POLICE have issued a fresh appeal to help find a Somerset man who went missing eight days ago.

FORMER Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe enthralled guests at a Somerset WI lunch in Ilminster.

A Somerset woman who survived breast cancer held a coffee morning on Saturday to raise money for charity.

POLICE searching for a missing Somerset man have revealed a body has been found.

A NEW country wear business has opened in Ilminster on the Dillington Estate.

THE county's wide range of businesses was highlighted when Somerset Chamber of Commerce hosted two high profile business leaders – Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, and Lord Mark Price, former Government Minist...

THE Reception Class at Avishayes Primary School has been learning how to be authors, mathematicians, artists, and engineers through our new enquiry-based learning 'Curious Chard'. ​

THE headteacher at Manor Court Primary School in Chard, Mr Luke Talmage, was honoured to receive the award at Somerset County Cricket Ground on Friday, October 14 in recognition of his work within the community of Chard.

A FARM that donates Christmas trees to three local towns is now looking to spread even more festive cheer by giving away a further 100 to charities.

SCHOOLS in South Somerset joined World Postcard Day by sending cards to pupils across Europe.

Police could be at risk of “corruption and financial control and coercion by criminal gangs” because they are paid so poorly.

AN ILMINSTER-based florist was “over the moon” after being nominated for the Best Florist of the Year Awards.

SOMERSET NHS Foundation Trust (FT), which runs Musgrove Park Hospital, community and mental health services, is celebrating 20 years of supporting unpaid mental health carers.

HUNDREDS of ambulance workers in Somerset and Devon could go on strike later this year.

AMONG roadworks being carried out in Somerset this week are defect corrections at the Blackbrook Interchange on the edge of Taunton.

THIS is a fascinating four/five bedroom detached country house constructed of stone and brick elevations with latter additions and contained beneath a mainly tiled roof.

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 Cotley Inn in Chard has been named one of the best places to get Sunday lunch in the UK, according to The Guardian

You could be fined £5,000 for driving while wearing gloves, coats or scarves, experts have warned

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK tomorrow, Sunday, October 23.

MORE than 280 people attended the third annual Somerset Disability Ball at Oake Manor Golf Club.

SOMERSET Labour’s Cllr Leigh Redman has written to the new Chancellor to stand up for Somerset and insist our community shouldn’t pay the price for the economic crisis made in Downing Street.

MORE victims of organised criminal gangs are being referred to The Salvation Army’s modern slavery services in the South West than ever before, according to a new report.

EIGHT community champions have been announced as winners in an award scheme run by BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Local Radio across England.

Pumpkins are a staple of Halloween decorations across the country but could land you with a £5,000 fine

Iceland, Asda, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi have issued 'do not eat' warnings in place on some of their products

These are the confirmed 2023 bank holiday dates

PROTESTERS donned Hallowe'en costumes to express their horror at National Highways' plans to turn the A358 between Taunton and Ilminster into a four-lane 'expressway'.

BUS services will be disrupted in Somerset today as RMT union members take strike action over pay and conditions.

Farmers are being urged not to grow maize in a bid to stop future flooding in and around Ilminster.

AN Avon and Somerset police constable has been accused of assaulting a member of the public and making a "discriminatory comment" to a fellow officer.

 CARD Factory will open a store in Fore Street, Chard, in mid-November, the greetings card company has confirmed.

The redevelopment of the Boden Mill site in Chard could be moving forward with early discussions taking place with an interested party.

CONSTRUCTION work has recommenced on a £10million care project where the original developer went into administration earlier this year.

THE children from St Mary and St Peter’s Church School Ilton and Shepton Beauchamp Church School did both villages proud at their 2022 harvest service.

Chard residents will be “left in limbo” for months or even years over the fate of a promised relief road.

THIS is the last known image of a middle-aged man from Somerset before he disappeared.

EXPORTS minister Marcus Fysh has met with senior bosses of Revolut as part of the Government's work to support financial technology (fintech) firms.

CHARD Carers Support Group met on October 10 with a packed agenda to discuss the plans for Christmas, a trip out to Trago Mills, the Community Car Scheme, and arrangements for the Christmas lunch.

EVERY baby is precious, but Somerset mum Emma Vokes and her partner Lee treasure every second with their "pure rainbow" son.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned

The National Grid has warned planned blackouts could hit the UK between 4pm and 7pm this winter

The chair of Peninsula Transport, who is also a Devon county councillor, has spoken of the benefits the A358 upgrade in Somerset will bring to the whole area, in a video being circulated by National Highways

A CREWKERNE woman has won the top prize for SEND Leader at nasen’s sixth annual awards.

POLICE in Avon and Somerset sent a letter warning a speeding driver to slow down on average roughly once every 10 seconds last year.

PEOPLE from Chard can enjoy afternoons of live music from a professional musician at a pub in the town this and next month (October and November 2022).

POLICE are urgently seeking the public's help to find a missing man who is likely in need of medical treatment.

A NEW estate agent is up and running in the Chard and Ilminster area.

POLICE have recovered these two stolen cars.

PEOPLE are being invited to dedicate a star in a virtual night sky to remember a loved one over the festive season.