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

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

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

ONE lane is closed and there are "severe delays and queueing traffic" on the M5 heading southbound between junctions 21 (Weston-super-Mare) and 22 (Burnham-on-Sea).

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

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.

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 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.

World Book Day is held on Thursday, March 3 - here are some amazing costume ideas for your little ones.

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

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...

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.

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

Get everything you need for Pancake Day from Iceland.

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.

Aldi's vodka won a gold award at the World Vodka Awards 2022.

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.

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

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

A CHARITY is hosting a ladies night next month.

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.

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.

The Merlin sale will give customers access to top UK attractions from £9.99 per month including Alton Towers, Legoland and Thorpe Park

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...

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...

The middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl are popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from gardening tools to clothing.

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.

Red Letter Days has revealed its Mother's Day guide to help you really blow her away this year. See our top picks here.

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.

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.

POLICE are appealing for the public's help to track down a man wanted in connection with an assault on an emergency worker.

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).

WARREN Farm Holiday Centre in Brean has been crowned Camping, Caravanning and Holiday Park of the Year’ at the Somerset Tourism Awards.

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

THE M5 is closed northbound between Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea 'due to an overturned tanker and a spillage of milk'.

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

A BRIDGWATER man pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment when he appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court.

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.