Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, is rallying public support to prevent a section of Upton Heath, currently privately owned by a third party, from being sold.

A RESIDENT has criticised what he describes as a “lack of coordination and forethought” after a series of overlapping roadworks left the village in isolation.

RESIDENTS objecting to a small residential gypsy site claim they are not against the development because of who is applying for planning consent.

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As singer, writer, comedian and variety performer, Max was a stalwart of British popular culture.

Bridgwater Masonic Centre donates £850 to Bridgwater Men's Shed, supporting the charity’s work in boosting community wellbeing and social connections.

Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox raises flood risk concerns for Bridgwater, Moorland and Fordgate, urging better river maintenance by Environment Agency.

A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed the total numbers of policing days lost due to staff sickness in 2025.

Here are the latest planning applications in and around Bridgwater.

Over 800 hot meals served in Bridgwater as Sedgemoor Community Connector CIC tackles isolation with Winter Warm Meals scheme, funded by National Grid.

A man became trapped on a cliff at the west Dorset coast as the tide rapidly came in

Our property of the week comes with a view so famous it has graced cinema screens, classic novels and countless holiday photo albums

Concern has been raised for a painted advertising sign that has been “consigned to oblivion” as it has become completely illegible through weathering

A dog walker has told of the terrifying moment a boy racer 'drove his car at him' in West Bay

A west Dorset cinema has ranked amongst the 'best in the world'

Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox raises flood risk concerns for Bridgwater, Moorland and Fordgate, urging better river maintenance by Environment Agency.

Burnham-on-Sea Moose Lodge raises over £5,500 for charities including Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, RNLI, and local groups through year-long fundraising.

A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed the total numbers of policing days lost due to staff sickness in 2025.

I’ve occupied quite a few column centimetres in the past year banging on about the state of our roads, amid accusations that Somerset had become “pothole central”.

A former Avon and Somerset Police officer who made indecent images of children is being hauled before a misconduct hearing at force HQ in Portishead.

A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed the total numbers of policing days lost due to staff sickness in 2025.

Residential development land near Yeovil with detailed planning permission for two open market homes is on the market at a guide price of £300,000.

Chard Churches Together hosts a Good Friday re-enactment on 3 April, with a silent walk, readings, and hymns through Chard town centre. All welcome.

Young people in Chard can join a free digital museum workshop by Somerset Film this Easter, exploring art, tech, and local heritage at The Hive.

Yeovil MP Adam Dance urges stronger protections for shared ownership residents facing mould, rising costs and poor maintenance; calls for government action.

The council is restoring Birnbeck Pier and reopening the Portishead Railway at the same time as it has hiked concil tax and warned it was at risk of going bust

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"There's this real drive, ambition, belief that there's an opportunity to create history,"

Somerset Council has now approved several key changes to the pub's licence

A runny nose soon became something much more dangerous