Somerset wins almost £200,000 to pursue innovative drone tech project
A PROJECT experimenting with using drones to monitor environmental emergencies and disaster response is set to take place in…
Theo, nine, is picking up litter to help the planet!
A NATURE-LOVING youngster is doing his bit for the planet – and raising money for a good cause. Theo, from…
Landmark seafront Somerset hotel up for sale – for at least £2 million
A LANDMARK seafront hotel in Weston-Super-Mare is up for sale. Smiths Hotel, in Knightstone Road, is on the market with…
Somerset couple preparing to walk the entire 7,300-mile coastline of Great Britain
AN Ilminster couple – on a mission to prove that adventure has no age limit – are taking on…
Birnbeck Pier restoration project saved after last-minute £5.5m funding pledge
THE multi million-pound project to restore Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare has been handed a £5.5 million lifeline – ahead…
Marine Lake in Weston closed this week to allow high tides to refill it
MARINE Lake in Weston-Super-Mare is closed until Thursday (September 11) – to allow high tides to refill it. It is…
Birnbeck Pier restoration project ‘closed for now’ after RNLI withdrawal
IN JUNE, part of the Birbeck Pier restoration project was thrown into doubt after the RNLI withdrew from…
Iconic Somerset landmark to star in upcoming TV show
AN ICONIC Somerset landmark will star on the small screen next month as part of a TV travel show…
MP to meet officials over Somerset bus route that’s “not fit for purpose”
A SOMERSET MP is set to meet bus chiefs in a bid to improve an “unreliable” and “overcrowded” service…
Backstreet Buoys? Buoys II Men? Your chance to name Weston sea markers…
FROM Boaty McBoatface to Somerset’s gritter Spready Mercury – novelty names are all the rage – and now…
