The Surviving Winter Appeal by Somerset Community Foundation has raised £50,000 to help older people in Somerset with heating costs and fuel poverty support.

Two planning applications have been submitted for a former church to become a dental surgery in Wedmore, Somerset.

The NSPCC seeks volunteers in Somerset and North Devon to deliver safeguarding workshops in primary schools. Full training provided.

Strength training slows muscle loss, boosts bone health and prevents falls as you age. Discover why lifting weights benefits UK adults of all ages.

Somerset Council must legally let its annual budget by March 11 - and between now and then, many difficult decisions will have to be taken

A new two-day yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office warning of ice across the whole of Somerset and North Somerset.

Somerset Council will be replacing traffic signals at a busy crossing in Burnham-on-Sea, which could cause congestion until next month.

Two MPs from Somerset have spoken out in Parliament against Government proposals to curtail the right to trial by jury.

National Grid urges South West residents to prepare for power cuts as Storm Goretti brings severe weather. Save 105 for emergencies and follow safety advice.

Somerset Communities Raging Against Poor Planning (SCRAPP) is being set up, bringing together numerous communities fighting major developments

Tesco's 2025 Christmas Toy Donation campaign saw 834 toys gifted to children in Somerset, helping local families through stores in Taunton, Yeovil and more.

NHS South West aims to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 through increased HPV vaccination and cervical screening. Learn more about prevention and eligibility.

Somerset residents will face higher council bills in the spring - but no final decision has yet been made on exactly how big the increase will be

A care home in Burnham-on-Sea has been found in breach of four legal regulations and has been rated as 'requires improvement' by the CQC.

Storm Goretti is set to strike the UK this week, leaving even more snow, ice, and disruption in its path.

The weather is icy cold this week, but there is help at hand with DWP Winter Fuel Payments, Warm Home Discount, £150 energy bill reduction and Cold Weather Payments.

As the Christmas money hangover looms large, an expert shares how to put your feet up and make an extra £1.5k this January using AI technology

Burnham-on-Sea weather forecast: mixed conditions 6–10 January with rain, strong winds, and temperatures ranging 2°C–9°C.

Households in Somerset may be taking full bins inside today (January 6) as the council confirms that some waste collection services were stopped.

Somerset Council needs to spend millions of pounds on replacing around 5,000 staff laptops which are reaching the end of their working life

The UKHSA and Met Office have extended the current amber cold-health alert amid new ice and snow warnings across Somerset and North Somerset.

The first supermoon of 2026 has come and gone in the UK and was captured around Somerset by many different photographers in all its haunting glory.

A new weather warning for ice is set to hit the Somerset area, according to the Met Office.

Modern five-bedroom detached house for sale in Burnham-on-Sea, Bathurst Close. Features garage, landscaped garden, open-plan living. Guide price £465,000.

Newsquest, the UK’s leading local media group, is pleased to announce a major £4 million partnership with Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity.

16 Somerset GP surgeries will share £102m of NHS funding to allow their premises to expand - and work on two sites will begin very soon

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice after identifying “significant fire safety shortfalls” at Hinkley Point C.

Pines for Pounds returns to raise money for Weston Hospicecare, allowing people to recycle their Christmas trees and raise money for charity.

An initiative to raise £10 million to buy an emergency helicopter to save more lives across Somerset is nearing its target.

Bedrock Furniture, a business based in Bridgwater, has surpassed 25 years of serving the local community.

A Met Office yellow ice and snow warning covering the whole of Somerset is currently in place until midday. Snow has been spotted across multiple locations.

The Jenoptik VECTOR-SR is the latest in speed camera tech.

British Gas has issued a warning as temperatures across the UK are set to plummet below freezing next week,

Tesco has apologised to shoppers after a “do not eat” warning was issued to customers at the supermarket giant.

The Met Office has issued a new yellow ice and snow warning, covering Somerset and North Somerset.

The DWP has confirmed that millions of pensioners will see a sizeable increase in their payments from April 2026, following the government's new figures.

The DWP has now confirmed payments will increase by more than 6% for claimants in April 2026, reflecting September 2025's 3.8% inflation rate, plus the standard allowance increase of 2.3%.

Brits are becoming much more ruthless with their spending, according to a new survey from Moneybox.

This week, we have rounded up photos from Somerset Camera Club members that they have taken over Christmas.

An average of 13 people apply for every one-bedroom property which becomes available on the Homefinder housing register

Burnham-on-Sea Baptist Church has launched a new youth cafe, offering a safe space for young people

Traffic delays have been reported along the M5 Northbound from Junction 20 B3133 Ettlingen Way (Clevedon) to Junction 26 (Wellington).

Somerset fire crews responded to reports of alarms sounding and smoke issuing from an office block on the Hinkley Point C site this morning.

The NHS has announced that families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine childhood vaccinations.

Around 44,000 private parking tickets were issued every day in 2025, or 15.9 million annually. An expert shares how to successfully appeal unfair tickets.

Afluenza, the modern obsession with material excess, is explored by Clinton Rogers, with insights from a village vicar and Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge.

Sir Ashley Fox MP has launched a new constituency-wide bus survey to gather residents' views on local bus services.

Struggling to keep New Year’s resolutions? Behavioural science tips for UK readers on setting achievable health, fitness and weight loss goals that last.

We've made it, bruised, bloodied and possibly a little hungover, to the end of another year in Somerset - and what a year it's been in local politics

Avon and Somerset police warn drivers to "expect to be pulled over" on New Year’s Eve after 243 arrests were made in December for drink/drug driving.