THE Covid-19 infection rate has dropped in all four Somerset district according to the latest seven-day rolling figures released by the Government.

WORKS are ongoing to build a new environmental building at Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre to provide better facilities for injured wildlife.

The use of contactless payment technology has increased during the pandemic, particularly after the upper limit was increased from £30 to £45.

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

HINKLEY Point C is set to be delayed and costs are likely to be £500million more than expected, according to EDF.

FOR the second consecutive day, people with Covid-19 have died in all four Somerset districts.

PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has announced that schools in England could possibly re-open from March 8.

PLANS to open a fried chicken takeaway in Bridgwater town centre could still go ahead after an appeal was lodged to overturn the council’s decision.

'BE a light in the darkness' is this year's theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

AFTER a school in Somerset was forced to close due to financial difficulties and the coronavirus pandemic, two staff members have set up their own venture - in one of the buildings.

FIVE McDonald’s restaurants in Somerset donated money they would have spent on their Christmas parties to local foodbanks.

Coronavirus is capable of infecting a wide range of species, meaning there is a significant risk of transmission to humans through their pets.

Staff will receive the bonus as part of their February pay packets which is costing the German discount chain £5.5 million in total.

The former Microsoft owner admitted he was taken aback by the “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories about him

Sir Keir Starmer criticised Boris Johnson for challenging him to declare that schools are safe when they are not able to open until March.

AN AGENCY worker who is alleged to have stolen £10,000 worth of deliveries while working for Hermes has been 'removed' by the company pending a criminal investigation.

A TOTAL of 14 people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

A WORKER who was completing a project for a subcontractor at Hinkley Point C has sadly died.

ENCOURAGING figures show a drop in the number of daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Somerset.

TWO more people have been arrested in connection with an illegal rave in Somerset last summer.

A SOMERSET band said they are heading into 2021 with ‘high hopes for the future’ despite the ‘stormy waters’ of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A SECOND mass Covid-19 vaccination hub opens in Somerset this week.

POLICE have launched an investigation after a Hermes depot worker allegedly stole £10,000 worth of deliveries -- by having them posted to himself and pals.

POLICE say this car crashed after the "insured driver taking friends for a drive" lost control in slippery conditions in the Quantock Hills.

AN activities co-ordinator at a Bridgwater care home has been using his experiences of working with people with autism to help communicate with residents during lockdown.

A FURTHER 32 vaccine sites are set to open across the country this week, NHS England has said, including two in Somerset.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced where their mobile speed cameras will be located this week.

PEOPLE in Somerset are being warned to take care due to continued icy conditions across the county.

THERE were 171 positive Covid-19 tests over the weekend - the first time for a number of days that the total has dipped below 200.

BILLY Bragg has said is a “bit of a shock”.

Somerset has woken up to snow and ice. Roads are being gritted. Temperatures set to stay low all day.

TWO women were trapped in their car after it hit a bank and crashed.

SOMERSET has recorded a further four Covid-19 related deaths in the latest 24-hour figures released by the Government.

A CAR was driven more than 200 miles through Somerset s0 the driver could buy a pack of Doritos - despite the Covid lockdown restrictions.

TWO Somerset towns have been voted the most welcoming places to visit, according to the Traveller Review Awards 2021.

AVON and Somerset Police have unveiled their latest 'weapon' to deter motorists from driving inconsiderately.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dipped slightly in two of the four Somerset districts and risen slightly in the two others.

SOMERSET artists are being invited to take part in an open studio event.

MORE Somerset landmarks - and some of our towns and villages - were among the latest Somerset From The Skies supplement published in your County Gazette.

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I HAVE said on several occasions that Somerset businesses have welcomed lockdown financial support in the form of Bounce Back Loans, grants and furlough payments.

THE local news media sector - including your County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Chard & Ilminster News and Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News - has come together to launch an industry digital portal to further promote public notices to communiti...

ANOTHER nine people have lost their lives in Somerset to Covid-19 in the latest daily figures.

BBC Points West presenter Ali Vowles has revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19.

RECENT cases at Taunton Magistrates Court:

BRIDGWATER residents have begun to benefit from new factory-built homes being erected on the town’s former cattle market.

SOMERSET is well-known for its local produce.

SOMERSET has seen 261 positive Covid-19 tests in the latest 24-hour figures.

Fowey Shellfish Company started in 1995 when Dave Hancock had the vision to create Cornwall’s first offshore rope grown mussel farm.

A BRIDGWATER school has been praised by parents for the range and quality of food in its food parcels.