Western Daily Press

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:42:57 +0000
Discover secret studios and suffragette stories on this art-filled weekend
With 50 artists, five venues, and a nod to suffragette history, Batheaston's popular Art Trail is back to fill the village with colour and creativity

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:38:55 +0000
Schools evacuated after hoax phone calls
Staff and students were evacuated

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:38:38 +0000
Gas pipe works brings weeks of traffic lights and delays to Bath
Delays expected for several weeks

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:36:11 +0000
Bath support group could vanish unless someone steps up to help
A local Parkinson’s support group offering vital meet-ups could disappear unless a new volunteer comes forward to lead it

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:21:42 +0000
Epic kite festival set to take to the skies and revive popular event
The festival will be free to attend,

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:21:32 +0000
Crash near M5 junction caused delays
Traffic was moving slowly

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:16:10 +0000
MP gets bloodied to back campaign training 300,000 lifesavers
Wera Hobhouse is backing a nationwide campaign to train hundreds of thousands in first aid — and she's not afraid to get messy doing it

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:15:57 +0000
Beat the chain and move into a new home before the turkey's done
Bellway's new incentive could save you thousands — and get you in by Christmas dinner

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:54:08 +0000
Dramatic moment lorry crashes into scaffolding around building
Incident in South West town

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:52:00 +0000
South West car meet that's become a motoring phenomenon
And this weekend is their biggest event yet

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:52:00 +0000
Wellington station back on track after years of delays
Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos has held a “very positive” site meeting with Network Rail officials to discuss plans for the town’s new station.

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:45:00 +0000
Congested village's tiny new bus lane that would have cost millions cancelled
The plan caused 'fear and anger' in the village

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:34:00 +0000
Pupils feel safer as school turns the page after hard report
School showing signs of improvement

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:29:00 +0000
Bath Rugby stadium D-Day as plans set to be debated
The plans go before the council's planning committee today

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:24:00 +0000
Project to restore historic pier saved at 'eleventh hour'
New funding was announced just as councillors were due to cancel the project

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:13:00 +0000
Historic Glastonbury site to be transformed into new 'vibrant' space
The first phase of the work is expected to be completed by next year

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:04:00 +0000
Popular transport app service expands to more areas of Somerset
Passengers can book 'quickly and easily' with the Slinky app

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:17:32 +0000
Birnbeck Pier dramatically saved and will be restored
Councillors expecting to vote to cancel the project were instead told funding had been secured

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:56:00 +0000
Growing Somerset town set to take over neighbouring village
Langport and Huish Episcopi face merging as one

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:51:24 +0000
Mary Berry's apple crumble recipe has surprise twist ingredient to make it 'exceptional'
Mary Berry's apple crumble recipe is a classic British dessert, but there's one simple twist that will take the dish from tasty to truly "exceptional" - and it's all down to a key ingredient

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:52:52 +0000
Cries for help as families battle a broken SEND education system
After 122,000 signatures forced a debate in Parliament, MPs from all sides are now sounding the alarm about missed education, legal battles, and children falling through the cracks

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:47:15 +0000
'I'm from France but now live in Taunton – this is why Somerset town is so great'
EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Jouin, who hails from Saint-Nazaire in the region of Loire-Atlantique, now lives in Taunton and recently revealed what he loves about his new hometown

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:41:41 +0000
‘Shocking waste of public money’ over WECA exit payments
'It’s a disgrace and it's a public scandal'

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:24:09 +0000
You’re going to need a licence for your monkey, owners told
Owners will now have to meet the same strict animal welfare standards imposed on zoos.

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:25:37 +0000
Somerset's best place to live named by Muddy Stilettos
Lifestyle site reveals winners with new best place in Somerset

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