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 bathroom was severely damaged by fire this morning.

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

MORE than a dozen fire crews - including from Taunton and Martock - are battling a blaze at a business park.

TWO burglars who broke in and stole items from a number of business units then openly paraded their ill-gotten gains in a town centre.

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.

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.

A DEVELOPMENT of 24 affordable homes on the site of a former Somerset primary school is finished.

A CHARD charity has received a boost in the form of a £2,500 donation.

FIRE crews were called to a flat fire in Chard yesterday evening.

TWO fire crews were sent to deal with a fire that started in a deep fat fryer this morning.

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.

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.

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

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A DEVELOPMENT of affordable homes has been completed on the site of a former primary school.

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

A COUPLE who have raised more than £165,000 for a south west charity have decided to hang up their fundraising hats.

AN e-scooter subscription service has launched in Chard and Crewkerne.

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

POLICE are appealing for dash cam footage of a vehicle that was driven dangerously through Yeovil on Saturday evening (July 10).

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.

CHARD is set to host the sixth Britain’s Disabled Strongman competition.

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

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.

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

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.

TWO Somerset men have appeared in court after being charged with conspiracy to steal.

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.

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.

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

A NEW school for more than 100 pupils will open near to the A303 by 2023.

A VEHICLE was damaged by fire on a busy Somerset route last night (Sunday, July 18).

Climate activists staged a sit-in protest at a Somerset McDonald's on Saturday (July 17). 

A CAR was driven into a hedge and deliberately set on fire in Chard during the early hours of this morning (July 18).

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

WE have compiled a list of what we think are possibly the top ten worst driving habits - but do you agree?

A SOMERSET farm has been named the Best Large Organic Farm in the UK.