New rules from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will affect Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Lidl.

Mr Williams noted that Morrisons is offering discounted fuel for customers who spend a certain amount of money in store.

According to the Highway Code drivers should give way to emergency vehicles using flashing lights, but could still face fines.

THE children of Chard School put on two charming performances of their Harvest Festival songs and readings to an audience of family and friends at the end of September as they celebrated the donations that their families kindly provided for the Lord�...

JUDGES, sponsors, would-be winners and past finalists gathered at Hurds Hill, near Langport, for the official launch of the Somerset Business Awards 2023.

DELEGATES at Bridgwater and District Trades Council’s September meeting were dismayed to hear that Somerset County Council’s executive has made a decision to withdraw from the lease on Dillington House.

MORE than 300 people have signed up to help shape the future of council services in Somerset.

A COFFEE morning in memory of a Chard dad raised over £2000.

ILMINSTER Carnival Committee has shared a message to thank everyone involved in this year’s event.

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MORE than 100 people ran, walked or jogged the 5k around Henstridge Airfield at the inaugural Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Twilight Shift.

MACMILLAN Cancer Support has been handed a bumper cheque for £4,868.21 after a successful coffee morning at the Archie Gooch Pavilion in Ilminster.

PEDESTRIANS and other drivers were forced to take evasive action when a motorist drove through a Somerset town, according to police.

A PERSON has been taken to hospital after a road traffic incident near Ilminster.

THE new chief executive at Somerset County Council has arrived for his first day in the office today (Monday, October 3).

ILMINSTER Carnival returned last weekend after two years and celebrated its 100th anniversary.

A LANDSLIDE-HIT road near Yeovil is the focus of a public meeting next month where Somerset County Council’s Highways team will outline the next steps.

BUSINESSES in Somerset doing work for the county council will be paid within a week to help boost their cashflow during the economic crisis.

EXMOOR Search and Rescue is celebrating 30 years of service in Somerset and Devon.

SOMERSET households face further delays in getting superfast broadband after one of the companies tasked with the rollout had its contract terminated, writes Daniel Mumby.

POLICE across Somerset are continuing to deter speeding drivers with mobile speed cameras sited in hundreds of locations over the coming week.

A 'PREDATORY' 25-year-old man who tried to sexually assault a child while working at a school has been jailed for two years.

A 'ONE off' watercolour by Snaffles is certain to have collectors galloping to Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s biannual Westcountry Sporting Sale in October.

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A PROPERTY in a Somerset town linked to anti-social behaviour, drugs and other criminal activity has been made subject of a closure order.

A LANDSLIDE-hit road is the focus for a public meeting this month where Somerset County Council’s highways team will outline the next steps.

CHILDREN and staff members at a local primary school enjoyed making a mess during a fundraising colour run.

TWO Somerset quarries could close by 2040, endangering dozens of jobs.

PEOPLE in Burnham-on-Sea looking to get their will written have been urged to take advantage of a money-saving charity campaign.

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MORE than 200 people were at the Reggae Night live band event in Chard last week (Saturday 24).

A 6-YEAR-OLD girl from Ilminster has raised over £1500 from holding a fete for Young Lives vs Cancer, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families.

BISHOP'S Hull-based St Margaret's Hospice is urging its supporters to get active next month to help boost the charity's fundraising efforts.

CHIROPRACTIC Care Clinics are raising awareness of World Osteoporosis Day, taking place next month.

Somerset County Cricket Club have raised more than £5,000 for the Pakistan Flood Appeal through an online auction.

THE family of a man who died in a collision near Chard on Saturday (24 September) has issued a photo of him.

TWO public toilet doors are set to be replaced at Ilminster recreation ground after they were damaged in an act of “vandalism”.

YEOVIL Recycling Centre is permanently reversing its traffic flow.

CHARD Town Council will host a consultation on plans to develop the Upper Henson play area, giving residents a chance to get their opinions across.

LEONARDO employees have presented Yeovil District Hospital’s Breast Cancer Unit Appeal with a cheque for £88,236.19 to celebrate the conclusion of an intensive three-year fundraising campaign, marking the highest record of charitable fundraising a...

AS PART of the High Street Heritage Action Zone, the final major works to the Chard High Street public realm began this week (Monday, September 26).

THE life and works of a Rococo artist are the subjects of an illustrated lecture taking place near Ilminster in October.

A SPECIAL ‘Friday Feast’ autumn fundraising event is taking place at the PigPen in South Somerset next month.

ENTRIES are open for the Somerset Business Awards 2023.

A MAN blamed using a batch of contaminated drugs for making him go out and shoplift at a Chard supermarket.

Computing firm BIT Training has announced a partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and cyber security training in Somerset, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

A YOUNG man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Merriott in the early hours.

SOMERSET County Council’s public health team has joined other organisations to promote lifesaving messages to parents.

AT SHEPTON Beauchamp Church School, staff and contractors have been very busy renovating the school’s playground ready for the new academic year.  

TWO CHARD students are fundraising for a school trip to Cambodia to help build sustainable housing and schools.