A FARM shop near Yeovil has been shortlisted for an award - within weeks of opening.

A TOTAL of 100 positive Covid-19 tests were recorded in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints in late December 2020 and early January 2021.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies for February, with more still to come throughout the month.

Last year’s spending review gave councils permission to raise council taxes from April 2021.

A FAMILY-RUN pub in the heart of a Somerset village decided it needed to diversify to cope with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

THE M5 through Somerset has re-opened after an overnight closure following a crash and spillage.

A SOMERSET woman who is calling for influencers to state they are using a filter to promote beauty products said she is 'over the moon' after an advertising watchdog ruled that they should not be used if they 'exaggerate' the effects of a product....

A TOTAL of 13 people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest 24-hour figures released this afternoon (Wednesday) by the Government.

STAFF at a popular Somerset Waterpark are celebrating after they won a prestigious award.

A SOMERSET based branch of award-winning sales and lettings agency is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.

THE victims of a burglary were woken up as the thieves struck was being committed.

HAVING just experienced Somerset's coldest January for 11 years, get ready for a big freeze - with snow possible next week.

A THEATRE company based in Somerset is offering socially distanced shows in their mobile pop-up theatre.

AN outbuilding caught fire last night in Yeovilton.

AVON and Somerset Police has become the first force to rule it will not release the surnames of missing people they are trying to find.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has dropped in all four Somerset districts in the latest Government figures.

The footage, which is undated, was uploaded to social media platform TikTok and was recorded near Westminster.

Famous faces have led tributes since news of Captain Sir Tim Moore's passing.

The NHS doctor who appeared on the popular ITV reality show in 2018 was appointed youth mental health ambassador by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has already announced a “national clap” for Captain Sir Tom Moore at 6pm this evening.

WORK is due to start on 142 new homes in Chard this spring - after planning permission was granted for the site last year.

POLICE are asking people to look out for a tractor that was stolen from the Ilminster area,

THE finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards, after an extended 10-month programme.

THIS video shows the dramatic moment a swimmer was rescued by the RNLI - who are warning about the dangers of swimming in cold water.

A TOTAL of 15 people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period, according to Government figures.

The 100-year-old charity fundraiser was taken to hospital on Sunday, after being treated for pneumonia and tested positive for Covid-19.

RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

THE decision to dual a section of a major road into Somerset will be "a huge boost for the economy" locally and regionally, it is claimed.

A CHARD student has become the first from her school to be offered a place at Cambridge University.

SOMERSET Day organisers are encouraging people to turn our county into a sea of yellow and red flags at this year's annual celebration.

A TRANSPORT boss has written a sarcastic reply to a parking fine company - demanding they pay HIM £100 for wasting his time.

POLICE across Avon and Somerset broke up more than a dozen illegal house parties and issued 47 fines at the weekend.

SOMERSET County Council is urging people with underlying health conditions to take up the free offer of a flu vaccination if they haven’t already.

RULES over concessionary bus travel in Somerset have been relaxed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued people from floodwater after a callout on Saturday (January 30).

A CARE care home boss has been jailed for driving his car to mow down boys who broke into his 'haunted house'.

MANY clients and caregivers at a company in Yeovil have now received their coronavirus vaccines.

THE number of daily positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset appear to be on a downward trend.

COMMUNITY groups are being offered the chance to receive ten free apple trees from Thatchers Cider.

PEOPLE aged over 16 in Somerset can now get a free HIV test without leaving their home.

MOTORISTS faced long delays after a lorry shed its load of milk cartons over a motorway.

AS part of Children's Mental Health Week, young people in Somerset have the chance to win a prize by expressing themselves.

SIX more people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 28 days, have died.

A CAR was destroyed by a fire on a lane in Somerset last night (January 31).

RECENT government statistics shows the depth of the national recession.

Council tax is used to pay for local amenities such as local schools, rubbish collection, roads and street lighting. 

Martin Lewis is a source of financial advice to millions in the UK, sharing tips on his website and in his weekly newsletter.

A CRUCIAL section of the A303 in Somerset will finally become a dual carriageway after the government gave the go-ahead to a £250M upgrade.

NHS says vaccination programme in Somerset is "making very good progress" - despite only giving the jab to around half of those over 80s by January 21.