A FIRE in a property in Bridgwater earlier this morning is believed to have been started deliberately.

MATTHEW Lee Patrick, 38, of Leighton Drive, Bridgwater, admitted failing to give a specimen of blood in connection with a suspected driving offence.

THE Covid infection rate in Somerset is well below the England average, according to Public Health England figures.

AN independent Somerset brewery that moved its operations online during the Covid pandemic has launched a Crowdfunding appeal to expand its business.

THE contents of a Dorset country house are being sold in an auction next month.

MORE people than ever were regular internet users in Somerset in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

BELOW are planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between April 1 and April 7, 2021.

A MOTORCYCLIST suffered "life threatening injuries" following following a serious road traffic collision in Somerset.

AVON and Somerset Police have sadly announced the death of one of the force dogs during a search for suspected offenders this week.

A THIEF has been jailed for a total of seven months at Taunton Magistrates' Courts for a series of offences.

MILITARY personnel from Somerset are playing a major role in the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh later today (Saturday).

IT'S taken some time, but it's finally dawned on me why the Americans refer to pavements as sidewalks.

A FIRE-damaged property in the centre of a seaside town in Somerset is going up for auction on a guide price of between £50,000 and £75,000.

A CHARITY has organised a family event at a farm in Glastonbury.

WOMEN in Somerset are more than twice as likely as men to be admitted urgently to hospital for self-harm injuries, figures reveal.

“WE must change our diet. The planet can’t support billions of meat eaters.”

A MAN from Highbridge who killed his neighbour while mentally unwell has been handed an indefinite hospital order.

THE Covid rate of infection in all four Somerset districts is now below 20 cases per 100,000 people.

MORE than 98 per cent of Somerset children were offered a primary school place at one of their top three choices, according to the County Council’s latest admission figures.

A BUSY main road will be closed for a lengthy period during the day time over the next fortnight as dangerous trees are removed from the roadside.

A BUSINESS that was hit by burglars has put up a £1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits.

A BRIDGWATER man who made an indecent image of a child has been given a community order.

A BRIDGWATER resident has been awarded for their community work during lockdown.

A POLICE officer is due in court tomorrow (Friday) accused of drink driving.

PLANS to hold a 'referendum' over the future of local government in Somerset have been delayed - amid legal questions from the Government.

A POPULAR pub in the centre of Glastonbury has re-opened.

POLICE have issued a warning about protests planned in parts of Somerset this weekend.

A TEENAGER has been charged with murder after a man died in Weston-Super-Mare on Tuesday (April 13).

Customers are increasingly looking for speciality breads, wraps, bagels and pancakes ahead of traditional loaves.

THERE were no new cases of Covid-19 recorded in two of the four Somerset districts in the latest 24-hour period, according to figures released this afternoon (Wednesday)..

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a kitchen fire near Bridgwater last night (April 14).

A GREEN bridge is being installed over a link road near Bridgwater.

A MAN and his partner were sacked from waste company SUEZ - after crew members ate bacon sandwiches in their back garden.

FIRE crews were called to tackle a fire in Bridgwater earlier today (April 13).

A TEENAGER has been arrested following the death of a man in Weston-super-Mare this morning (Tuesday, April 13).

A NURSE in uniform was attacked at a service station after a teenage boy pour fuel from a pump and tried to ignite it.

MULTI-agency partners in Avon and Somerset have agreed to stand down the major incident that was declared by the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) in March 2020 to help co-ordinate the response to coronavirus.

All adults in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

FOR over a year, those living on the waters of Bridgwater Docks have been facing an uncertain future.

PERMISSION has been granted for a new takeaway in Bridgwater town centre – just two minutes’ walk from where plans for a separate takeaway were refused.

A NURSE has told how she left her family behind in India to work for the NHS in Somerset.

A PLAN which would see part of the this summer has been given the go-ahead.

STEP two of the roadmap to freedom comes into effect today (Monday, April 12). We're bringing you up to date news from across Somerset on what's going on throughout the day.

A MAN is due in court today (Monday, April 12) to face two charges of attempted murder.

A MAN has been jailed after seriously injuring a couple when driving dangerously.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced the locations of mobile speed cameras on roads in the force area for the week commencing today (Monday, April 12).

POLICE are appealing for information to help track down a water bowser stolen from a nature reserve.

YOUNG people - and older councillors! - have finally been able to make use of a refurbished play park as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

Primark will have extended store opening hours this week initially, with stores opening for two hours extra per day on average.