AN award winning soft play company has unveiled plans for a brand new adventure in Taunton. The creators of Ocean Adventurers in Cheddar are expanding, bringing a new indoor play space to the former AJ'z Activity Centre and Lazer Space site in
PROPERTY prices increased in Somerset West and Taunton bucking the regional trend. New figures show, house prices increased slightly, by 0.9%. The boost contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area achieve 12.3%
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are calling for urgent action to revoke a historic peat extraction licence in Somerset. The RSPB and Somerset Wildlife Trust have called on Government to work with campaigners to quickly find a way to revoke a peat extraction
POLICE who stopped a vehicle in Wiveliscombe last night (Saturday, June 19) discovered a suspected "large amount of cannabis and Class A drugs". In a social media post, a Wellington Neighbourhood Policing spokesperson said the driver was also suspected
TWO small, family-run businesses in the same West Somerset village have won a prestigious Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award. The Hood Arms pub and Pardlestone Farm bed and breakfast scooped the 2021 accolade, showing their small village of Kilve
DOES your Uncle James move like a whirlwind? Does your best friend cause an impact wherever they go? Now you can give them the recognition they deserve, by naming a storm after them. The Met Office is searching for the next round of names
BACK in March, we asked our readers to send in their messages of appreciation for Mother’s Day. But why let the mums have all the fun? Today is Father’s Day - and dads across Somerset will be getting spoiled rotten. Here are some of the
SOMERSET were frustrated by the weather for the second time in 48 hours, with no play possible in the Vitality Blast South Group match against Glamorgan at the Cooper Associates County Ground on Saturday. Rain was already falling ahead of the scheduled
YOUNG unemployed people in Somerset can get grants of up to £1,000 to help them start a business. The funding is available from Somerset Community Foundation for training and business for young people in the county. Two grants programmes are
A LARGE quantity of hay has been destroyed in a barn fire this morning. Theee fire service received a call about the incident in Batchpool Lane, Horsington, just before 5.45am. Fire engines from Wincanton and Gillingham as well as a water carrier
An elderly man was rescued from a house fire yesterday evening. The fire service received a call just after 5.20pm to a property in Eastfield Close, Martock. Fire engines from Martock, Yeovil and Somerton as well as an incident support unit
OUR story about the roadworks due to start this summer on improving the Creech Castle junction in Taunton caused a bit of keyboard rage. We posted a report on this website yesterday (Saturday) with details of the £8.3million scheme to try to cut
MORE than nine out of 10 people in Somerset aged 50 and over have had both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to recent figures. NHS England figures up to a week ago (Sunday, June 13) show the majority of the population in that age group
REGARDING the recent referendum on the council reorganisation plans, why was this not a secret ballot? Being sent a form with my ‘unique’ security code linked to my name and address ensured that my individual choice would have been known, whether
BELOW are the planning applications received by Mendip District Council in the week of June 7, 2021. For more details, and to comment on applications, log on to www.mendip.gov.uk/planningandbuilding. RADSTOCK 2021/1372/NMA: Application
DO you want to be an ECO business? Or are you already one? The Eco Centre: Somerset is building a network of businesses that are working towards becoming sustainable or thinking about increasing their eco credentials. We want to hear from
