AN Avon and Somerset Police officer has been given a final written warning after it emerged he sexually harassed a PCSO over a period of almost two years.

UPDATE: 9am: A lane on the northern carriageway of the M5 between junctions 24 (Bridgwater) and 23 (Bridgwater North, Glastonbury and Wells) remains closed while recovery work is carried out after the crash.

A BRIDGWATER chef will be testing his culinary prowess by entering The Great Sausage Roll Off 2020.

A KITCHEN towel holder and kitchen towel caught fire during an incident at a Somerset property.

Work is underway to tackle the issues raised in a challenging Ofsted Inspection report, the headteacher of Othery Village School has said.

THE historic Bowerings Mill at Bridgwater Docks could be demolished to make way for more residential flats it was revealed this week.

THERE is still time to get tickets for Bridgwater Pantomime Society's production of Jack and the Beanstalk at Bridgwater Town Hall.

THE 'real life Iron Man' wowed crowds at a Somerset school last week by showing off his world record breaking jet suit.

AN accident prone dog was dug out from under a concrete floor - less than 18 months after losing his EYE when he got stuck down a badger hole.

THE coldest night of winter so far could be approaching, with some areas forecast to hit temperatures as low as -10C.

RUGBY World Cup winner Phil Vickery did the honours of opening Brymore Farm brand new £600,000 farm building on Friday (January 24).

AN appeal has been launched to find a 'vulnerable' teenager who has gone missing in Somerset.

CHANCELLOR Sajid Javid has unveiled the new commemorative 50p coin to mark Britain's departure from the EU next week.

HUEY Morgan will be bringing his mix of hip hop, funk, disco and stone cold classics to the Tropicana in Weston Super Mare.

Hundreds of children across Somerset will be starting school for the first time this September.

SOMERSET County Council could invest up to £60 million in property over the coming years in a bid to generate more revenue for public services.

A WOMAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a toaster caught fire in Street. Firefighters from Street were called to a property in Orchard Road at 5.17pm on Friday (January 24) to reports of a fire alarm sounding.

CLIVE Anderson brings his first solo show Me, Macbeth & I to venues across the UK, after a sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2019.

YET again, the Bridgwater community has demonstrated its kindness with contributions at the Christmas grotto, helping Angel Place Shopping Centre raise nearly £2,000 for two charities this festive season.

POLICE in Somerset are set to receive an additional £22.6million, the Conservatives have revealed.

SEDGEMOOR has seen a spike in the number of rough sleepers, with the nightly average up from three to five, to a new height of 13 to 15.

‘OPERATION Poppy’ last week saw a 197-million-year-old Ichthyosaur from Stolford delivered to the Somerset Heritage Centre ahead of conservation work.

THE head of the Conservatives in South Somerset said she has been convinced that "there is a strong case for a single authority" in the county.

AS the death toll from the new coronavirus climbs, questions remain about how it spread to humans and how much of a threat it poses across the world.

POLICE are warning people to be 'on their guard' after two people were conned out of almost £15,000 by a telephone scam involving a fraudster claiming to be calling from Amazon.

AFTER months of fundraising, Haygrove School has unveiled a brand new minibus to replace the one stolen last year.

TWO police stations were closed last night after a detainee who may have been in contact with people from the Wuhan area of China fell ill.

FINANCIAL restructuring has meant Bridgwater Town Council has agreed to put its precept up by £3.51 on a Band D property for 2020/21.

CARS could be banned on a stretch of a major road between Taunton and Bridgwater, risking a ‘detrimental impact’ on surrounding businesses.

MORE details have been unveiled about the plans for the 635-acre Gravity smart campus near Bridgwater, with the developers promising to attract "today's giants and tomorrow's unicorns"..

FOUR Somerset groups have clubbed together to buy a mobility scooter for a man to help him regain his independence.

A DRUG dealer was killed after he was stabbed in the chest at a block of flats in Bridgwater, an inquest heard.

The first speculative industrial units to be built in Bridgwater for more than a decade have been completed and are already attracting occupier interest.

SOUTH Somerset’s MP has called for business rates to be reformed as one of the town’s department stores enters administration.

LATEST images from the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station show remarkable progress since the first reactor's base was completed last year.

THIS is your chance to perform at the 50th anniversary Glastonbury Festival.

GRANTS of up to £1,000 are available for people living in Somerset or Devon with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or both to take part in music therapy, music experiences and outdoor adventures.

UPS and Downs Southwest, a Down Syndrome support charity based in Westonzoyland, have made the shortlist in the 2020 Charity Film Awards.

A FIRE which destroyed a car spread to a house in a Somerset street.

A CYCLIST who was killed in a crash involving a bus has been identified.

A NETFLIX show has been praised by Avon and Somerset Police for the way it raises awareness of an important subject.

A NEW information pack has been launched giving farmers all the knowledge they need to help safeguard their herd from Bovine TB.

AN exciting new vision for the North Petherton Memorial Field is coming together following a public consultation exercise.

A WOMAN pedestrian has suffered "life threatening" injuries after being hit by a car.

A CHIMNEY fire threatened to tear through the second floor of a Somerset farmhouse last night.

BRIDGWATER residents of a certain age may get a sense of nostalgia when they visit The Old Vicarage's newly-restored tearooms.

THE identity of a man is being sought after a fatal crash near Bridgwater.

THE final headline act for this summer's Live in Somerset concerts has been announced. Jessie J has been revealed as the headline act, set to play on the Sunday evening. The concerts will take place in Taunton's Vivary Park over the weekend star...

A PIONEERING Somerset women's project received a Ministerial visit this week.

A SOMERSET man accused of taking part in an illegal fox hunt is set to appear on trial at Taunton Magistrates Court.