A SOMERSET salon has become one of the first in the UK to trial 100% recyclable gowns to avoid using disposable plastic ones.

MOTORWAY service area provider Roadchef has installed new outdoor food huts at Sedgemoor services to cope with a surge in road users as Brits embark on their ‘staycation summers’.

A level students find out their grades today. It's the second consecutive year they haven't had to sit exams due to the pandemic. Instead their results have been based on teachers assessments. We'll keep you updated with the news as it comes in.

POLICE have recently discovered "significant cannabis farms" in the Taunton and Keynsham areas.

SOMERSET cricketer Sonny Baker is hoping for double success today (Tuesday).

OLYMPIAN Laura Gallagher is back from Tokyo having made us all proud at her first Games.

A WOMAN trapped in her overturned BMW in a water-filled ditch was rescued by firefighters.

LGV drivers are being offered a £1,000 welcome bonus for taking a job carrying out Somerset's struggling waste collections.

A GP practice in Bridgwater is closing this Wednesday (August 11) due to staffing shortages.

SOMERSET County Council's travel arm has released details of major roadworks starting in the county this week.

ALDI is looking to hire 65 workers in Somerset between now and Christmas.

A ROOKIE motorist made the mistake of overtaking an unmarked police car - at 131mph.

POLICE are warning motorists of well around 250 locations across Somerset where they will be checking drivers' speeds this week.

OCCUPANTS of a property received oxygen therapy after their kitchen caught fire last night (August 9).

A COUPLE who are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary have said love, respect and patience is the key to a healthy marriage.

ROADS in the South West are set to improve thanks to a £200million investment.

A FLOOD alert has been issued for parts of the Somerset Coast.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between July 22 and 28, 2021.

A BRIDGWATER mum is tackling a one million step challenge to raise money for charity.

A BODY has been found in a Somerset village this morning (July 7).

A MAIN road in West Somerset is closed until Wednesday (August 11) for emergency work.

POLICE are appealing for information about missing man, George.

CHILTON Farm is a very attractive period four-bed farmhouse enjoying a private location set within the heart of the popular village of Chilton Trinity.

A POLYTUNNEL caught fire near Taunton yesterday (August 5).

Burnham-on-Sea pier has caught fire this afternoon (August 5).

POLICE are trying to identify a man who was knocked unconscious during a mass brawl outside a nightclub.

Traffic building as Highways England officers deal with overturn caravan on M5 near Bridgwater.

AN artist has created a giant drawing of the band Sparks on a Somerset beach.

POLICE have launched a crackdown on speeding blackspots in Somerset.

CREWS tackled a kitchen fire during the early hours of this morning (August 5).

CREWS tackled a van on fire in a Somerset town yesterday evening (July 4).

A SPEEDING motorist got off without a driving ban because his partner is heavily pregnant.

ORGANISERS have revealed the full details of this year's virtual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.

AVON and Somerset Police have issued a fresh appeal to the public to help trace a wanted man.

CHILDREN from Sedgemoor schools have been making time capsules to put in the new T-pylons.

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Ashcott this afternoon (Tuesday).

ANYONE using Taunton's park and ride service from next week won't have to pay.

TWO neighbourhoods in Somerset are among 14 in England and Wales postcode areas that have recorded NO Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official figures.

A COUPLE whose baby girl was born sleeping have raised £9,187 in her memory to help other expectant parents.

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an early hours assault in Bridgwater town centre.

A SOMERSET district is among the five HIGHEST increases in Covid-19 positivity rates in England, new figures reveal.

MOTORISTS are being warned to slow down following some of the speeds clocked by police during a current speeding campaign.

EFFORTS to secure better cycling provision in Bridgwater have received a boost from the district council.

YOUNGSTERS getting ready to move to 'big school' next term got a grounding in what to expect at a recent summer school.

THE construction of the Bridgwater tidal barrier could begin in early-2023 – provided that central government grants permission.

A SOMERSET group aiming to combat climate change and protect the environment is looking to secure premises of land for an eco-centre.

A MAIN road between Taunton and Bridgwater is closed due to an incident.

A NEW £4.4million eye theatre suite has opened at a Somerset hospital.

THE Met Office has put out a warning of possible thunderstorms across Somerset today (Monday).

VISITORS flocked to Dunster's 43rd Country Fair last week.