Somerset News

Chard Town Council apologises for "toxic and dysfunctional" conduct

Somerset campaigners call for flood protection amid plans to build 1,000 homes

Major announcement as Glastonbury reveals Field of Avalon line-up

Somerset trampoline park 'told boy to leave' because of his Down's syndrome

Bizarre prank sees welcome signs replaced

Glowing spiral 'likely from SpaceX rocket launch'

Possible firearm sighting in Castle Cary

Acts sought for Bridgwater's Guy Fawkes Carnival Concerts

Tractors stage city centre demo as farmers take to loud hailers to voice concerns

12 engines rushed to thatched property blaze in North Devon

Government tells local authorities to publish pothole-filling stats

Woman dies after collision on the M5 near Bridgwater

Large fire breaks out at industrial estate in Radstock

"We produce the best": British cheese put to the test at the Bath and West Showground

Man assaulted in Chard

Thousands of homes could be unlocked after change in phosphates legal advice

South West's 'Best Place to Live' announced for 2025

First patients welcomed to modern ICU at Bath's RUH

M4 to close near Bristol & Bath

New forest to be created across the West of England

Case for creating Somerset Council marked by "poor decision-making" according to new report

Somerset church clock 'one of the oldest in the country'

Motorbike rider dies in Wincanton crash

Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after blocking the M25 in 2022

"It's everyone's responsibility to keep children safe": NSPCC calls for action on emotional abuse

All the South West locations Santander plans to shut branches

Yeovil's Octagon Theatre may not open until 2027

Smoking rates in South West 'increasing', warns study

Government must back tidal lagoon on Severn, say experts

'Large-scale' Illegal tobacco operation launched across the South West

Women in the West Country using newspaper instead of "unaffordable" period products

Taunton's street food vendors urge council not to turn off electricity

A361 closure at Burrowbridge for second phase of main replacement

Boy injured in fail-to-stop crash in Henstridge

Council Tax: South West local authorities all confirm their plans

Major response as 'multiple calls' made about Withycombe barn fire