DRUG education in Dorset is to be extended to junior schools.

Chris Packham has vowed to boycott a Pret A Manger.

Calls for greater water safety have been renewed after four people were rescued from the sea at Lepe Beach, just weeks after a teenager died at Testwood Lakes.

A "rare" New Forest investment property including a wine bar with a courtyard and four flats has been listed for over a million pounds.

Knoll Beach and Hive Beach featured on The Times and The Sunday Times 50 Best UK Beaches for 2026 list

Somerset FA and Somerset Domestic Abuse Service launch partnership to tackle domestic abuse, raise awareness, and support communities through football.

Here are the latest planning applications in and around Bridgwater.

Here are the latest planning applications in and around Bridgwater.

Here are some of the latest Bridgwater and wider Somerset offenders who have appeared in Taunton and North Somerset Magistrates' Court

Somerset NHS launches AI-powered oesophageal cancer screening, inviting residents via text for early capsule sponge tests at GP practices across the county.

Residents in Lyme Regis are being urged to dial 999 as anti-social behaviour continues in town

DRUG education in Dorset is to be extended to junior schools.

Bardfest has announced its 2026 line-up starting on Friday, August 28, and finishing Monday, August 31.

Firefighters tackled a major heathland wildfire.

This beautiful little Dorset beach used to be at West Bay Harbour but sadly, it is no more

Somerset FA and Somerset Domestic Abuse Service launch partnership to tackle domestic abuse, raise awareness, and support communities through football.

Here are some of the latest Bridgwater and wider Somerset offenders who have appeared in Taunton and North Somerset Magistrates' Court

The Strawberry Line is a vital link to Somerset's remarkable countryside - and you can help to secure a worthy award from the Ramblers Association

Somerset NHS launches AI-powered oesophageal cancer screening, inviting residents via text for early capsule sponge tests at GP practices across the county.

Explore Somerset gardens 11–14 July as part of the National Garden Scheme. Visit Babbs Farm, East Lambrook Manor, Greencombe, and Pennard House.

Somerset FA and Somerset Domestic Abuse Service launch partnership to tackle domestic abuse, raise awareness, and support communities through football.

I ran the 20th edition of a Somerset race, which had a brand-new route and experienced record-breaking numbers of participants

Somerset NHS launches AI-powered oesophageal cancer screening, inviting residents via text for early capsule sponge tests at GP practices across the county.

Avon and Somerset Police used a double-decker bus in Somerset to spot dangerous drivers during a road safety operation

Can I make one thing clear straight away – I love animals, well, most of them anyway.

"The positive is the results, and that’s really the only thing that matters at the end of the day, but the pace to get them was really, really not good. We need to take a big step forward."

"We've been asking guys to stand up and put in performances, and it was really nice that it wasn't individual brilliance today,"

Police closed the road near a Devon attraction following the tragedy

The current situation was likened to 'a Charles Dickens novel'

48 properties have been sold so far