RESIDENTS in one Somerset town are becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of bus services in the area.

TWO of the eight roads destroyed by June’s flash floods in the Chard area have now been fully restored by Somerset County Council highways teams.

TWO Somerset cousins are walking FOUR marathons to raise money for charity this year.

A FARM shop and deli has won a top award - for the third year in a row.

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).

POLICE have issued a series of CCTV images as part of their investigation into the serious sexual assault of a woman in Yeovil at the weekend.

SOMERSET residents have just over a month to have their say on plans for up to 100 new homes in a village near Chard.

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

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

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

A NURSE formerly based at a Somerset hospital has been struck off after allowing a child to leave the ward without informing social services.

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

A STUNNING individually designed detached character Hamstone cottage exuding both style and charm, which is also suited for modern living.

BELOW are selected planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of July 26, 2021.

A SUBSTANTIAL period house in an elevated rural hamlet with lovely countryside on your doorstep.

A SOMERSET man asked for the help of some very special friends when he decided to propose to his girlfriend last week.

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

AN industrial estate in Chard is at risk of ‘flooding every day if it rains’ due to blocked drains.

A PENSIONER from Chard took his own life the day he was due to be sentenced.

A SENIOR police officer has described killer Matthew Sheridan as "callous and remorseless" after the savage murder of Louis Bednall.

POLICE have issued pictures of Matthew Sheridan wielding a knife at the door of the bedsit where he killed Louis Bednall.

POLICE have released video of footage of a murderer moments before he violently stabs a doorman to death in Somerset.

A FARM hand has been found guilty of murdering an off-duty doorman who was stabbed to death in an argument over a £17 bottle of vodka.

POLICE have launched a crackdown on speeding blackspots in Somerset.

THE second revamped monthly market in Chard took place on Saturday (July 31).

POLICE have issue a fresh picture of a missing Taunton teenager.

A CARNIVAL is set to go ahead in a Somerset town this year - but with a slight difference.

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

THE family of a terminally ill Somerset man are joining him in a fundraising event in aid of the hospice supporting him.

LITTER at a much-loved beauty spot has reduced by 81 per cent since the removal of waste bins.

POLICE are appealing for help to trace missing Taunton teenager Sophie.

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 TOWN in Somerset held a remembrance service to thank the volunteers from the Covid support group a year after they closed.

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

PUPILS at a school in Somerset were awarded for their hard work this academic year at an awards ceremony.

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

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

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

POLICE will be out in force with their mobile speed cameras across the Avon and Somerset district this week.

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

THE experienced James Hildreth guided Somerset to a five-wicket win against Yorkshire in today's Royal London One Day Cup clash.

RECKON you're Somerset's weariest worker?

JUST a fraction of rape investigations in Avon and Somerset resulted in someone being charged last year, new figures reveal.

A TEACHER from Somerset who was jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children has been banned from teaching.

BRIDGWATER has been named Somerset's sexiest place.

BELOW are the planning applications received by South Somerset District Council in the week of July 19, 2021.

A YOUNG man is in hospital with 'life-threatening injuries' following a two-vehicle collision in Somerset.