A MOTORIST has admitted speeding on the M5 between Wellington and Taunton - but he denies he was going as fast as the police claim.

A GALLERY in Bridgwater will host the Round Bridgwater exhibition – the national debut of the 'circle series' paintings by Bridget Penn-Berkeley.

MORE than £2m extra will be spent on delivering new low-cost housing in Bridgwater due to high inflation and supply chain issues.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Sedgemoor and West Somerset should check if they are among the thousands scheduled for an extra rubbish collection tomorrow (Saturday, February 26).

VLADIMIR Putin has "lost every shred of international respect he ever had" by launching a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, says Ian Liddell-Grainger MP.

THE entry Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is constructing for the Queen was featured on BBC1’s The One Show yesterday (Wednesday, February 23).

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an assault on an 18-year-old in Bridgwater.

ROUTE1Advocacy is looking for volunteers in Somerset to join its scheme and support young people in care.

SOMERSET County Council is once again working with schools to provide food vouchers to families eligible for Free School Meals to combat holiday hunger over the February half-term.

SOMERSET County Council has successfully approved its last ever budget, which will see council tax bills rise by just under three per cent.

THE chairman of Somerset County Council has revealed he may only have a couple of months to live.

SOMERSET County Cricket Club chief executive officer Gordon Hollins chats exclusively to the County Gazette about keeping Somerset a club for its members.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Somerset are being asked to help ease the pressure on recycling collections this Friday (February 25) as services bounce back from Storm Eunice.

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POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing Somerset man who was last sighted more than a fortnight ago.

FIBRE broadband company Jurassic Fibre has been announced as the headline sponsor of the independent markets in Taunton and Bridgwater.

MORE than a hundred businesses joined the online celebrations on Thursday, February 17, for the Bristol, Bath, and Somerset Tourism Awards 2021/22. Several businesses across Somerset celebrated their achievements and won awards in different categorie...

A TAUNTON woman who assaulted two on-duty police officers in the exercise of their duty has been ordered not to drink any alcohol for 30 days.

WITH rising energy and materials prices as well as inflation only going in one direction anyone thinking that the easing of Covid regulations and improvement in daily cases will make it easier for businesses will have been sorely mistaken.

A YOUNG cyclist has died after his bike was involved in a collision with a car.

A BRIDGWATER business has celebrated its success at the tourism awards.

A PUBLIC drop-in session is planned at the town hall in Bridgwater​ where ideas will be on show for the next part of the Celebration Mile to discuss a pedestrian-friendly route.

RESIDENTS in Devon and Somerset will pay more to the region’s fire service after moves to stop an increase in its share of council tax were rejected.

A BESPOKE scheme set up by Avon and Somerset Police to help safeguard people living with dementia is now into its seventh year.

SOMERSET County Cricket Club are pleased to be able to announce that Ned Leonard has signed a one-year contract extension.

CYCLISTS from across Somerset joined together for Wheelie Wedmore earlier this month.

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PROTECTING the environment, helping local businesses recover from the impact of Covid, and building towards Somerset's new unitary authority are among the priorities of South Somerset District Council for 2022/23.

Dragons Den star Deborah Meaden makes her feelings clear on mask-wearing in public.

Royal Mint and Royal Mail are to commemorative The Commonwealth Games with collectable coins and stamps.

A CARE worker who exploited vulnerable children in a county lines drugs gang has had her future contact with young people restricted by a court order.

A SCHOOL near Bridgwater has been rated 'good' in their latest Ofsted inspection.

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.

THREE Somerset drivers have been fined for exceeding a 30mph speed limit on the same stretch of the A372 near Bridgwater on the same day.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Sedgemoor and West Somerset will be able to recycle more items in their weekly kerbside collections from next Monday (February 28).

RENOWNED restaurateur Marco Pierre White said he will keep British favourite on the menu of his Bridgwater business with Pie Week just around the corner.

A CHARITY is hosting a ladies night next month.

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

BRIDGWATER United Football Club are delighted to announce that the agreed purchase of their stadium, Fairfax Park, from Sedgemoor District Council has now completed.

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

ENMORE Park Golf Club Ladies’ Committee held their annual Annual General Meeting recently when Jackie Woodman was elected as this year’s Lady Captain.

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.

THREE men who forced their way into the home of two vulnerable people armed with weapons have been jailed for 24 years.

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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.