Western Daily Press
Tue, 5 May 2026 08:24:52 +0000'Frustration and disappointment' as Somerset beaten by Yorkshire
“The opportunity we had this morning on a docile surface, which made us very confident, means it does feel like one that got away."
Tue, 5 May 2026 07:35:02 +000090 minute M5 delays after crash near Burnham-on-Sea closes motorway
All emergency services were in attendance
Tue, 5 May 2026 06:43:17 +0000Car crash saved woman's life after doctors found brain tumour
Sarah, 39, had been fit and healthy before the accident
Tue, 5 May 2026 05:12:00 +0000New sections of rural Somerset cycle route delayed by council errors
'This decision was not taken lightly'
Tue, 5 May 2026 04:51:22 +0000M5 shut near Burnham on Sea after crash involving tanker and car - updates
There has been an oil spill
Tue, 5 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000How expanding to 15 million passengers will transform Bristol Airport
Here is what the massive planning application reveals about how the airport would change
Mon, 4 May 2026 20:15:56 +0000Peter Andre says son Junior Andre is 'fuming' in rare family update on Loose Women
Peter Andre has five children, including Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, Amelia, 12, Theodore, 9, and two-year-old Arabella
Mon, 4 May 2026 17:40:46 +0000Somerset hit by County Championship blow as Joe Root stars in Yorkshire win
Somerset suffered a first defeat of the season as Yorkshire completed a remarkable 75-run win
Mon, 4 May 2026 14:38:51 +0000Long queues on M5 in Somerset as Bank Holiday drivers head home
There are delays for drivers on the M5 this afternoon
Mon, 4 May 2026 08:55:39 +0000Lando Norris happy to be ‘fighting for a win’ at Miami Grand Prix
"You always have to ask the question of whether we maximised everything and I am unsure about that."
Mon, 4 May 2026 08:37:24 +0000Finn Russell admits ‘silly mistakes’ proved costly in Bath’s Champions Cup loss
"We're gutted to have been knocked out. We'll be back next year and we'll give it our best again next year."
Mon, 4 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000We visited an ambitious eatery: does it take on more than it can chew?
It gets an A for effort
Mon, 4 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Is it rude to ask someone how old they are? Maybe, but it shouldn't be
We all exist in time and space
Mon, 4 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Will Weston-super-Mare get its 10,000-person Live Nation arena?
Plans to turn the Tropicana into a major music venue for the South West are up in the air
Mon, 4 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000This is why there are no local elections in Somerset this year
Aside from one by-election, Somerset residents aren't going to the polls this week
Mon, 4 May 2026 04:46:00 +0000Somerset undertakers Forsey & Son celebrate 80 years at the heart of the community
They are marking the anniversary with a fundraising effort
Sun, 3 May 2026 19:17:07 +0000Kimi Antonelli holds off Lando Norris to claim third straight victory in Miami
The Italian ultimately got the jump on Norris at the pit-stops and fended off the reigning champion to win
Sun, 3 May 2026 18:20:24 +0000Bath Rugby player ratings from Bordeaux-Begles defeat - 'A star is born'
Bath Rugby were beaten 38-26 by Bordeaux-Bègles in the semi-final of the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup
Sun, 3 May 2026 16:55:05 +0000Bath Rugby's Champions Cup dream ended by ruthless Bordeaux-Bègles
Bath Rugby were beaten 38-26 by Bordeaux-Bègles in the semi-final of the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup
Sun, 3 May 2026 16:05:44 +0000Man and woman dead and child injured in suspicious explosion
Police said that a cordon will remain in place until at least the evening
Sun, 3 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000Beloved mum, nan and friend to many among this week's Somerset funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Sun, 3 May 2026 09:18:02 +0000Weston-super-Mare promotion dreams end with play-off semi-final defeat
The Seagulls were beaten 2-0 at Hornchurch
Sun, 3 May 2026 09:15:22 +0000Miami Grand Prix brought forward due to storm threat as Lando Norris qualifies fourth
The Miami Grand Prix has been moved forward by three hours due to the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Sun, 3 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Dad brings Cornwall miniature train back to life at his Somerset home
'I used to ride on this train when I was my kid's age and now we get to ride it as a family'
Sun, 3 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Somerset animal sanctuary issues urgent plea over rotting feed room
The room has been left vulnerable to pests