THE role of meat in the dietary habits of Somerset monks in the 14th century is at the heart of a 'revisit' for a county abbey.

JOSH Vickery, a Bridgwater CC player who suddenly passed last week, has had tributes paid to him from the other side of the world.

ST Margaret's Hospice Care received 72 small, brightly coloured teddy bears today as part of the Somerset Freemasons' 'Teddies for Loving Care' (TLC) scheme.

PARTS of the Mendip Hills are pylon-free for the first time since the 1960s as work progresses on a scheme to lay underground electricity cables.

AMBULANCE staff are pleading with people in Somerset and the rest of the region not to call 999 over the bank holiday weekend unless it's an emergency.

STUDENTS at Bridgwater & Taunton College will be able get vaccinated at a walk-in NHS service on campus next week.

QUESTIONS have been raised about the suitability of a waste service company to run Somerset's recycling sites after it emerged it was recently hit with a record fine for breaching export law.

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are now available to help businesses in rural Somerset bounce back from coronavirus.

BRIDGWATER Cricket Club has paid tribute to player, coach and committee member Josh Vickery after his sudden passing.

MOTORISTS are increasingly turning in other drivers for breaking the law, according to Avon and Somerset Police.

BRIDGWATER Town Council has agreed a short extension to its town hall testing centre agreement after a ‘Sedgemoor spike’ in coronavirus cases.

THE final stages of the evacuation effort in Afghanistan are under further strain after a warning that a “highly lethal” terror attack could be launched within hours, a Somerset MP and minister has warned.

HOUSEHOLDERS across Somerset are being reminded to put their recycling and rubbish out a day later next week due to Monday (August 30) being a bank holiday.

WASTE firm Biffa is taking over Somerset's 16 recycling sites from Viridor as part of a £126million deal.

A NEW play area in Bridgwater has been officially opened to the public.

THE owners of a stolen trampoline were reunited with it thanks to a sharp-eyed witnesses.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery of a vehicle in Bridgwater last week.

SEDGEMOOR is home to 19 of the Syrian refugees housed across the UK, figures show, as the Government prepares to resettle another 20,000 people – this time from Afghanistan.

PEOPLE across Somerset have been stepping forward to help support Afghan refugees as the crisis being played out in the international spotlight deepens.

A MAN brandished an empty bottle as he and woman threatened a couple accompanied by two children.

THE Somerset cricket community has united in tribute after the tragic death of a popular player.

Bridgwater United have set themselves the challenge to break their all time attendance record this weekend in a Festival of Football.

PEOPLE attending a charity event in Bridgwater at the weekend could be excused for feeling a little star struck.

BRIDGWATER’S still depleted squad are through to Monday’s draw for the first qualifying round if the FA Cup after a 3-0 victory over Ilfracombe, writes Kerry Miller.

VISITORS to the Wings and Wheels event at Westonzoyland Aerodrome had a peep back to a golden age at the weekend.

CREWS from 13 fire stations have been battling a massive barn fire overnight.

A 20 METRE-high phone mast providing 5G services to Bridgwater and the surrounding area is set to be installed near the town.

A FARM full of sunflowers is once again open to the Somerset public.

POLICE will be out in force checking on speeding motorists across Somerset this week.

A SURPRISING number of celebrities have links with our county, from politicians and producers to singers and sportspeople.

SOMERSET County Council has advertised a list of 11 major roadworks starting in the coming week.

A CAR smashed into a street light and ended up on its side in the early hours of this morning.

A POLAR opposite pair of vehicles are among those going under the hammer in Somerset in October.

BELOW are the planning applications received by Sedgemoor District Council between August 5 and 11, 2021.For more details, and to comment on applications, log on to www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/planning.

SEDGEMOOR has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the whole of England, according to the latest official figures.

STANDFAST House is an impressive Grade II listed house with a charming Georgian façade.

AN interactive map shows that large parts of Somerset could be below the annual flood level from 2030.

POLICE are appealing to witnesses to a three-vehicle collision earlier this month.

Bridgwater United are ready for their FA Cup preliminary round match on Saturday August 21 against Ilfracombe Town.

THE whole of Somerset has been put on alert for heavy downpours and thunder tomorrow (Saturday, August 21).

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of climate activist Greta Thunberg, Somerset school children are taking action on climate change.

A SOMERSET MP believes that 99.9% of gunowners in the UK are "responsible and law-abiding" - and says they should not be placed under stricter regulations.

A SHOP at Clarks Village has re-opened with a brand new look.

MOTORISTS are being advised to expect "some disruption in Somerset today (Thursday, August 19).

FIRE crews are still battling a blaze involving 500 hay bales in Somerset.

SOMERSET'S health bosses are urging people in Sedgemoor to be cautious after it emerged the district has the second highest Covid-19 rate in the country.

AN event held near Bridgwater this month is set to take visitors back in time to World War One.

A WOMAN who took early retirement at the age of 40 is in the national final of a modelling competition.

WE'VE experienced several special celestial events this year, from meteor showers to multiple Supermoons, a total lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.

Bridgwater United scraped a plucky 2-1 victory over Brixham last night in their enforced FA Cup replay, in a game that had plenty of drama, but no sin bins.