The Prime Minister has confirmed that all five tests required for the next phase of lockdown easing to begin have been met. At the daily Downing Street briefing, Boris Johnson said: “The result is we can move forward with adjusting the lockdown
SOMERSET has seen a small increase in coronavirus cases. The latest statistics (May 28) show a total of 679 people in the county have tested positive for Covid-19 - an increase of two from yesterday. Across the UK, there have been 269,127 positive
ON-STREET parking patrols are due to restart in Somerset next week. From Monday, June 1, parking rules will begin to go back to normal following the easing of coronavirus restrictions. The changes are being made as more pupils return to school and
THE professional cricket season will not start until August 1, at the earliest, after the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed a further delay today. The season had already been delayed until July 1, in light of the coronavirus pandemic
A MOTORHOME has been stolen from the Blackdown Hills - and it could have been taken at any time during the coronavirus lockdown. Avon and Somerset Police officers are searching for the culprit, after the vehicles owner discovered it was gone.
WELLINGTON Rugby Club wishes to acknowledge all key workers involved in the fight against COVID-19, especially those who are part of Wellington RFC family. Below are the club members, players and supporters who are NHS staff on the front line,
THE landlords of Taunton’s Debenhams department store are preparing a planning application which would see the landmark building converted into retirement flats and retail premises - should the shop close. The application, which the landlord says
STRIKER Andrew 'Rocky' Neal has become the fourth player to leave Taunton Town this week, and the third to rejoin his former club Truro City. He joins Ryan Brett and Shane White in moving back to the Cornish side, while Matt Wright - club captain
Dear Editor, I see that following tweets from myself and others calling on the local Conservative MP to break her silence on their top advisor’s trips to and around County Durham - she has responded by simply backing him and PM Johnson - no questions
NHS Test and Trace - seen as key to easing the restrictions - will be rolled out across England today with the help of 25,000 contact tracers, while an accompanying app is still delayed by several weeks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the
STOGURSEY Parish Council has agreed to send a letter of ‘no confidence’ in the Somerset West & Taunton Council planning department with fears several large developments are going to be approved and overwhelm the village. The extraordinary move
WHEN Somerset is such a gloriously green county, especially this spring it seems, why are we stuck with that wretched yellow flag? What is yellow about our wonderful county? Surely, if we knew that the parochial little competition to choose
