Western Daily Press
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:32:05 +0000Nearly 1,000 Somerset homes hit by huge power cut
National Grid engineers are working on fixing the issue
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 05:10:00 +0000Beloved Bath wine shop to close its doors after more than 30 years
Generations of Bathonians have passed through its doors
Tue, 2 Jun 2026 02:59:05 +0000Three held on suspicion of murder after man goes overboard from sailing boat in Dorset
A 46-year-old man from Poole, a 31-year-old man of no fixed abode and a 22-year-old from Essex have all been arrested
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 21:09:08 +0000Lee Andrews unfollows Katie Price on Instagram amid Dubai detention reports
Katie Price has found her missing husband Lee Andrews, who is reportedly detained in Dubai's Al Awir prison after authorities allegedly suspected him of espionage, as his Instagram activity raises fresh questions
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 18:28:25 +0000Miles of traffic on M5 after 'serious' crash
There are major delays after a crash
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 18:01:46 +0000International cricket comes to Taunton for England vs India decider
England as they take on India in a Women’s IT20
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 13:24:52 +0000American tries full English breakfast in Bath and issues 3-word verdict
American Amber Kacherian has shared the differences between the UK and the US as she's been travelling through the UK with her friends, and has now tried a full English breakfast for the first time
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 12:29:07 +0000Warning to anyone using product with 'hidden' cyclopentasiloxane
An expert says there is a 'regulatory blindspot'
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 11:21:56 +0000Bigger vehicles could face higher parking permit prices in Bath
'SUVs and vans are more likely to cause increased injuries or fatalities in a collision with a pedestrian, especially children'
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000Proposed changes to Celebration Mile would not cut Bridgwater congestion
There are four proposed options for changes to the Celebration Mile
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000Over four months of roadworks planned across Somerset to replace old traffic signals
Road closures are expected
Mon, 1 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000Somerset Council owed more than £300K from five housing developments
The largest outstanding sum relates to the Lake View Quarry estate in Keinton Mandeville
Sun, 31 May 2026 16:49:15 +0000What Bath Rugby need to do to get home PREM semi-final
Avoiding defeat will be enough after Leicester Tigers were beaten by Exeter Chiefs
Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000Tributes to much-loved Somerset dad in latest funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Government forces Bath and North East Somerset to double housing targets and dilute green planning rules
'They have just trussed us up. There’s no way about it, it's very difficult for us to do anything impactful.'
Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Secluded treehouse in Somerset woods approved after six-year wait
The plans have been subject to nearly six years of delays
Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000‘Still too many houses:’ Controversial plan returns for hundreds of homes on edge of Bath
'This proposal remains inappropriate for the area. It is too big and ruins the vista.'
Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Hotels in Somerset named among UK’s best by The Telegraph
They represent the very best that hospitality has to offer
Sat, 30 May 2026 19:14:12 +0000Bath coffee shop shuts down as business rates blamed
'This is so so sad'
Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000New rogue landlord crackdown under fire over 'flawed' lack of funding
The council's enforcement of landlords will have to be subsidised by prosecutions
Sat, 30 May 2026 13:35:51 +0000Yeovil Town win race to sign highly-rated attacker Mason Obeng
He will join the Glovers on a two-year deal from Walton & Hersham.
Sat, 30 May 2026 11:28:51 +0000Bath boat owners ordered to leave Pulteney Weir hit back at 'scruffy' claims
The council says it's a health and safety issue; boaters argue it's 'politically motivated'
Sat, 30 May 2026 11:04:05 +0000South West beach named one of Europe's best – beating Bulgaria and Malta
The Cornwall beach is renowned for its turquoise waters and dramatic rock formations
Sat, 30 May 2026 08:40:44 +0000Bath's mistakes costly but Johann van Graan backs late penalty decision
“That’s sport for you, it was a great occasion, but not so nice when you’re on the losing side."
Sat, 30 May 2026 08:10:12 +0000'Performance to impress' - Bath ratings from narrow Bristol Bears defeat
Here's our ratings as Bath’s home play-off semi-final hopes took a hit