RESIDENTS and staff at a South Petherton care home have received their first coronavirus vaccination.

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

A WOMAN who worked at a factory in Chard says she was subject to constant, targeted sexual harassment and threatening behaviour by a senior supervisor.

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.

A FAMILY is "devastated" and "heartbroken" after their sister's memorial stone was stolen from a church in Curry Rivel.

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

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.

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

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

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

A CHARITY has launched an online shop on Depop after all seven stores were forced to close due to the coronavirus lockdown. Newlife - which has a pop-up store in the Quedam Shopping Centre in Yeovil - is using the online fashion market place to r...

A VILLAGE bowling club in South Somerset has been awarded £500 to help meet the cost of making it Covid-secure ahead of roll-ups returning.

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.

A FIRM in Chard has been bought by an engineering group based in Devon - securing the future of 70 jobs.

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.

POCKET or Planet?

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:

SOMERSET is well-known for its local produce.

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

A FAMILY-RUN pharmacy in the heart of a Somerset village is moving to new premises - with the promise of two consultation rooms for doctors.

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

MORE than 6,700 burglaries were reported to Avon and Somerset Police during 2020 - equivalent to 20 incidents a day.

THOUSANDS of bars, pubs, sports clubs and other licensed premises closed last year as the hospitality sector was hit by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, new research suggests.

THE location of the new Home Bargains store in Chard has been revealed.

THE number of coronavirus vaccines administered in Somerset are released weekly - here are the latest figures.

MORE than 80 staff a council in Somerset have been redeployed to help support the coronavirus vaccination centres.

THE latest Government figures show that eight people who had tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Somerset in a single day.

MILITARY chiefs are investigating a security breach after a woman was found hiding in a cupboard at a Somerset base.

STORM Christoph may have blown over, but Somerset is bracing itself for a cold weekend with snow and ice forecast on both days.

A MAN approached a 10-year-old girl in Yeovil in an attempt to steal a mobile phone yesterday (January 21).