Western Daily Press

Sat, 23 May 2026 08:34:39 +0000
Somerset make statement with emphatic victory over Hampshire
Somerset cruised to a seven-wicket win to start their T20 campaign with a win

Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Inside Bath's hidden village up on the hill where life seems (almost) perfect
There are only a few small clouds in Larkhall's sky

Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
400-year-old Somerset pub left lying empty transformed into library
It's a new lease of life for a 400-year-old pub!

Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Six places you can pick your own fruit in and around Somerset
It's almost PYO season

Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Somerset’s historic heated lido open for summer with splash pool for kids
The heated outdoor pool is open until the end of September

Fri, 22 May 2026 20:43:04 +0000
Long M5 South West delays as bank holidaymakers flock to region
There were long delays

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:11:00 +0000
NHS advises 'call 111' for 'bullseye' rash as over 1,000 Lyme disease cases confirmed
Lyme disease is usually transmitted through tick bites and the NHS warns a bullseye-shaped rash on the skin could be an early sign

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:25:56 +0000
Woman 'punched then raped' in Somerset as police launch investigation
Suspect is believed to have left area in a white Volkswagen Golf

Fri, 22 May 2026 16:05:41 +0000
Pretty South West market town hit by awful smell again
The Environment Agency said the smell has been affected by weather conditions

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:46:09 +0000
Weston's marine lake reopens in time for Bank Holiday heatwave
'The people of Weston deserve good things and we have got a very good thing here.'

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:49:11 +0000
Policeman repeatedly pushed and dragged boy by his clothing in police station car park
He also swore at him

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:36:06 +0000
When M5 could be busiest this bank holiday as '45-minute queue' expected
It's already looking busy out there but the worst could be yet to come

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:16:18 +0000
Hundreds more B&NES children's services staff could strike over pay
28 social workers are already on strike at the council in a separate dispute

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:14:33 +0000
DVSA driving test rule change that applies to all learners in England
People are being urged to take action now

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:58:19 +0000
Striking social workers hold pickets in Keynsham
28 social workers are on strike over pay gradings — but a separate dispute could see hundreds take strike action

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:29:37 +0000
Visitor 'flabbergasted' to find alcohol being sold in Bath church
'I did a double take. I thought I was seeing things'

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:16:21 +0000
Agricultural machinery firm SFM Technology falls into administration
It won a royal warrant in 2012

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:56:50 +0000
Mum fears all her children could die before 35 after test results missed
Sarah says she 'probably would not have had' more children if she had been given the results

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:14:10 +0000
Bath Rugby 'legend' Tom Dunn given short ban after glowing reference
Hooker Dunn was shown a red card in Bath Rugby's 69-12 romp against Newcastle Red Bulls in Round 16 of the Gallagher PREM

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:08:00 +0000
Road safety fears delay decision on 60 homes in small Somerset village
'The proposed 20mph limit on its own does not give pedestrians enough time'

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
New ‘forest’ nursery near Somerset cricket club to open in early-2027
Up to 20 children will be able to use the site

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Residents celebrate as solar farm near Somerset-Dorset border scrapped
People living nearby are overjoyed

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:59:55 +0000
Police car crashes during chase on Somerset A-road
The police car crashed into a different vehicle with people inside

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:06:49 +0000
Man punched in face in row over table at Weston-super-Mare bar
The victim suffered a broken jaw

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000
‘Privatisation through the back door’ at Bath’s hospital as hundreds of staff to be handed to private company
A council scrutiny panel wants to appeal to the government over the issue

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