CHILDREN in Chard are being invited to take part in a competition to design their own facemask.

HUMANISTS in the Taunton area are urging all non-religious people to tick the 'No Religion' box in the Census on March 21.

RESIDENTS in Somerset are in for a windy few days.

A SOMERSET district has seen just four positive Covid tests in the past three days.

It was announced Piers Morgan was leaving the show after he made inflammatory comments about the Duchess of Sussex.

A NEW care home planned for Wincanton will create 140 jobs and offer specialist care for up to 74 residents.

A SPECIAL constable who slashed her partner's car tyre and asked a colleague not to report it would have been sacked if she hadn't resigned, a misconduct hearing has concluded.

THE Vicar Of Dibley actor Trevor Peacock has died at the age of 89.

A CARE home in Yeovil welcomed its first visitor yesterday (March 8).

COULD you have an undiscovered treasure in your attic?

Planned education reforms in Somerset could go ahead despite a councillor admitting “there is no way forward where everyone gains in the same way.”

A COMMUNITY farm shop opened in Somerset at the end of last year - with sustainability in mind.

The news sparked reaction on Twitter not least from Morgan’s Breakfast show rival Dan Walker, who cheekily invited Piers onto the show.

Chadwick Boseman has been nominated for best leading actor for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, his final role before his death last year.

The controversial GMB host walked off set in the middle of a heated exchange with co-star Alex Beresford.

The new dates are subject to a review of the Government’s roadmap measures on 5 April.

POLICE are investigating the sudden "unexplained death" of a man in Bridgwater yesterday evening (Sunday).

PUPILS across Somerset are set to return to school today (March 8) after the coronavirus lockdown.

MAJOR roadworks starting in Somerset today (Monday) include:

SOMERSET has announced that Dr Rob Hart has been appointed as its new children’s services assistant director – inclusion.

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex have plunged the monarchy into a crisis, accusing an unnamed royal of racism, suggesting the family were jealous of Meghan and revealing how she contemplated taking her own life while pregnant.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced where the force's mobile speed cameras will be sited at various times during the coming week.

AN Ilminster couple are set to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary next month.

THIS car stands out a mile with it's bright green colour.

NEW rules allowing people to meet up outside with ONE other person come into effect from tomorrow (Monday).

THE Covid-19 infection rate in all four Somerset districts has now dropped to below 60 people per 100,000 population.

So, the NHS has been offered a derisory 1% pay rise and public service workers a pay freeze. This should come as no surprise to anyone. We all know that despite the false adulation by our Prime Minister the Tories resent money being paid to the Pu...

POLICE say they are not treating as suspicious the death of a 22-year-old Somerset man.

BRACE yourselves for some pretty awful weather in a couple of days time.

A NEW managing director (MD) has been appointed at a nursery and pre-school organisation.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of February 22, 2021.

THE Somerset Wildlife Trust, HPC CIM funded Somerset Brilliant Coast team, is currently working in partnership the ‘Litter Free Coast and Sea Somerset’ (hosted by the Severn Estuary Partnership and funded by Wessex Water) and with the Carymoor...

A STOLEN mini digger has been recovered thanks to a sharp eyed member of the public.

ALMOST two-thirds of the new confirmed Covid-19 cases reported in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period were in one district.

POLICE say Roger has now been found safe and well.

BBC Points West reporter Ali Vowles has returned to work this morning (Saturday) after being laid low with Covid-19.

Who remembers this old village pub that is no more?

WE'RE a lucky lot living in such a beautiful county as Somerset.

THE latest daily Covid-19 figures show there were 30 positive tests in Somerset in a 24-hour period.

MORE than 10,000 runners, including a couple from Yeovil, took part in a challenge to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

WHEN Rishi Sunak announced the Budget for 2021 this week, he said the stamp duty holiday would now be until the end of June (rather than the end of March).

THE Harry Potter film franchise certainly cast a spell on South West cinema-goers, as the region has voted the magical movies as the greatest screen adaptations of all time.

A MAN who was found with serious injuries in a Somerset town has died in hospital.

A SOMERSET theatre is set to benefit from £10million of funding.

THE number of people who have died with Covid-19 has hit 200 in one Somerset district.

THE ' R rate' - which indicates how fast the Covid-19 virus is spreading - continues to fall across the South West, according to figures released today (Friday).

SOMERSET districts have been identified as priority places to receive support, announced Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

THERE were 45 positive Covid-19 tests in Somerset in the latest 24-hour period.

The Government sparked fresh anger on Friday when it defended its call for pay to be pegged at 1 per cent.

Current NHS guidance for parents states that once children reach the age of 16, they can agree to examination or treatment just like adults.