The Red Lion in Winfrith, Dorset, has reopened its doors after a £300,000 investment from Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) and Barr & Barr’s Hospitality LTD.

The Government's Youth Justice White Paper proposes tougher penalties for parents if children offend, including higher fines and possible jail time.

A £23.9million regeneration project in Boscombe starting in June is expected to take more than two years to complete.

Police activity has been reported in Hamilton Road, Boscombe. We will be bringing you latest updates as we get them.

A new biography reveals the secret wartime life of Dorset SAS hero Peter Weaver

Three-bedroom house for sale in Kingslake Villas, Bridgwater, £260,000. Features garden, summer house, garage, and is listed by Charles Dickens Estate Agents.

Four-bedroom semi-detached house for sale in North Petherton near Bridgwater, £375,000. Features en-suite, large kitchen, off-road parking, garden and gym.

Met Office forecasts mild weather in Bridgwater this week, with cloud, sunny intervals and highs up to 22°C. UV levels high.

Queen Street and North Street in North Petherton will close for Openreach cabling and civil works from 26–28 May, says Somerset Council. Diversion in place.

Discover local events in Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea this week, including live music, creative workshops, health walks, and the Neil Diamond tribute show.

Major plans have been unveiled to protect the west Dorset coastline over fears of increasingly rapid erosion in Burton Bradstock

The town council in Lyme Regis will be donating the money made in error to a local charity after a blunder with a free parking event in town

A reader voices frustration at online-only services, from milk deliveries to parking, arguing older generations are being left behind in an increasingly digital world.

Bridport is officially getting a new convenience store as a new sign is unveiled in town

The Foreign Secretary said the world cannot wait any longer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Three-bedroom home for sale on Station Road, Axbridge for £395,000. Features include outdoor bar, gated driveway, gardens, and extra land. TAUK agent.

Several Burnham-On-Sea roads will close daily from 26 May–5 June for National Grid electricity works. Check diversion routes and details from Somerset Council.

Met Office Burnham-on-Sea weather forecast: Mild week ahead with sunny intervals, light rain, high UV levels and temperatures up to 22°C.

Discover local events in Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea this week, including live music, creative workshops, health walks, and the Neil Diamond tribute show.

An industrial unit has been completely destroyed by a large fire after it was evacuated earlier today - with the cause under investigation.

Discover top events in South Somerset this week: live music from Wild Fenn, The Unfriend play in Yeovil, Gareth Gates’ Boyband in the Buff, and more.

Lordsleaze Lane in Chard will close on 26 May, 9.30am–3.30pm, for Wessex Water roadworks. No diversion route.

An industrial unit has been completely destroyed by a large fire after it was evacuated earlier today - with the cause under investigation.

A Donyatt man has been sentenced for punching a woman in the mouth outside a Chard hotel, assaulting two police officers, and hurling racist remarks towards them.

Ilminster Entertainment Society (IES) has won the Western Area Final after maintaining an eight-year winning streak at the Somerset County Drama Festival earlier this year.

“There is huge frustration in the dressing room, but I prefer to focus on things we can control and this was an exceptional team performance,

Two other units were damaged by smoke

'The field floods even without the heaviest rain and isn't really suitable for building houses on'

New developments mean more places are needed

'Pupils love coming to this welcoming and inclusive village school'