Tesco, Aldi and other supermarkets are choosing to close their doors to honour Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning held in Ilminster has raised over £4,000 for a cancer support charity that helps people across the UK.

SOUTH Petherton Carnival celebrated its 100th anniversary last weekend.

Wetherspoons will be cutting the price of food and drink to support the reduction of tax on the hospitality sector

The DWP confirmed the first of the cost-of-living payments will be paid this month

See what will happen from now until the Queen's funeral.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has been seen for the first time as the late monarch begins her final journey.

Just one exception has been listed as an excuse to be using your phone while driving as part of the Highway Code rule change.

CHARD Carnival Committee’s annual Street Fayre took place last Saturday.

CHARD Town Town Council paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with books of condolence, floral displays, and Proclamation.

ILMINSTER residents were invited to hear the Proclamation today (Monday, September 12), the official announcement of Her Majesty’s death, and acknowledgement of the commencement of the King’s new reign.

PRIMARY school pupils have received a letter sent on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II after they celebrated her Platinum Jubilee.

LAST week the annual Ferne Dog Show returned for 2022 at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Wambrook, Chard.

AT 46.2 in August, the headline NatWest South West PMI® Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – fell from 51.3 in ...

CHARD Town Council will be live streaming the funeral of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

THE Mayor of Crewkerne has paid tributes to the Queen.

ILMINSTER residents are invited to hear the Proclamation today (Monday, September 12), the official announcement of Her Majesty’s death, and acknowledgement of the commencement of the King’s new reign.

This will be the first time in over 260 years that a sovereign’s funeral has taken place in the Abbey.

Protesters have been heard booing at the proclamation of King Charles III in Edinburgh.

After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son Charles has now become King Charles III.

Asda, Tesco and Lidl are among the supermarkets to issue recalls for a range of reasons

It is encouraging anyone who still has them to use them or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office before the end of September.

MANY farm businesses in England may struggle to cope with the challenges of new agricultural policies and the withdrawal of the Basic Payment Scheme, as many do not engage in formal business planning or seek external professional advice, according to...

YOU could own four fully-let garages in Yeovil.

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

THE Church Rooms is an historic Grade II listed building dating from 1828.

A PAIR of Old Master paintings are estimated to sell for between £8,000 and £10,000 in the Charterhouse two-day auction in Sherborne on October 6 and 7.

ALL at South Somerset District Council are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen who was much respected, and very much loved.

THIS four-bedroom new build is an imposing detached house in a private location on the outskirts of Tatworth set in grounds of approximately 1/3 acre.

THE National Proclamation, the official announcement of Her Majesty’s death and acknowledgement of the commencement of the King’s new reign, will take place at 11am today (Saturday, September 10) at St James Palace.

The announcement comes after King Charles III was formally declared as the new monarch following the death of his mother aged 96.

Some events around Somerset will be cancelled in the period of mourning following the Queen's death.

YEOVIL MP Marcus Fysh has paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle yesterday afternoon.

WE have opened an online book of condolence for people to leave their tributes to Her Majesty the Queen.

A FORMER High Sheriff of Somerset has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the county.

On Thursday evening (September 8) the world was hit by the sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96.

The Queen has died, aged 96, Buckingham Palace has said.

WE have opened an online book of condolence for people to leave their tributes to Her Majesty the Queen.

A statement confirming the news read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon."

Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

A NEW group for carers and the persons they care for has been launched in Henhayes Centre in Crewkerne.

SOMERSET'S cricket ground could lose the right to host international matches if the phosphates crisis is not solved quickly, councillors warn.

THE following is a message from Cancer Research UK:

THIS morning, I spoke with BBC Radio Somerset to talk about Chard Parkway.

MAJOR decisions in Somerset could be taken at a more local level following the transition to the county’s new unitary authority.

by Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby.

A TAUNTON man's attempt to have the newly-appointed Queen's representative in Somerset removed from his post has failed.

The Queen’s passing at the age of 96 after 70 years on the British throne has meant that a successor must fulfill the role left behind by the late monarch.

King Charles has issued his first statement as monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

King Charles has issued his first statement as monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.