DRASTIC action is in the pipeline to put an end to anti-social driving at an iconic Somerset beauty spot.

A FIFTH of people caught with cannabis in Avon and Somerset last year were charged, figures reveal.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between May 13 and 19, 2021.

FRUSTRATED motorist heading for a bank holiday break in the South West are getting caught in traffic tailbacks across Somerset and further afield.

THERE were just 30 positive Covid tests in Somerset in the latest seven-day period, according to figures released this evening.

HUNDREDS of people checked out the best in local food and drink at the eat:Burnham festival today (Saturday).

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to enjoy themselves over the bank holiday weekend - without gong overboard.

FIRE crews rescued two people trapped inside this vehicle after it ended up on its side.

HUNGRY punters were happy to pick up the bill last week, figures suggest, as spending in Sedgemoor restaurants rose when diners were allowed indoors.

A BUSINESS in Bridgwater has raised £680 for charity - by wearing their most colourful shirts.

HALF of people in Sedgemoor have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

DOZENS of new homes will be built near Cheddar Reservoir after new plans were approved by district councillors.

A TEENAGER who abused nine toddlers at a nursery is under 24-hour supervision at an isolated location in Somerset.

AFTER a washout month, there's good news on the horizon as we go into the bank holiday weekend.

FIRE engines were called to a flat after reports of smoke and a fire alarm being sounded.

AN Avon and Somerset Police officer has been accused of "discreditable conduct" during a drunken night out in a pub.

A BIRTHDAY celebration sparked a major emergency alert off the West Somerset coast yesterday evening (Thursday).

A NUCLEAR power station in Somerset is expecting to create 1,700 new jobs over the next year.

AN out-of-control bonfire was thought to have spread to a garden shed which caught fire last night (May 27).

A CAR caught fire on the M5 motorway this afternoon (May 27).

A CONCERT is set to return to Glastonbury - with a headline performance from Van Morrison.

A CIRCUS has arrived in Highbridge - and will be here for more than a week.

AN outlet shopping village is welcoming a new shop this Saturday (May 29).

EMERGENCY services were sent to reports of a light aircraft crash near Taunton earlier this evening (Wednesday).

A DISQUALIFIED motorist caught behind the wheel has handed a one-day driving ban.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Somerset are being reminded that rubbish and recycling collections will all be ONE DAY LATER next week due to the Bank Holiday on Monday (May 31).

PEOPLE in Somerset feeling nervous about whether to have their Covid-19 vaccine are being encouraged to set up a call with a Vaccination Buddy.

POLICE are renewing their appeal for the public’s help to find Richard Smart.

MARKS & Spencer is set to close more stores after plunging to a hefty loss for the past year after being hit hard by high street lockdowns.

A TEN-YEAR-OLD’s artwork is to be featured on a Covid-19 memorial stone.

POLICE have published this picture on social media of a vehicle carrying an unstable load.

A BEDROOM has been completed destroyed after a fire broke out this morning (May 25).

SOMERSET'S district council leaders have been ordered to apologise after they sanctioned sending out a link to an offensive spoof website to hundreds of thousands of people.

THE Covid rates of infection in the four Somerset districts are among the lowest in the country.

A RAPPER and record producer visited a school in Bridgwater to talk about drug dealing last week.

RED-faced council leaders are investigating after hundreds of thousands of people across Somerset received a link to an "offensive" spoof website.

WORK has begun on a £16 million leisure project in Bridgwater town centre.

A PLAY area in Bridgwater was damaged on Saturday morning (May 22).

SEVERAL major roadworks programmes are set to start in Somerset today (Monday, May 24).

A COUPLE who sadly died in a car crash on Friday afternoon (May 21) have been named.

THE two occupants of this car were taken to hospital after it crashed off the M5 in Somerset earlier today (Sunday).

TWO museums in Somerset re-opened this week - with some exciting exhibitions taking place.

THE Stone Roses' Second Coming was a good album. I said it.

TWO people have died in a road traffic collision in West Somerset.

MANT festival lovers have been left disappointed so far this evening s they attempt to watch the Glastonbury Festival live stream event, Live At Worthy Farm.

NEXT summer will be three long years since the Glastonbury Festival took place.

THIS evening, the eyes of the world will be on fields in Somerset.

FOUR Somerset MPs have banded together to slam an unofficial, taxpayer-funded referendum on the future of local government in Somerset.

BRIDGWATER residents will soon be able to enjoy alcoholic beverages with their beauty treatments at a local salon.

A RARE motorcycle from the 1970s is set to go up for auction, with an estimated value of a staggering £28,000 - £32,000.