Discover the secret sounds of bats and insects at “Sounds of the Sky: From Bats to Bugs”, a free evening talk at Dorchester Town Hall on 11 March 2026 as part of the Dorchester Science Festival

The Cherries have created a new company for its women’s team, separate from the men’s.

A bar in Bournemouth has had its license reviewed by committee after a resident complained about noise.

A council is preparing to roll out the third and final phase of a new waste collection system in the New Forest

A Sandbanks based restaurant has been given a one-star food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency with major improvements advised.

Rising chocolate thefts in UK shops are linked to cost of living pressures and, in some cases, organised crime, impacting retailers nationwide.

Hawkridge Reservoir Amphibian Patrol helps toads and newts migrate safely in the Quantocks. Community volunteers aid conservation and wildlife protection.

See Me, Hear Me exhibition in Bridgwater, Somerset showcases neurodiverse adults’ art and digital media. Free entry until 26 March 2026.

Somerset Council is a finalist for two 2026 LGC Awards, recognising fostering recruitment and SEND employment schemes supporting vulnerable young people.

Discover the Royal Bath and West Show 2026 in Somerset: top UK agricultural competitions, livestock, equine events, rural skills and family fun.

A beauty spot has been closed to the public

Major concerns have been raised about late‑night ‘boy racer’ activity in West Bay after a young driver crashed into a popular restaurant

Fears that plans for a pub will create noise and smells have been raised by residents in Bridport

A listed building is to become a new shop in Bridport town centre

Discover the secret sounds of bats and insects at “Sounds of the Sky: From Bats to Bugs”, a free evening talk at Dorchester Town Hall on 11 March 2026 as part of the Dorchester Science Festival

Rising chocolate thefts in UK shops are linked to cost of living pressures and, in some cases, organised crime, impacting retailers nationwide.

Carys Walsh, 18, from Cheddar, will run the 2026 TCS London Marathon for South Western Ambulance Charity, honouring NHS crews who aided her family.

Somerset Council is a finalist for two 2026 LGC Awards, recognising fostering recruitment and SEND employment schemes supporting vulnerable young people.

Businesses are striving to make things accessible, and whilst I've had to learn to ask, I have also found that so many are willing to change and learn with us.

Firefighters are currently responding to an incident on Grange Road, Uphil, Weston-super-Mare, leading to the road's full closure.

Hawkridge Reservoir Amphibian Patrol helps toads and newts migrate safely in the Quantocks. Community volunteers aid conservation and wildlife protection.

Somerset Council is a finalist for two 2026 LGC Awards, recognising fostering recruitment and SEND employment schemes supporting vulnerable young people.

Rising chocolate thefts in UK shops are linked to cost of living pressures and, in some cases, organised crime, impacting retailers nationwide.

Discover the Royal Bath and West Show 2026 in Somerset: top UK agricultural competitions, livestock, equine events, rural skills and family fun.

Businesses are striving to make things accessible, and whilst I've had to learn to ask, I have also found that so many are willing to change and learn with us.

Expect major delays this morning

It's currently unclear if the hospital is connected to the incident

Time is running out for savers

A fresh appeal has been issued after Melanie Hall disappeared from Cadillacs nightclub in Bath in 1996, with her remains found on the M5 in 2009

Locals call the plans a 'traffic disaster'