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Weather warnings are in place for later on Monday and into Tuesday across Somerset. Picture: Met Office

Somerset weather warnings in place for high winds and heavy rainfall

AS if recent downpours weren’t enough for Somerset folks – a weather warning is in place for more heavy…

Clevedon Pier in Somerset

Christmas lights event called off amid warning of bad weather

A SEASIDE Somerset town has cancelled a Christmas lights switch-on event this weekend amid warnings of bad weather. The event,…

THenew recycling hub has been officially opened in Weston-super-Mare

How a Somerset charity scheme is recycling plastic waste from the sea

A HUB dedicated to recycling plastic waste from the sea has been officially opened in Somerset. The facility has been…

Clockwise from top left; Raymond Nuttall, Melios Delvina, Anestis Tsepa, and Craig Nuttall, have been jailed. Pictures: NCA

Trio jailed after £26 million cocaine plot off Somerset coast was rumbled by police

THREE men who were caught collecting more than £26 million worth of cocaine of the coast of Somerset have…

Bus shelters in Minehead are being updated. Picture: Google

Work on new bus shelters in Minehead started this week

WORK to install improved bus shelters in Minehead started this week. A project years in the planning to update shelters…

The Tropicana, in Weston-super-Mare, is undergoing a major overhaul. Picture: North Somerset Council

Work begins on multi million-pound overhaul of The Tropicana in Weston

WORK starts today (October 30) on a £12 million overhaul of landmark Weston-Super-Mare venue, the Tropicana. North Somerset Council (NSC)…

RNLI volunteers from Weston feature in the Saving Lives at Sea episode. Picture: BBC

Weston RNLI rescue to feature in TV show tomorrow night

THE heroic efforts of RNLI volunteers in Weston-Super-Mare will feature in a TV show tomorrow night (October 2). At 8pm…

Work starts on Marine Lake in Weston today. Picture: NSC

Work on revamp of Marine Lake in Weston starts today – with closure from next Monday

WORK is set to start today (October 1) to revamp Marine Lake, in Weston-Super-Mare, including creating a new concession…

Councillor Mike Stanton, chair of Somerset Rivers Authority, said work to raise the banks of King's Sedgemoor Drain is nearing completion. Pictures: SRA

£10 million work to reduce Somerset flood risk nearing completion

WORK on a £10 million scheme aimed at reducing flood risk on the Somerset Moors and Levels is nearing…

Miniature railway could be making a comeback in Clevedon. Pictures: Google/Georg Eiermann/Unsplash

Miniature railway could return to Clevedon beauty spot – alongside miniature golf and food outlet

A MINIATURE railway could return to Clevedon – if someone can be found to get the train running. North Somerset…