Western Daily Press
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:02:55 +0000Lando Norris 'heading in right direction' as Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix
Norris finished fifth as McLaren's tough start to the season continues
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:03:45 +0000Sale Sharks vs Bath Rugby LIVE: Play-by-play Gallagher PREM updates
All the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, analysis, stats and highlights from the CorpAcq Stadium
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:58:00 +0000209 new homes 'like a car park in Sheffield' coming to Taunton
'I have to say it looks really unpleasant from this angle'
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0000Beloved mum, grandmother and wife, 66, among latest Somerset funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:23:00 +000023 new council houses coming to growing Somerset village near Quantock Hills
The homes will be offered to locals at a social rent
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:05:00 +0000120 homes in scenic Somerset village won’t have ‘significant effect’ on environment
36 homes would be 'affordable'
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000Popular Bath coffee shop defends one-star hygiene rating
The coffee shop are frustrated by the handling of the case
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:54:52 +0000Yeovil Town not safe yet after defeat at Gateshead
Glovers beaten 2-1 but still nine points clear of relegation zone
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000Why we should put the clocks forward at 4pm on a Friday instead
The clocks go forward at 1am on Sunday March 29 — but should they?
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:47:13 +0000Somerset's Mary Rand was the golden girl of athletics and women's sport pioneer
Tributes have been paid to the first British woman to win an Olympic track-and-field gold medal – and such was her aura, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger wanted to date her.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:41:47 +0000Lando Norris fifth as Kimi Antonelli beats George Russell to Japan pole
Kimi Antonelli served George Russell a title warning by beating his British team-mate to pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:18:00 +0000Somerset MPs urge government to “secure long-term future” of carnivals
Somerset MPs have urged the government to "secure the long-term future" of the county's carnivals in the face of rising costs.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0000New classroom at popular Frome school to cost nearly £911,000
The funding will come from local developments
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000From air rifling to 10k fun runs: things to do around Somerset this Easter
From Good Friday to Easter Monday, we have you covered
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000Midsomer Norton car park where free parking axed only making 'paltry' profit
It makes more money from fines than from people actually paying the parking charges
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:55:00 +000040 new homes planned as ‘logical extension’ to Curry Rivel in Somerset
The developer says it's a 'logical extension'
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:22:46 +0000Somerset rape investigation - police appeal to 'woman seen with small child'
People are urged to contact police "no matter how small or trivial" their information might seem
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:07:53 +0000Organised criminal kept notes so detailed it brought down his crime syndicate
Charlie Savage was arrested with £65,000 in cash inside his backpack
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:36:47 +0000Mayor of Bath suspended and told to undertake training after Jewish ambulances tweets
He has apologised after retweeting a post on X calling the arson attack in Golders Green an Israeli false flag operation, which he said was a mistake
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:11:50 +0000Weston-super-Mare's indoor market to shut its doors next month
Business and locals expressed their sadness over losing the historic market
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:27:59 +0000Teen raped in 1am attack in rural Somerset
She was helped by a member of the public after fleeing
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:30:15 +0000Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby team news: Santi Carreras starts at fly-half
Sale Sharks host Bath Rugby at the CorpAqu Stadium on Sunday in Round 12 of the 2025/26 Gallagher PREM
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:51:16 +0000Fire near Hinkley Point C sends up huge black smoke plume
Crews from three fire stations rushed to the scene
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:50:33 +0000Boy accused of murdering Aria Thorpe, 9, enters plea
The little girl's death sent shockwaves through Weston-super-Mare
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:59:28 +0000Lando Norris third behind Mercedes one-two in Japan GP practice
A better day from McLaren after the woes in China