WARNING to all animals - avoid the M5 because you'll be taking your life into your legs or paws.

THE Covid-19 infection rate in Somerset continues to show an encouraging downward trend, accordingly to the latest Public Health England figures.

AVON and Somerset’s Police and Crime Commissioner has written a barbed letter to the councillors who torpedoed her plans to recruit 70 officers.

SOMERSET residents will see sharp rises in their council tax bills as their local authorities seek to balance their budgets and recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

AVON and Somerset Police are warning people who ride their own e-scooters in public they could face a huge fine.

A MAN from Somerset has received a conditional discharge for 12 months, for possession of a class B drug.

A WOMAN from Glastonbury who feared she would never have children gave birth to daughter, Skye, last year.

DESPITE the coronavirus lockdown, one group has managed to continue crafting, and is hoping to host an exhibition in October.

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme is a Government programme which aims to help people get on the property ladder.

POLICE are trying to track down the person responsible for dumping a large amount of cable sleeve on an RSPB nature reserve.

FIGURES released this afternoon show another four people with Covid-19 have died in the Somerset county council area in the latest 24-hour period.

SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is warning that anyone who assaults or abuses its staff could face prosecution.

POLICE say the teenager has now been found.

SOMERSET can expect some light snow into the afternoon today (Saturday).

SOMERSET County Council and the NHS have paid tribute to volunteers supporting Somerset’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

THE number of positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset continues to remain low compared to previous weeks.

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BELOW are the latest planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between January 28 and February 3, 2021.

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IT can be challenging to keep children entertained during half-term at the best of times, let alone during a lockdown.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned below from UK supermarkets you need to be aware of these possible health risks.

A VICAR has made a heartfelt plea to youths who lit a fire in his church porch not to abuse the hospitality offered by the place of worship.

MORE than £300,000 will be spent in the next 12 months to make Bridgwater fire station a better place to work.

THREE Londoners who sold heroin and cocaine in a Somerset town over eight months have been jailed for more than 18 years collectively.

SOMERSET has played its part in the fight against Covid-19, by contributing to a study which aims to reduce deaths in patients hospitalised with the virus.

TWO charities that are set to receive part of a £2,000 donation from Clarks Village have been announced.

SOMERSET recorded a further three Covid-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period.

SIX people are due to appear in court after being charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs following a number of county lines warrants being carried out in Yeovil and London this week.

A MAN from Taunton has been banned from driving for six months and fined after driving without insurance.

AN Avon and Somerset police constable has been sacked for a catalogue of unacceptable behaviour during his "short service", including trying to acquire illegal drugs.

THE NHS in Somerset has nearly given the first does of the coronavirus vaccine to all residents over the age of 70.

FIRE crews tackled a chimney fire in Street on Wednesday (February 10).

LIDL is alerting customers that it is recalling its Birchwood XXL Pork Mince (12% fat) product as it may contain pieces of plastic.

A TOTAL of 64 positive Covid-19 tests were given in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

DURING National Apprenticeship Week (February 8 until 14), one young man from Glastonbury is encouraging students to consider this alternative path.

YOUR household waste could soon be taken away in electric rubbish collection vehicles.

The body in charge of prioritising the vaccine rollout, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will publish guidance later this month.

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Tory MP William Wragg warned a statement after February 22 risked “pushing it towards Easter” before pupils could return to class.

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The UK government is due to outline its lockdown exit roadmap in the week commencing 22 February.

SOMERSET has suffered a further five Covid-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period.

NEW schemes to support walking and cycling in three Somerset towns have been unveiled after £450,000 of Government funding was confirmed.

TWO Somerset emergency service workers who met while driving ambulances during the coronavirus pandemic have got engaged.

STAFF shortages due to the coronavirus crisis have led to missed recycling collections in Somerset today (February 11).

POLICE have issued an appeal to locate a man they wish to speak to on suspicion of stalking.

COUNCILS in Somerset have so far received an extra £134million to support vital services during the Covid-19 pandemic - an further funding has been confirmed next year.

SOMERSET has woken up this morning (Thursday) to a snow and ice warning from the Met Office.

SOMERSET recorded its lowest number of positive Covid tests in a day for some time in the latest 24-hour period

FLY-tipping is on the rise in Somerset due to the coronavirus pandemic, waste bosses have admitted.