THE M5 through Somerset remains closed this morning after a crash last night (June 25).

A PHOTO showing the safe distance vehicles should give when passing cyclists, has gone viral.

A VICTORIAN train carriage, which has languished in a FIELD for nearly 100 years, is going up for auction - valued at a staggering £10,000.

FAMILIES in Somerset applied to tribunals to overturn 180 council decisions on disabled children's education last year, figures reveal.

THIS handsome and spacious Georgian village house occupies an elevated setting within large and beautifully maintained gardens.

A SOMERSET youth sailing group has secured £1,000 funding to help repair one of its safety boats.

PEOPLE are being invited to ‘Grab A Jab’ this weekend as NHS South West opens a record number of walk-in jabs sites.

A CAMPERVAN was 'completely destroyed' by fire last night.

A SLEEPY Somerset village is a million miles away from a baying, 100,000-strong crowd watching your every move.

AROUND one in five pupils in Somerset are receiving free school meals as thousands more became eligible during the pandemic, figures show.

After the global pandemic brought widespread lockdowns, many of us took the opportunity to evaluate our lives. Not least, we considered our working lives.

A WOMAN police constable checked up on a force computer on a man she was planning to go on a date with, it is claimed.

A BRIDGWATER primary school, which previously ‘required improvement’, is on its way to a ‘good’ rating.

REGULAR cyclists can be as fit as the average person 10 years younger - that's just one reason the people of Bridgwater are encouraging more people to take to two wheels.

PROPOSALS for improvements to one of Somerset’s key roads which links the M5 through the county are being shared with the public.

CODY Coutts, of Bower Avenue, Bridgwater, pleaded guilty to possessing a folding knife with a locking blade in the town on April 21.

FEWER Somerset pupils have been offered a place at their secondary school of choice, figures reveal.

View From The Stage: 50 Years of Glastonbury by the People That Played features the memories and experiences of dozens of artists who have performed at the festival over five decades.

AN INNOVATIVE scheme will see Somerset County Council buy 10 new small homes to help improve the chances of Somerset’s highest needs children.

FIXED penalty notices were issued and cars towed away after summer solstice celebrations at Glastonbury Tor.

NICK Arnold has been appointed as the new headteacher at Lyngford Park Primary School, in Taunton.

POLICE say they are concerned for the welfare of a Somerset boy who has been missing for five days.

RESIDENTS are being invited to have the final say on whether a permit is granted for a £72million incinerator in Bridgwater.

WEATHER permitting, we should be able to see the final Supermoon of 2021 on Thursday (June 24).

A MAN is suffering from 'potentially life-changing' injuries after a crash in Bridgwater.

THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Somerset increased by 122 over the weekend, official figures show.

PEOPLE in Somerset have been alerted that a woman being sought by police could be in the county.

DELAYS and disruption to waste collections in Somerset are likely continue for some time, it has been revealed.

SOMERSET residents have won their latest battle to stop more homes being built near the Gravity site after a brace of appeals were withdrawn.

A BRIDGWATER family has suffered with their home getting soaked every time it rains for nearly a decade - all thanks to a faulty drain.

MOTORISTS travelling on the M5 this morning are being informed they cannot refuel at one Somerset service station.

RESIDENTS in Bridgwater are raising money for a young family after tragedy struck earlier this year.

A MAN has been disqualified from driving after he was caught drink driving on an e-scooter.

POLICE are investigating a number of thefts from a shop in Bridgwater.

A SOMERSET water engineer has been confirmed as a contestant on the new series of ITV's Love Island.

Hundreds fewer people in Sedgemoor were claiming unemployment benefits in May than the month before, figures show, as coronavirus restrictions were eased.

THROUGHOUT June and July, buses travelling across Sedgemoor will be moving art galleries, thanks to a new partnership between Seed and Buses of Somerset.

AVON and Somerset Police have announced the locations where they plan to site mobile speed cameras this week.

THERE are six major roadworks schemes starting across Somerset today (Monday, June 21).

FORMER team GB swimmer Mark Foster is calling on people in Bridgwater to take the plunge and sign up for the first ever Swimathon Festival.

TRAIN operator Great Western Railway has published details of its government-backed Flexi Season tickets due to go on sale from today (Monday, June 21).

NEW figures have shown a drop in house prices in the Sedgemoor area.

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are calling for urgent action to revoke a historic peat extraction licence in Somerset.

TWO small, family-run businesses in the same West Somerset village have won a prestigious Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award.

DOES your Uncle James move like a whirlwind?

YOUNG unemployed people in Somerset can get grants of up to £1,000 to help them start a business.

THE fire service received several calls last night reporting a car on fire on the M5.

MORE than nine out of 10 people in Somerset aged 50 and over have had both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to recent figures.

BRAESIDE is a fine example of a Victorian home with an abundance of features typical of this period and includes a converted coach house offering a self-contained two-bedroom annexe.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between June 3 and 9, 2021.