Somerset News

South West flood defence boost as new £1.4 billion investment shields homes

Packsaddle Fields fenced off as legal battle continues over Somerset green space

Man dies in collision on A39 near Bridgwater

Trial date set for Somerset trans woman charged with multiple offences

No start date for ‘small fix’ to let buses access Bridgwater railway station

Birnbeck Pier wood to be recycled and turned into furniture

120 new homes planned at northern edge of scenic Somerset village

Work on crucial Crewkerne junction upgrade to begin after Easter

Man, 31, jailed after being found guilty of raping a child

34-year-old man jailed for raping woman in Somerset

CCTV images released as police investigate burglary in Pensford

£1 million rock armour project announced in Minehead

Engineers at Hinkley Point C to begin work on fish tunnel system

Somerset 'VIP' blood donor 'honoured' to help sick patients

Almost 100 arrested in South West drug and child exploitation sting

Tourism boosts Somerset with English Tourism Week celebration

Weston-super-Mare man jailed for possessing more than half a million indecent pictures of children

Man jailed for 27 years after admitting non-recent sexual offences

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm new arrivals all named after cheese

South West leads England in RSV vaccine uptake among pregnant women

Court to decide fate of 765 Yeovil homes as judicial review proceeds

Rain icons on weather apps costing West Country attractions thousands

Glastonbury Festival artist unveils new exhibition made with junk

Changes to holiday meal vouchers announced in Somerset as government scheme ends

Huge rise in South West smoking quitters amid NHS campaign

Person dies on tracks near Somerset railway station

South West Water owner readies to pay penalties after stormy weather

Avon and Somerset leaders issue joint statement amidst Middle East conflict

Appeal for information after assault outside Bridgwater pub

Police seek witnesses to tragic A37 collision involving lorry and motorbike

West Country water firm prevented from hiking bills by as much as they wanted

MPs reject social media ban for under-16s

Government reveals first V-Level subjects as part of landmark reforms

Taunton Bowling Club seeks £25,000 to recover from Storm Chandra flooding

Mush-room for celebration: rare fungus discovered in Britain for the first time

Third pharmacy opens as Wellington welcomes new healthcare facility