A SOMERSET company has been hit with a huge court bill for breaching safety laws while carrying out street works near Taunton.

RESIDENTS in Somerset have overwhelmingly voted for a two-council solution to the reorganisation of local government in the county.

WHO doesn't want a free breakfast?

MAJOR roadworks starting across Somerset this week have been announced by Somerset County Council.

NOMINATIONS are open for the 2021 Somerset Health & Social Care Awards.

A PARTIAL solar eclipse is set to grace skies across the UK this week as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

A BURNHAM-on-Sea man has been hit with a £800 fine for assaulting an on-duty woman police officer.

A ROAR of jet engines filled the Somerset skies yesterday (Sunday, June 6) as some very special travellers passed through.

UNDER-30s are to be offered their coronavirus vaccine jabs this week, the Health Secretary has confirmed.

The child, named Artin, died along with four family members when the boat they were travelling on sank in October last year.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock stressed that June 21 was a “not before” date and that it was only “pencilled in” as the next step out of lockdown.

THE Red Arrows are set to fly over Somerset today (June 6).

THOUSANDS fewer workers in Somerset were on furlough in April, as coronavirus restrictions started easing across the UK.

WORK has started on 36 homes in a Somerset village.

FOLLOWING their highly successful ‘white glove’ sale of the Bryan Goodman Motoring Archive last December, Transport Collector Auctions in partnership with Lawrences’ of Crewkerne sold the John Warburton Motoring Library & Archive as part of ...

Despite lockdown restrictions throughout the past year, photographers have still managed to get out enough to snap some stunning shots.

Salmonella poisoning, pieces of glass, food allergies and Hepatitis A are just some of the reasons behind a number of product recalls across the UK.

MOTORISTS may have to wait until 2028 for quicker journeys between the M5 and the A303 through Somerset.

THERE are cases of the Covid-19 Indian variant in Somerset.

TWO groups in Somerset have been honoured with a top award.

AROUND five new victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in Somerset last year, figures show.

CENTURIES of art are covered by lots at an upcoming auction.

A BUILDING company in Yeovil has won a top award.

DOZENS of people in Avon and Somerset will have to surrender their passports ahead of the European Football Championships.

THE British Cheese Awards have been cancelled for the second year running.

A GLOBAL cheese competition, held in Somerset, is set to return this September - with a focus on artisan producers.

PUBS in Somerset are offering a FREE pint to every customer to celebrate the Euros.

The last US probe to the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990, though spacecraft from Japan and Europe have orbited Venus since then.

Giving women the drug following chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of inherited breast cancer returning or spreading, early results show.

CREWS were called to an oven fire in Chard this afternoon (June 3).

A SOMERSET MP has signed an amendment against the proposal to cut the UK's overseas aid budget.

A NEW e-scooter subscription service is set to launch in Yeovil this week.

A SOMERSET MP has hit out at plans to share patients' medical records as part of a new NHS plan.

PUPILS at a primary school near Chard took part in Walk to School week last month.

ALDI has urged shoppers to return a product after salmonella was detected.

GRASS cutting season is underway and Somerset County Council’s contractors are out and about keeping verges in check and road users safe.

A PROGRAMME in South Somerset has been given nearly £10million.

A COMMUNITY benefit society - focused on protecting the environment - is looking for a home in Taunton.

MORE than 100 new homes in a South Somerset town are being built in record time, thanks to their innovative timber-frame construction.

DETAILS of a £6million funding boost to kickstart Somerset's economy have been announced today (Tuesday).

A PLAY park in Ilminster was officially opened on Friday, April 30.

TITHE barns are a classic feature of the Somerset countryside, with dozens in towns and villages across the county.

A CLOCK that saw conflict on the seas during the First World War is among timepieces up for auction next month.

A SERIES of major roadworks are set to begin in Somerset this week.

A BUILDERS' merchant with several outlets in Somerset has warned of hefty prices from Tuesday.

WORSHIPPERS in Somerset churches are being asked to check to see if they've got any bats lodging in their churches.

PEOPLE across Somerset and the South West ringing 999 for an ambulance are being warned they could have a longer than usual wait.

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

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of May 17, 2021.

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