Somerset News

Consultation opens into North Somerset joining WECA

£835,000 Boost Brings Robotic Spinal Surgery to Musgrove Park Hospital

NHS South West surpasses 1 million elective operations in one year

Fixing Somerset potholes like 'trying to darn a pair of fishnet tights'

Queen Camilla hears real-life 999 call on visit to Avon and Somerset Police headquarters

Somerset leaders seek update on military helicopter contract delays

Over half of adults in South West admit littering

Somerset Council and developer clash as solar farm appeal begins in Yeovil

Man charged with attempted murder after woman attacked in her Yeovil home

Somerset Council withdraws £150m of funding to support £4bn gigafactory

South West leaders push for urgent approval of Tobacco Bill

Somerset Council ‘not in territory’ of going bankrupt within 12 months

Five-year animal ban for Somerset couple after dog found with untreated skin condition

Brean Theme Park confirms Easter re-opening

Beavers released to help restore river and wetland

Taunton ‘park and bus’ facility to finally open to public

Floods Minister visits Somerset to see impact of severe weather

Trials show Hinkley Point C’s acoustic fish deterrent is 'highly effective'

Police warning as counterfeit £20 notes circulating in Taunton

Almost 100 areas warned to expect flooding as downpours continue

Somerset pub kitchen submerged due to Storm Chandra flood

Somerset man banned from driving after being caught behind wheel with open port bottle in vehicle

Exclusive: South Western Ambulance receives 444 hoax calls in a year

Road closure gives thousands of amphibians a safe passage to breeding grounds

Thousands of new Somerset homes could be unlocked from November 2026

Somerset sinkhole to finally be repaired – after nearly five years

Beavers to be released at two sites in South West

18 low-cost homes to be built on Frome town centre car park

One person taken to hospital after 'very serious medical emergency' at college in Taunton

Former police officer charged with misconduct in public office

Rain continues to drench south-west England as forecasters see 'no end in sight'

Fire safety violations identified during inspection of Hinkley Point C

Work begins on 105 new homes near Bridgwater secondary school

South West England and South Wales have seen rain every day so far in 2026

Driver sentenced after "swerving" between lanes M5 with empty cider bottles in van

Heavy rain set to cause even more travel disruption and flooding in South West England