've got any bats lodging in their churches.

PEOPLE across Somerset and the South West ringing 999 for an ambulance are being warned they could have a longer than usual wait.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of May 17, 2021.

CUSTOMERS were happy to pick up the bill last week, figures suggest, as spending in restaurants rose when diners were allowed indoors.

THERE were just 30 positive Covid tests in Somerset in the latest seven-day period, according to figures released this evening.

HUNDREDS of people checked out the best in local food and drink at the eat:Burnham festival today (Saturday).

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to enjoy themselves over the bank holiday weekend - without gong overboard.

MORE than half of people in South Somerset have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

A RUBBISH truck was taken out of service earlier today after it caught fire.

A TEENAGER who abused nine toddlers at a nursery is under 24-hour supervision at an isolated location in Somerset.

AFTER a washout month, there's good news on the horizon as we go into the bank holiday weekend.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a stables earlier this week.

AN Avon and Somerset Police officer has been accused of "discreditable conduct" during a drunken night out in a pub.

POLICE investigating an attack on two shop workers in Chard are releasing a CCTV image of a man they wish to identify.

CREWS from three fire stations battled a fire in a stable block last night (Wednesday).

A SOUTH Somerset resident has started a petition to build an off road cycling track in the district.