Somerset News

North Somerset Council faces £12.1m budget gap amidst increased demand for social care

High Court backs Somerset Council on Oxen Lane unauthorised site

New campaign launches in Somerset to help people quit smoking

Man sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving

Farm shop plans revealed near Dunster Showground off A39

Somerset Traveller site must be vacated by Christmas after High Court ruling

Fire crews respond to blaze at Keinton Mandeville stables

Thousands of children in Avon and Somerset to benefit from new crime prevention lessons

Solar panels now powering Bridgwater community hub

Two Cornish charities set to benefit from more than £60,000 of funding

Gang who stole Land Rovers jailed for more than 15 years

High Court grants Somerset Council final injunction over unauthorised traveller site in North Curry

Images released of two men sought in connection to Taunton nightclub assault

Student police officer in South Gloucestershire dismissed for inappropriate WhatsApp chats

South Western Ambulance Service rated good by CQC following inspections

Somerset Council backs plans to make the area more dementia friendly

South Western Ambulance Service keeps 'good' ratings after new CQC inspections

Man charged over fatal crash on A361 in Rode

'Significant damage' to protected historical site near Crowcombe

Think tank reports 'stark disparities' between South West and London in uptake of languages at GCSE

Somerset urged to prioritise maintenance for £50m government flooding grant

Ancient grass cutting technique being brought back in Somerset to help save rare bees

Former Avon and Somerset Police worker sentenced for misusing police computer system

Three sentenced for offences linked to theft and supply of prescription drugs in Somerset

Tidal lagoon plan for the Severn could power new jobs across the West of England

New GP surgery needed to cope with 1,550 homes near Somerset ‘gigafactory’

Weston General Hospital celebrates turning 40

Yeovil man given four year sentence for rape

Man sentenced for dangerous driving on M5 in Somerset while almost twice over drink drive limit

'We need to empower and support local food supply chains'

Plea to remove "gravel shoal" from Exford River to safeguard Somerset pub

Firefighters rescue ram called Rambo after he gets stuck inside concrete pipe in Somerset

Police release images of two people they want to speak to after Yeovil shop worker assaulted

Extra £75,000 committed to preventing flooding on A358 near Ilminster

Fun and fur as Ham Hill Dog Show kicks off

Former homeless veteran in Bridgwater turns life around to help others