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.

Photos from South Petherton Folk Fest.

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.

THIS is a beautiful light-filled character residence set within private gardens of 0.5 acres in an enviable position on the edge of town.

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.

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

Property extensions, a new barn for 160 cows and tree felling are all on the list of planning applications in south Somerset this week.

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

Searches for ‘rosehip oil’ at Holland & Barrett have soared after it was revealed as one of Kate Middleton’s beauty secrets.

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.

CLEARER skies and warmer days recently has seen 1st Chard Wheelers don their summer cycling gear and get out on the roads of Somerset and beyond.

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

THIS is an entirely unique opportunity to acquire one of the most idyllic and magnificent of country residences with grounds of circa 4 acres.

SCOUT leaders are appealing for volunteers to help carry out maintenance at a campsite near Taunton used by up to 1,400 young people.

Online jewellery chain Abbot Lyon has released a new PRIDE collection in partnership with LGBTQ+ helpline charity Switchboard.

FOLLOWING Collin Reeves' conviction for murder, a statement from the family of his victims was released.

AN Afghanistan veteran who stabbed his neighbours in their home while their children slept upstairs following a row over parking has been convicted of their murders.

BUSINESSES in Ilminster and the surrounding area can enjoy a breakfast networking event on Friday, July 1 at the Best Western Shrubbery Hotel.

A FARM has sold at auction for £200,000 above the guide price.

A CHARITY that has raised huge amounts of money over the past 30 years to help equip a GP surgery in Chard is set to be wound up.

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.

If you've still not got a gift for Father's Day then do not worry, as all hope is not lost just yet as Moonpig has plenty of options.

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

A SUPPORT worker will be back in Chard flexing his muscles next month.

The summer sunshine is on the horizon and what better way to keep cool than with a pool in the garden?

ILMINSTER author Hailey Burrows and illustrator Maisy Inston have published a new children's book called When You Go To Sleep At Night with Bumblebee Books.

South Somerset could soon become the most expensive part of the county to hire a cab if drivers are allowed to increase their fares.

Make your Father's Day gift a hole in one this year, with American Golf's gift guide.

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 Chard Local Kids Society is set to perform Aladdin on three different dates at the end of June and the beginning of July.

A FORMER County Gazette journalist and local Samaritans’ listening volunteer is one of fewer than 500 people across the UK to be recognised with a special award to help mark the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

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.

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.

AROUND 50 local carers attended a buffet lunch with live music to mark National Carers Week in Chard on Monday.

He also confessed to police that he had a “little weapon” in his vehicle and a search revealed a claw hammer.

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

Pharmacies in Chard could be instructed to open on Sundays in a bid to provide better access for patients.

CHARD Rugby Club has announced Trae Gosling as the new signing of a player coach.

TRADERS and shoppers came together at Chard's Guildhall on Saturday for the town's Makers Market.

For the very first time, all ten of The Redstart Learning Partnership's primary schools came together on the 8th of June to celebrate performing arts across the trust.

ROADWORKS are being carried out on Taunton's newest main road over 11 weeks.

Here are some options for Father’s Days gifts for gaming dads from Game, AO, Buyagift and more.

Celebrate Father's Day at one of the best steakhouses in Somerset, according to their Tripadvisor reviews.

THIS semi-detached property has been updated by the current owners an offers an entrance porch with tiled floor and coat cupboard, opening up into the living room.