A CAR left the road and ended up upside down on a petrol station forecourt last night (September 14).

TWO people and a dog were rescued from a bedroom window during a house fire this morning (September 15).

SOMERSET residents face a longer wait to find out whether more than 150 new homes will be built just outside Bridgwater.

CONSTRUCTION on a new barrier to protect thousands of Bridgwater homes and businesses can begin in early-2023 after the project’s business case was approved.

A £1MILLION bargain store is set to open in a Somerset village this weekend.

YOUR favourite local paper is giving local charities the chance to take a share of a whopping £125,000 cash giveaway.

THE world’s first T-pylon - the first new design for an electricity pylon in Britain for nearly a century - has been installed in Somerset.

BRIDGWATER’s own VALOR World Heavyweight Champion bare knuckle boxer, Mark Godbeer is scheduled to get back into the ring in a gloved boxing match in October.

THE famous Red Arrows have made a surprise visit to a Somerset park - but not in the skies.

THERE has been multiple roadworks planned in and around Somerset lately, and there are more set to start this week.

A NEW school year has only just begun, but parents and carers are already being urged to apply for their children's school places for September 2022.

A FUNDRAISING event for a cancer charity raised more than £2,000 last month.

A COLLECTION of vintage fishing items was caught by one keen angling fan at auction - for more than £1,000.

NEW figures reveal how many Somerset residents have lost their lives to suicide – as campaigners call for the Government to bolster prevention services across the county following the coronavirus pandemic.

TENNIS sensation Emma Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez in the US Open final on Saturday to end Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion.

A MAN needed "significant surgery to rebuild his jaw" following a disturbance involving a number of people.

A MISSING man from Bridgwater has been found, safe and well.

A NEW £500,000 cycleway has been officially opened in Bridgwater.

A BROKEN down vehicle has caused a lane closure off the M5 in Somerset.

THOUSANDS more workers in Somerset came off furlough in July – the first month employers had to make a contribution to salaries under the scheme, figures reveal.

AN injured woman has thanked the brave crews who worked to get her out of an isolated Somerset spot.

A SOMERSET antiques fair which boasts around 600 stalls is back next week!

A STUNNING three-double bedroom detached bungalow, located in the peaceful and popular hamlet of Fordgate.

A COLLECTION of pictures from over the centuries removed from an English country house are going under the hammer.

IT was a cold day in Glastonbury, the Tor standing against a grey, winter sky.

THIS spacious, bay fronted, three-bedroom detached family home set back from Standards Road, a sought-after location within the historic village of Westonzoyland, is on the market.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between August 28 and September 1, 2021.

RESIDENTS in Somerset are being given advice on how they can help Afghan refugees arriving in the county in the coming weeks.

BRIDGWATER will host the latest of its popular Seed The Day events TODAY.

THE Somerset NHS Trust - which includes Musgrove Park Hospital - was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

ROGUE motorists using the motorway in Avon and Somerset are being warned police could be watching them from an unmarked HGV cab.

WETHERSPOONS pubs in Somerset are set to slash prices as part of a company-wide protest this month.

POLICE are appealing for help finding a missing Bridgwater man.

PLANS for a 15 metre-high 5G mast in Bridgwater have been submitted.

FEWER people in Somerset became British citizens last year after participating in special citizenship ceremonies, figures show.

THERE has been a huge decline in the use of Somerset’s high streets due to the Covid-19 pandemic - footfall has fallen and shops have closed.

A NEW drive-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for local people and the wider Bridgwater community at Wembdon Village Hall, known locally as The Green.

A BRIDGWATER dad who has survived two heart attacks and had two titanium jaws fitted is showing how cycle power got him through.

A BRIDGWATER couple who won £1.8million on the National Lottery have taken part in a litter pick on a popular Cornish beach.

A VARIETY of running events has raised more than £4,000 for charity in memory of a Somerset man who died from Covid-19 earlier this year.

PASSENGERS on a Somerset bus this morning faced a wait in the rain when their bus broke down.

BORIS Johnson saw off a Tory rebellion to secure MPs’ backing for his controversial £12 billion tax hike to deal with the NHS Covid backlog and reform social care funding - including Somerset MPs.

TODAY (September 9) is Emergency Services Day across the UK.

THE Mayor of Bridgwater will oversee the official opening of St Margaret's Hospice Care's second funeral home next week.

A COUPLE in their 80s are outraged after their garden flooded and they have been left with excess water and debris for over EIGHT months.

POLICE have been clocking speeding motorists on a road between Taunton and Bridgwater with "a long history of serious and fatal road traffic collisions"

PEOPLE in Bridgwater can try out an e-bike for up to six hours from today (Tuesday) - totally FREE.

MORE than 400 vehicles were on display at a motor show between Huntspill and Pawlett on Sunday (September 5).

PEOPLE in Somerset are being urged to report any knife crime in the area as reports suggest knife crime in the county could be on the rise.

THE return of Somerset Armed Forces Day has been announced - with a new celebrity face at the forefront of the event.