DESPITE the bad weather, many residents headed to the Bridgwater Food and Drink Festival on Saturday (June 18).

THERE may well be slow moving traffic in the Glastonbury area this week with the festival taking place - but motorists still stand a good chance of being caught if they speed.

This week is the best time to see a rare event where all the major planets line up in the night's sky, coinciding with the return of the Glastonbury Festival.

A CLASSIC Jaguar, which has been in the same family for 62 years, is going under the Charterhouse gavel in their classic and collector car auction on Wednesday July 6 at the Haynes International Motor Museum.

IN the Charterhouse specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles on Wednesday, June 29, is a rare 1920’s French San-Sou-Pap motorcycle.

THE ultimate romantic symbol – the diamond ring – was the sparkling star of the show at Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s June antiques sale.

A FESTIVAL-obsessed couple are gearing up for their first Glastonbury weekend as millionaires since winning the National Lottery – in a second-hand caravan.

THE RSPCA has condemned the "completely senseless" shooting of two herring gulls in an airgun attack in Bridgwater.

HUNDREDS of people are expected to descend on Glastonbury on the longest day of the year this Tuesday (June 21).

An interactive map has been published, allowing people to report sightings of a toxic plant which can cause blisters and even blindness.

Avoid the devastation of a dead battery at this year's Glastonbury Festival - here's how to charge your phone at the festival.

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for an area of storms producing lightning in Somerset.

Camera Club pictures featured in the County Gazette, Bridgwater Mercury, Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News and Chard and Ilminster News newspapers this week.

WHETHER you're a first time buyer or perhaps you're looking for the ideal home, Plot 565, the Kilburn offers a wonderful place to call home in North Petherton.

EARLIER this week we asked our readers what they think is the most annoying thing another driver can do on the motorway.

RAIL services in and out of stations across Somerset will be severely disrupted between Tuesday and Saturday next week (June 21-25), GWR is warning.

SEVEN community groups in Sedgemoor are set to benefit from nearly £20,000 of funding.

A LEADING clean energy solutions providers is set to construct a solar farm on a 90-acre site at Bridgwater.

Here are a few of the items included in Lakeland's Summer Sale.

A legal claim against battery "throttling" is seeking around £768million for 25 million iPhone users

A musical duo from Wedmore, who received international recognition during the height of the covid pandemic, are hoping to build on their achievements.

RESIDENTS and businesses across Somerset are being asked how they would like to see a £7.26million windfall spent.

Train firm Great Western Railway (GWR) has issued advice to revellers taking the train to next week's Glastonbury Festival - amid fears a rail strike could cause chaos.

Rather than waiting for the ice cream van to arrive, why not try your hand at making your own frozen treat?

Glastonbury Festival has issued a warning to anyone camping at this year's festival.

Heatstroke is an illness that can occur in all dogs, but some breeds are slightly more susceptible to the heat.

THE parents of a child who regularly failed to attend school have been ordered to pay a combined total of £2,418 by a Taunton Magistrates' Court.

A woman is trying to raise money after her brother was attacked, thrown off a cliff and left for dead.

BRIDGWATER'S former hospital could return to public use as a training centre of excellence for health and social care, the district council has said.

Woolavington Primary School recently hosted a career carousel for their Year 6 pupils.

More than 50 people took part in the annual Quantock Hills Walking Festival this year.

With reports of a heatwave coming over the next few days, many of us will be flocking to our gardens to enjoy the sunny weather.

POLICE have clocked two cars speeding at over 100mph on the M5 in Somerset today (Wednesday, June 15).

Organisers of the Bridgwater Carnival have thanked everyone who registered their interest as a volunteer at a recent event.

There have been lots of reports of a mini-heatwave arriving at the end of the week – here’s how hot it’s going to get in Somerset.

The beer has been made in mind to be an accompaniment to a meat-free burger

Southern areas of England are most at risk by the 2050s, a study has said

POLICE say they are "increasingly concerned" for a Somerset man who has been missing for almost a fortnight.

SEDGEMOOR District Council has submitted a planning application to enhance Salmon Parade, East Quay, New Road, and Eastover as part of its Celebration Mile.

THE northbound carriageway of the M5 will be closed between junction 24 (Bridgwater south) and junction 23 (Bridgwater north) tonight for roadworks.

Pupils at North Petherton Primary School are enjoying a revitalised forest school thanks to apprentices from Western Power Distribution.

SOMERSET Waste Partnership (SWP) have confirmed that recycling and rubbish collections will start an hour earlier for the rest of this week in response to rising temperatures.

Red Letter Days has revealed ten theatre experiences worthy of the spotlight - How to book your seats.

ON Saturday July 9, people of Bridgwater can spend the day enjoying music, comedy, dance, carnival around the streets of the town to celebrate Twinning Day.

BRIDGWATER and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger backs the Government’s decision to cut back its rewilding programme in order to maintain food production.

Get the Star Wars fan in your life the perfect gift from ShopDisney.

The Strawberry Supermoon is the last supermoon of the year – here’s how to see it in Somerset.

A SADISTIC killer who murdered a newly-wed young woman and dumped her body on the Quantock Hills, in Somerset, is reportedly on his deathbed.

A FLOWER festival was held at St Mary's Church in Bridgwater to celebrate its newly installed bells.

A PURITON woman who still lives in her own home celebrated her 100th birthday at the local pub.