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A number of carnival clubs build their carts on the site, off the A38 Bristol Road. Picture: Somerset Council

Work set to start soon on £5m Bridgwater Carnival workshop project

A £5 MILLION scheme to improve facilities for Bridgwater Carnival clubs has moved a step closer – with work…

A series of images detail how the revamped Octagon Theatre in Yeovil could look. Picture: YTC

Is Yeovil willing to pay more for Octagon redevelopment?

PEOPLE in Yeovil are being asked if they are prepared to pay more tax to support investing £3.75 million…

Tony Christie is eyeing a show at the Cheese and Grain in Frome in October. Pictures: Google/Cheese & Grain

Legendary crooner Tony Christie announces farewell Somerset show

LEGENDARY singer Tony Christie is set to bring his Great Farewell Tour to Somerset in October. The star, who has…

Confessions of a Steroid Gang features Shepton Mallet Prison as a location. Picture: Double Act Productions

Somerset backdrop for BBC documentary Confessions of a Steroid Gang: How to watch

SOMERSET provided the setting for a new BBC Three true crime documentary series – telling the story of how…

The shed, in Victoria Park, Frome, is 'in need of a refresh', the council said. Picture: FTC

‘Graffiti-style’ artists urged to pitch for new mural in Frome park

MURAL and graffiti-style artists are being urged to put themselves forward for a project in Frome. Frome Town Council…

PiL, fronted by former Sex Pistol John Lydon, are set to play the Cheese and Grain in Frome in January

John Lydon’s PiL set for Cheese and Grain show in 2026

LEGENDARY rockers PiL – fronted by former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon – are returning to the Cheese and…

A host of attractions and performances are planned at the 2025 Minehead Bay Festival. Picture: MBF

2025 Minehead Bay Festival: What you need to know!

THE popular Minehead Bay Festival returns this month for its fourth year. The free event, promising a “celebration of music,…

Before and after: The wall, in Bridgwater, has been transformed. Pictures: Google/Somerset Council

More than 2,000 bricks painted to create landmark Bridgwater artwork

MORE than 2,000 bricks have been painted to create a wall of colour in the centre of Bridgwater. The St…

Picture: Len Copland

Award-winning dance company presents BUSK in Yeovil

AN “unforgettable story told through dance” is coming to Yeovil’s Westlands Entertainment Venue this month. The award-winning Project Dance Company…

Unmoored, which was largely filmed in Somerset, hits screens in September

Major Swedish film set in Somerset to hit screens in September

SOMERSET is back on the big screen – as the backdrop to a new psychological thriller. Exmoor provides the setting…