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

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

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

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.

FIRE investigation officers are looking into the cause of a fire at a three-storey building yesterday evening (Saturday).

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

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

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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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.

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.

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.

FIRFIGHTERS battled to minimise damage to an adjoining house in a blaze that destroyed a garage earlier today (Friday).

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.

A SOMERSET MP claimed London should be spared “loony left-wing wheezes” as he branded the city’s mayor “Red Khan”.

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.

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.

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

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).

TRIBUTES have been paid to a long-serving lifeboat crew volunteer from Somerset.

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

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.

THE Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Avon and Somerset Police is encouraging people to know the signs of romance fraud to stay safe online this Valentine's Day.

THE Saturday markets are set to return in Wells and Frome- but the town council will not be running them.

SOMERSET has the third highest number of 'substandard' bridges in Britain.

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NINE people have been arrested in a Somerset town and five more in London as part of a joint police probe into the supply of hard drugs.

A SOMERSET dad was stunned after finding a rude-shaped chicken snack in his McDonald's meal.

A FURTHER ten people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.