PEOPLE in Wiveliscombe are being asked for their ideas to improve their town centre. They will be able to have their say at a stall in The Square on Saturday (October 16) from 10am to noon. The initiative is funded by Somerset West and Taunton
WESSEX Water's £50million drinking water project near Bridgwater is progressing well - despite the challenges of the pandemic. Work started on the Durleigh Water Treatment Centre scheme in 2019. Drawing from Durleigh Reservoir to the west,
TWO lost families that have reunited through an ancestry website will set off on a road trip of the UK today to raise funds for Rare Dementia Support. Ten years ago Alistair Davison, 49, from Exmoor, tracked down Sophie Leggett, 45, from Lowestoft
AN area of Taunton turned pink at the weekend as Race for Life returned to the town. Conditions were ideal for the event at Bridgwater and Taunton College Money raised will help scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
VEHICLES and other items worth several thousands of pounds were stolen during a raid on a property near Cheddar. An unknown person or people forced entry into the address in Shipham Road between 8am on Monday, September 27 and 7.20am the following
POLICE have issued a video of a driver on his mobile phone who slammed into the back of a Land Rover. The footage was recorded on Mark Loughlin's own dash cam ahead of the collision on a roundabout in Somerset. Loughlin, 50, admitted driving
AN e-scooter rider was arrested after failing a breathalyser test in Taunton. According to police, the culprit narrowly avoided a serious road traffic collision in the county town. The rider tested over the drink drive limit following the incident
WORKS to reduce flooding on the main road serving West Somerset are due to start today (Monday, October 11). The work is needed as the A39 at Carhampton Cross has regularly flooded so badly it has been dangerous or impossible to drive through,
A MAJOR roadworks scheme that will last 26 working days is starting in Bruton today (Monday, October 11). The project in Frome Road involves the installation of a new entrance and kerbing. Other major works starting this week in Somerset include
ALTHOUGH there will not be a traditional carnival week in Sedgemoor this year, there will be a variety of smaller events to commemorate The Gunpowder Plot. Carnivalites in the district are hosting Sedgemoor Masquerade Week at the end of October
THE family of a 57-year-old man who died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision have released a photo and a tribute. Robin Withers, from Shepton Mallet, was the driver of a black Chrysler Cruiser involved in the collision on a farm track off
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons is looking to recruit 3,000 new colleagues ahead of the festive season. This year's holiday season is anticipated to be even busier than usual as customers try to make up for last year’s restricted celebrations and
PARTS of a bus station and footpath will be closed for up to a week for £29.5k worth of repairs. 'Significant' tarmacking work is taking place at Wells Bus Station from October 18 for seven days. Mendip District Council (MDC) are planning to
FOLLOWING on from a Government Minister’s rejection of 60 per cent of voters in Somerset’s desire for a two-tier unitary system of local government and having the one-tier system foisted upon us at the behest of county leader David Fothergill and the
BANANAMAN is heading to Somerset - to tidy up the county. But the cartoon superhero will this time be in the form of Kevin Doherty, who will set out on a 30-mile litter pick for charity. On October 30 Kevin, from Yeovil, will start his sponsored
