EVERY household in Somerset will have Easter waste collection day changes.

THE B3168 Puckington Road, at Barrington, will be closed for 19 days while highways teams undertake key drainage improvement works.

TWO men in a Somerset town have used their spare time over the past year to refurbish their pub.

A BRIDGWATER man has been made to pay for attacking two police officers on Christmas Day 2020.

ALL 16 Somerset recycling sites switch to their summer timetables from today (Thursday, April 1) – but for essential journeys only to start with.

A TEAM of motorbike enthusiasts - who delivered 'pamper hampers' to paramedic stations in Somerset last year - are still working hard to raise money to help people in Somerset.

A MAN has died in a crash involving a car and a large goods vehicle on the A358 at Ashill.

CLAIMS have been made against a company in Ilminster saying it is no longer looking after the welfare of its staff.

THE death of another person in Somerset with Covid has been recorded in the latest figures.

FROM tomorrow (Thursday), around four million of the most clinically vulnerable people in England and Wales will no longer need to shield at home.

THERE will be live music at Worthy Farm - home of the Glastonbury Festival - this summer, it has been revealed.

RESIDENTS in Long Sutton are campaigning against plans to re-open a former quarry.

FIRE crews tackled a vehicle fire in Chard yesterday afternoon (March 30).

A CHARD foodbank has received £1,000 thanks to housebuilders who are building homes in Crimchard.

NEWLIFE, the charity for disabled children is to open a store in Yeovil.

A FITNESS group from Yeovil has been taking part in daily challenges to raise money for families with children in hospital.

SOMERSET recorded just 26 new confirmed Covid cases in the latest 24-hour figures.

CARNIVALS in Somerset have been cancelled for the second time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

THERE has been a road traffic collision on the A358 near Ilminster.

A SHED was totally destroyed by a fire last night (March 29).

The brand has now moved to update customers on stock ahead of the weekend.

Despite challenges in international supplies, the Moderna vaccine is still on course to arrive in April.

FOUR men threw a concrete block through a bike shop window - but were scared off by a passer-by before they managed to steal anything.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.