FIRE crews tackled a large fire started by a ruptured fuel tank on a boat at Laburnam House in West Huntspill yesterday (May 28) afternoon.

SOMERSET Chamber has helped the county’s businesses secure more than £2 million in Government funding to support young people into work and help firm’s find new talent.

If you’re a betting person, you might be interested to learn the TA postcode has been named among the luckiest - see where it ranks here.

What better way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee than with a terribly British afternoon tea - here are the best places to get one according to Tripadvisor reviews.

AN investigation by Animal Aid into a Somerset dairy farm has revealed the horrendous toll calf hutches play on the animals' mental wellbeing, as well as shocking physical abuse.

YEOVIL is the second easiest place in the whole of the UK to pass your driving test first time, according to a study.

NEXT weekend Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival’s ‘Jubilation’ entry takes part in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London.

THE new leader of Somerset County Council has promised a unitary authority to “care for all and listen to all our residents”, writes Daniel Mumby.

FOUR men have been jailed for a combined total of more than 40 years years after breaking into a Weston-super-Mare home in a bid to steal drugs and money from a dealer.

ANIMAL welfare campaigners have called on Somerset County Council to ban fox and deer hunting - including trail hunting - on its land, writes Daniel Mumby.

SOMERSET went into party mood on June 2, 1953, when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

Take on summer in style with Pandora's sizzling festival mode collection.

BILL Sivewright, CEO of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance thanked the charity’s volunteers for all their hard work, dedication, and support in aid of the charity, prior to his retirement on June 21.

ASCENSION Day gave learners at the Kings of Wessex Academy the opportunity to restore a 139-year-old tradition to its full glory.

A MAN who sadly died following a collision between two HGVs on the M5 between Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare has been named.

A YOUNG man who committed a number of car key burglaries in rural parts of Somerset has been jailed.

POLICE are appealing for the public's help to find a woman who has been missing for 10 days.

THERE will be major changes to recycling and rubbish collections across Somerset during the first two weeks of June due to the two Platinum Jubilee bank holidays.

Do as the Royals do this Platinum Jubilee with these luxurious experiences from Virgin Experience Days.

Iceland has launched its party food and desserts range that is perfect for your Platinum Jubilee Street party.

LIBERAL Democrat councillor Bill Revans has been confirmed as the new leader of Somerset County Council.

POLICE have been granted a closure order at a property in Weston-super-Mare that was being used as a base for drug dealing.

Pret A Manger has released their new spring menu - so we just had to go a long and see what we thought.

AN agricultural expert is urging walkers and farmers to protect themselves from the risk of cattle attacks.

DOZENS Somerset streets will be closed to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, writes Daniel Mumby.

CIRCUS Funtasia will perform at Sanders Garden World in Burnham-on-Sea after taking their daring live show to Glastonbury Festival. 

HALF of Ukrainian refugees accepted to stay with hosts in Sedgemoor have not yet reached the UK, new figures show.

READER Chris Haig wanted to share these fantastic images of Somerset from the sky.

A CONSULTATION has been launched on a town centre regeneration plan for Highbridge.

TWO free blues workshops were held in Highbridge over the weekend.

BARB volunteers were called out to reports of two people in difficulty in mud on Burnham beach.

A POPULAR 100-mile cycling challenge returned to Somerset's roads on Sunday. 

FRAUDSTERS have been trying to con money out of businesses by pretending to be selling advertising space on behalf of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Sky News has revealed its TV schedule for the weekend of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

IN the Charterhouse collector’s auction on June 9 and 10, there is a group of Second World War medals awarded to a teenage apprentice seaman for bravery at sea.

THIS is a rare opportunity to purchase an attractive detached 3 bedroom house with self contained 1 bedroom annex set in a good sized plot.

The Fragrance Shop is running a 60% discount on designer perfumes.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA will crown its very own Coronation Queen during the town's celebration of the monarch's 70-year reign. 

THE mother of a missing 14-year-old boy has shared a message pleading for anyone with information about her son's whereabouts to contact the police.

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.

The pizza meal deal will serve up to four people and is available to shop now.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of bringing illegal hard drugs into Somerset and acquiring ammunition for a gun.

BURNHAM-ON-SEA'S lifeboat station has received a £1,300 donation from the town's Haven Holiday Park after a weekend of fundraising earlier this month.

POLICE officers came to the aid of a stranded bride and her father after their vehicle broke down on their way to her wedding in Somerset.

THE cost of building Hinkley Point C has soared by a massive £3billion and the completion of the project has been delayed by 18 months, mainly due to the pandemic.

The band will make their comeback at Glastonbury after their 20th anniversary tour got postponed due to the Covid pandemic

Treat your Dad to new scents from some of the biggest brands from the perfume retailer's Father's Day favourites range.

POLICE are appealing for the public's help to locate a wanted teenager with links to Sedgemoor.

Somerset’s minor injuries units (MIUs) will not be replaced by the new GP community pharmacy service, health bosses have promised.

ENGLAND'S second ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been declared in Somerset by Natural England on the 70th anniversary of the creation of national nature reserves.