Villagers rally to save beloved Somerset pub: Here’s how you can get involved
PEOPLE can invest in their local thanks to a new scheme being run by Somerset villagers. In March, last orders…
Plans for 170 new homes submitted for village near Gravity development
PLANS for 170 new homes in a Somerset village have been submitted. The scheme, for land east of Woolavington Hill,…
Free Bridgwater exhibition explores themes of nature and ecology
AN exhibition exploring themes of nature, landscape, ecology and community opens in Bridgwater today. The display, HIVE, has opened at…
Entries open for Somerset Business Awards
ENTRIES are now open for the 2026 Somerset Business Awards. Judges, sponsors and businesses gathered to launch the 21st running…
Boy, 13, airlifted to hospital after e-scooter crash in Chard
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was left in hospital after crashing on an e-scooter in Chard. The incident unfolded near B&Q, on…
New Shoemakers Museum at Clarks Village in Street is OPEN
THE new Shoemakers Museum – celebrating the well-heeled history of the footwear industry in Somerset – has officially opened…
Somerton councillor resigns over “increasing level of bureaucracy”
A SOMERTON councillor has resigned amid frustration over “an increasing level of bureaucracy”. Phil Flowers has stood down from Somerton…
North Somerset takes first step to joining West of England group
PEOPLE living in Weston-Super-Mare, Portishead and Clevedon could soon become part of a new authority. At a meeting on Tuesday…
LETTER: ‘Shame our work on Wellington station was not acknowledged’
I WRITE to express my absolute delight that finally Wellington will get its long dreamed of rail station. I welcome…
Wellington station work entering “exciting phase” – with new train stop timescale touted
WORK on a £40 million new train station in Somerset is in “the exciting phase”, according to a county…
