A MAN was airlifted to hospital following a single vehicle collision in Crewkerne.

THE leader of a Somerset council faces a vote of no confidence in the aftermath of a scandal surrounding one of its senior officers.

WRESTLING fans can unite at the Chard Guildhall on Friday March 4 as Superstars of Wrestling returns.

THIS year's full Shindig Festival line-up has been announced ahead of its first year "in beautiful new surroundings" at the Dillington Estate near Ilminster.

AN appeal has gone out for carnival royalty to get in touch to help celebrate a special anniversary.

ST MARGARET’S Hospice is on the search for keen cyclists to take part in this year’s Charity Cycle Ride in April.

Sajid Javid has confirmed people aged 75 and over, the immunosuppressed and those living in care homes will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine.

A MAJOR road in South Somerset has been closed following a vehicle collision.

TEAMS from Somerset County Council have been working around the clock to clear up the devastation caused on our roads by Storm Eunice.

AN author from Chard has written the eighth book in a series based on a character he created while studying at Holyrood School.

CUSTOMERS in the South West “will be reconnected as soon as humanly possible”.

SOMERSET is currently in the grips of the UK's third storm in less than a week.

MEMBERS of Creative Coverage will be exhibiting their work in a show at Ilminster Arts Centre in Somerset from April 19 to May 14.

AVON and Somerset Police have published the following list of sites where mobile speed cameras will be operating at certain times this week.

WORK resurfacing a road in Minehead is scheduled to start today.

The opportunity to bid on this is incredibly rare as pattern pieces rarely become available to the public.

THOUSANDS of properties in Somerset are still without power after Storm Eunice hit the region on Friday (February 18).

BUSINESSES are facing an impending crisis as they come under increasing pressure from spiralling costs - from their supply chains and energy supplies to their production and raw material overheads. It looks inevitable that they, in turn, will have to...

MORE wet and windy weather is set to sweep the UK on Sunday after Storm Eunice caused what providers believe was the biggest national power outage on record.

SOMERSET West and Taunton Council and Somerset County Council have done well in being ranked the top local council and county council, respectively, for having shared their Climate action plan with the independent group Climate Emergency UK, which ex...

BELOW are planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of February 7, 2022.

You can live like royalty in this stunning Scottish castle owned by Scottish artist Stuart and Nikki McAlpine Miller. How you can book your luxury getaway.

AROUND 54,000 properties in the south west of England are currently without power after Storm Eunice caused widespread disruption across the region yesterday.

Gale-force winds are set to sweep across Somerset again, thwarting Storm Eunice recovery efforts.

STORM Eunice is continuing to have an affect on rail services today (Saturday, February 19) with a number of routes not active.

A STUNNING four or five bedroom home sits in grounds of 1.5 acres.

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured in the County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News and Chard and Ilminster News newspapers this week.

SOMERSET County Council’s road safety team is working with partners to urge drivers to keep their eyes on the road.

Calling all cocktail lovers, you can now get paid to drink Espresso Martinis.

STORM Eunice will hit Somerset this morning, with a Met Office red weather warning issued for coastal areas. There is an amber weather warning in place further inland.

THE Met Office red weather warning for the South West has now passed - but an amber warning remains in place until 9pm today (Friday, February 18).

SOMERSET County Council has announced a number of road closures caused by Storm Eunice.

THE 'Voice of Somerset' for the BBC over many years is to become a patron of Somerset Day

MORE than 300 homes were left without power in the Ilminster area.

SOMERSET batter Will Smeed has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the Cooper Associates County Ground at least until the end of the 2023 season.

RECYCLING, rubbish and other waste collections have been suspended and all recycling sites are closed across Somerset today in response to Storm Eunice.

FOUR people were injured in a collision involving a bus and a car.

ALL schools, early years centres, colleges, and other county council services across Somerset will be closed tomorrow due to Storm Eunice.

POLICE are appealing for information after a teenage boy was threatened with what has been described as a firearm in the Toose area of Yeovil.

SMALL and medium-sized businesses in Somerset can now apply for grant funding worth up to £6,000 to help them grow and develop.

PEOPLE are being advised to prepare for severe winds across Somerset from the early hours of tomorrow (Friday, February 18).

Vrbo has revealed the top ten international destinations that Brits will be flocking to in the summer. See the full list and how to book.

THE impact of severe gales forecast for the whole of Somerset later this week is likely to be worse than originally predicted.

A CAMPAIGN has been mounted to 'reclaim Somerset' ahead of the formation of a new council in our area.

LIBERAL Democrats across Somerset have demanded a better deal for unpaid carers as part of the final budget before the new unitary authority takes charge.

A COMMUNITY group is aiming to raise between £4,000 and £5,000 to implement a 30mph speed limit in the village.

You can get 12 free bottles of wine with this new fridge.

Ideal for people trying to consume less calories, air fryers simulate deep frying without submerging food in oil.

AVON & Somerset Police Mens Football Team has received new sponsorship in the form of its main kit sponsor from ActionCoach Ilminster.

HUNDREDS of households in South Somerset were tipped into homelessness during the first 18 months of the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.