LOOKS like we're in for a mini 'heatwave' this week in Somerset.

POLICE have announced where they will be siting mobile speed cameras in Somerset this week starting from today (Monday, March 29).

SOMERSET'S Public Health leaders are encouraging residents to take the new freedoms ‘day by day’.

ONE of the districts in Somerset had just one positive Covid-19 test in the latest 24-hour period - for the second consecutive day.

BRITISH Transport Police and Avon and Somerset officers have team up in an operation to disrupt county lines drug activities in Somerset and the South West.

AROUND nine out of every 10 people aged over 50 have had their first Covid-19 jab in Somerset.

RESIDENTS at a care home in Ilminster are celebrating this week after receiving their second Covid-19 vaccination.

A MAN has been given a restraining order after he was found guilty of assault by beating at Yeovil Magistrates' Court.

COVID restrictions are being eased across England from tomorrow (Monday, March 29).

HOW do you fancy owning a home which has previously welcomed guests including a Saint?

With the government publishing its roadmap out of lockdown, many people are looking forward to UK family holidays and trips to see loved ones.

THE Covid-19 infection rate has risen in three of the four Somerset districts and stayed static in the fourth in the latest Government figures.

IF you're over 70, then you could get a Covid booster jab from September, according to the vaccines minister.

SOMERSET County Cricket Club was founded in a smoke-filled room in 1875.

SIX Somerset artists are taking part in a virtual exhibition this month.

THE M5 is one of the most dangerous roads in the country for speeding offences, according to findings by a vehicle management company.

POLICE who discovered a car owner committing drugs offences discovered he had a fake £50 note on him.

A SOUTH Somerset teenager did her military family and community proud this month, as she completed a walking marathon in a day while raising much-needed funds for hundreds of bereaved Armed Forces children and young people.

A YEAR ago on Tuesday (March 23), the UK experienced the start of the very first lockdown.

RED Nose Day fun is not just for children at school...as one care home in Yeovil demonstrated on Friday (March 19).

PUPILS at a school in Ilminster enjoyed an usual day last Friday (March 19) for Red Nose Day.

WINNERS of the 2021 Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

A PERSON with Covid-19 has sadly died in the Somerset district with the lowest rate of infection.

TRAIN services between Westbury and Taunton will be amended over the Easter period, to allow for track maintenance to be carried out.

THE majority of taxi firms in Avon and Somerset fail to recognise signs of child exploitation, according to police.

POLICE have issued a warning after an increase in rural crime in South Somerset.

THE best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times has been revealed - and one Somerset town has come out top.

Why were governments doing different things? Which policies would work? Now we know.

One caller appeared on the show to share her story of being scammed out of a four-figure sum which almost saw the cash-saving guru swear on live TV.

A NUMBER of staff responsible for kerbside waste and recycling collections in Somerset have been suspended for "possible breaches of safe working practices".

THERE are plans for 50 homes in a village near Ilminster.

A SOMERSET district has seen a worrying increase in its Covid infection rate in recent days.

A WOMAN from Martock appeared at Yeovil Magistrates' Court on Monday (March 22) for assault by beating.

POLICE are appealing for help to track down a man who failed to attend a court appearance.

VISITORS to a popular beauty spot will soon have the opportunity to support the area with a new virtual honesty box.

A MAN from London was fined £120 for drug driving in Weston-super-Mare.

A YOUNG motorcyclist has died following a collision on a road in Somerset.

PARENTS and headteachers have been reacting to the decision which will restructure the schools system in Ilminster and Crewkerne.

Last year saw the show enjoy its highest average ratings for three years.

273 employees will be affected by the changes with the tour operator offering new roles in other locations.

RESIDENTS in Walrond Court in Ilminster were outraged last week after their doormats were taken away.

THE number of positive Covid-19 tests has fallen again over the latest 24-hour period.

TWO men from Somerset flouted the Covid-19 restrictions by making a 200-mile trip to attend a friend's birthday party.

TWO primary schools in South Somerset welcomed back all their students last week.

A MOTORIST caught behind the wheel three times while disqualified and suspected of drink or drug driving has been jailed for 26 weeks.

A MAN from South Petherton has been ordered to pay compensation and to comply with a curfew, after damaging a car.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a car fire in Yeovil last night (March 22)

More regular testing is regarded as a key to avoiding further national lockdowns.

SCIENTISTS believe they have explained the cause of a 'sonic boom' heard across Somerset over the weekend.

SOMERSET recorded a total of 40 positive Covid-19 tests in the latest 24-hour figures.