BERROW Road in Burnham-on-Sea is closed following a crash near the Low Lighthouse.

THESE are the locations across Somerset where police say they are siting mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

JUSTIN Lowe, auctioneer and partner at Greenslade Taylor Hunt, reports another busy auction held at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster.

THERE'S going to be traffic disruption in parts of Somerset as a number of major roadworks get underway today (Monday, August 1).

Ten famous faces you might not realise all went to school in Somerset.

POLICE are investigating a fatal collision in a Somerset town this morning (Sunday, July 31).

HERE'S a look at the stunning Camera Club pictures featured this week.

THERE are no plans for a hosepipe ban in Somerset despite the above average dry spell.

HERE is an exceptional and exciting opportunity to purchase a five bedroom detached home backing onto Burnham Beach.

A VICTORIAN mobile photographer’s studio, which has spent most of its life on the Dorset coast at Swanage, is looking for a new home when it goes under the Charterhouse Auction gavel on Friday, August 5.

TWO Somerset betters hit debut County Championship tons in the drawn run-fest at Essex that ended yesterday (Thursday, July 28).

TWO lanes have closed on the M5 heading southbound near Burnham-on-Sea following a traffic collision.

A SACKED Somerset officer has been barred from ever working for the police after it emerged he acted "inappropriately" with at least four female colleagues.

THE behaviour of some Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service staff gives "cause for concern", according to inspectors.

A FOLK singer from Brent Knoll has shown a glimpse of his upcoming ‘Songs of Somerset’ show in an exclusive performance for the Weekly News.

SOMERSET County Council will “look closely” at a Government scheme designed to help communities that suffered repeated flooding.

SIX sea cadets from Burnham and Highbridge have excelled at a regional competition held in south Wales. 

TWO local parks have received the Green Flag Award, an initiative that “rewards well-managed parks and green spaces”.

CRYSTAL meditation classes are set to launch at Berrow Village Hall on Tuesday, September 6 to boost participants' physical and mental health.

The Money Saving Expert founder shared the message ahead of a further increase in energy bills expected this winter.

PLANNING on watching the Lionesses' semi final match against Sweden down the pub this evening (Tuesday, July 26)?

NATWEST, the UK’s biggest bank for business with 40,000 agriculture customers, has today confirmed an additional £1.25billion lending package to the UK farming community.

THE Zone after-school club at Burnham Area Youth Centre is looking for new committee members. The club provides lots of different activities and gives its members the opportunity to socialise.

THE Lord Lieutenant of Somerset Annie Maw has completed the final leg of her epic series of Jubilee Jaunts to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

WITH over seventy parks, gardens, open spaces, and play areas, Sedgemoor District Council is celebrating Love Parks Week (July 29 to August 5). It has been a busy few weeks for the Parks and Clean Surroundings Teams, getting planters, borders, parks,...

AN unloved bookcase destined for a rubbish skip has been given a new lease of life - as a plant stand.

HEALTH bosses in Somerset are urging people who haven't had any or all of their Covid-19 vaccinations to do so.

More than 30 million people in the UK will benefit from the increase to payments

PASSENGERS hoping to travel by train to and from Somerset stations this week are being warned to plan ahead due to industrial action.

A CHARITY event held at Mark Village Hall has raised over £200 for Winged Dreams, a charity that supports vulnerable people in The Gambia.

A MAN who lost his life in after a collision in Somerset on Saturday night has been named locally as Taunton man, Rowland Lyons.

POLICE have issued details of locations where officers will site mobile speed cameras at various times this week.

SIX roadworks schemes taking longer than five weeks to complete are scheduled from today (Monday, July 25).

A PROPOSED temporary traveller site could act as an incentive to prevent unauthorised encampments on public land, the council claims.

It’s colourless, odourless and tasteless but high levels of this gas can increase the risk of cancer – see the interactive map showing Somerset’s radon hotspots.

A MAN lost his life in the late hours yesterday evenining (July 23) after a collision on the A38 Turnpike Road near Biddisham.

THE variety of pictures on offer at Lawrences on July 6 is best demonstrated by the prices achieved for pictures spanning many centuries.

The Treasury has revealed 78 unclaimed estates in Somerset - check your surname from the list to see if you could inherit a fortune.

THIS is a fine country property, perfect for equestrian use, but equally suited to those seeking a rural lifestyle.

A small Somerset village will rapidly expand after plans for 40 new homes were narrowly approved after a three-year wait.

CRIME has risen over the last year in Somerset, official police records reveal.

PATIENT satisfaction with GP services in Somerset has dropped to its lowest ever level, new figures show.

MOTORISTS in Somerset are being warned of possible delays with a fuel protest underway this morning (Friday, July 22)

There are long delays on the A38 at Brent Knoll after a crash near the petrol station on Bristol Road.

MOTORISTS are being warned of delays on the M5 in Somerset tomorrow (Friday, July 22) with protesters planning slow moving roadblock protests against the rising cost of fuel.

A THUNDERSTORM warning has been issued for Somerset and the South West.

VOLUNTEERS manning Brent Knoll’s Community Shop were tested by 60 pupils of the village’s primary school.

Filming for season 3 of Bridgeton has begun in London

AVON and Somerset Police is to refer itself to the police watchdog following the death of a suspect.

POLICE released an e-fit of a man they would like to identify in connection with an aggravated burglary in Congresbury.