THE tragic coronavirus death toll in Somerset care homes has been revealed.

SOMERSET could face thuderstorms and FLOODING today, the Met Office has warned.

A FOOD festival planned for this weekend has been cancelled.

THIS extended and greatly improved five-bedroom detached bungalow includes a one bedroom two storey annexe set within approaching approximately half an acre of private gardens and siding onto open fields.

A CYCLE 'pump track' named in memory of two Somerset men who tragically died after an accident in Spain will host a special fun day tomorrow (July 24).

ACCORDING to recent data, car insurance prices have reached a seven-year low, with Covid helping to drive down the price.

A BRIDGWATER man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a child he met up with after grooming her via Snapchat.

PLANS to create a new council for Somerset are now being actioned following a key Government decision this week.

THE Taunton home of Somerset cricket is being converted into "the biggest beer garden in the South West" this weekend.

A TAUNTON woman caught driving while disqualified has been given a further one-year ban.

MILLIONS around the world will be tuning in to Olympic action this weekend - and for the weeks ahead - as the Games in Japan get underway.

SUPERMARKET staff in Somerset have turned crime fighters, preventing a number unwitting shoppers from falling victim to gift card scams.

A WOMAN was freed form a vehicle on its roof after a crash which closed a busy Somerset route.

FORMER footballer Gary Lineker has announced he is to host new ITV game show, Sitting On A Fortune - and you could get on the telly and have a shot at the £100,000 top prize.

POLICE have appealed to people across the Avon and Somerset force area to look out for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from home for a week.

MAGISTRATES have slapped a court bill of more than £35,000 on a couple of rogue Bridgwater landlords.

COUNTRYSIDE lovers in Somerset are being warned of the dangers of being bitten by an insect prevalent in the great outdoors at this time of year.

A BANNED motorist has received a further disqualification after being caught behind the wheel.

ALMOST 200 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in three Somerset districts in a 24-hour period.

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PEOPLE in the Somerset are being warned of the potential dangers of giant hogweed as the summer holidays approach.

SOMERSET is set to be run by ONE local government authority within two years.

PROTESTORS who are against the closure of a mental health ward headed to Bridgwater today to lobby councillors.

WITH the current heatwave predicted to last until the end of tomorrow (Thursday), Somerset has been put on rain alert for the weekend.

PASSENGERS are being asked to help back a bid for potentially millions of pounds to improve bus services across Somerset.

PLANS for a have been scrapped.

A SECTION of a busy road in Taunton will close for around a year from next month.

A NUMBER of roads across Somerset have "melted" in the extreme heat, according to the county council.

A GAY rugby player fearing deportation has won the right to remain in the UK after being granted refugee status.

AFTER the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning this week, Somerset County Council is asking everyone to take care and keep an eye out for vulnerable friends and neighbours.

THE ambulance service covering Somerset has experienced its busiest week on record.

A WOMAN was rescued after her car collided with a tree yesterday (July 19).

THIS car caught the attention of Avon and Somerset police officers on an enforcement operation targeting commercial vehicles.

POLICE are asking the public in Somerset to be on the lookout for a prisoner on the run.

PAITIENTS accessing healthcare in Somerset must continue to wear face masks, despite the relaxation of the rules under Freedom Day (Monday, July 19).

HAVING Bridgwater and Hinkley Point C in different parliamentary constituencies would be “a bit mad”, district councillors have argued.

Supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have provided an update on the face mask rules for shoppers across the UK.

THERE will be 'significant problems' with rubbish and recycling collections this week in Somerset, people are being warned.

THE Met Office has issued its first ever amber extreme heat warning with Somerset set to see the hot conditions continuing through the week.

A DRUG driver has been banned from the road for three years.

A MAN has been banned from entering parts of Bridgwater after being issued with a civil injunction.

PEOPLE buying homes in the Taunton postcode area have been knocking an average of more than two per cent off the asking price over the past year, according to a 'we buy any house' firm.

PROTESTORS who are against the closure of a mental health ward are planning to lobby councillors before a meeting this Wednesday (July 21).

HERE are the scores of locations where Avon and Somerset Police will be siting mobile speed cameras this week.

A BANNED driver has been found guilty of getting behind the wheel while disqualified.

ROADWORKS are starting across the county today (July 19).

MORE money will be provided to improve a Somerset green space after councillors voted to increase the project’s budget by 50 per cent.

AROUND one in six areas in England - including four districts in Somerset - are now reporting their highest rate of new Covid-19 cases since comparable records began last summer, when mass testing was first introduced in the UK, latest figures show.

HEALTH bosses say they have no plans for any further closures of Somerset’s minor injuries units (MIUs).

STUDENTS at a school in Somerset celebrated in style during their prom - despite Covid-19 restrictions not lifting in time.