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A new promenade, harbour, marina, arts centre and ampitheatre could be created in Minehead. Pictures: West Somerset Lagoon

Could an £11bn West Somerset Lagoon transform the county – and the environment?

WEST Somerset could be transformed if plans for an £11 billion tidal lagoon of the coast between Minehead and…

Parts of Somerset could see sleet and snow showers overnight tonight. Picture: Met Office

Snow could hit higher ground in Somerset as Met Office issues weather warning

SNOW could hit higher ground in the south west tonight – including parts of Somerset – with a weather…

2026 is here – so a-wassailing Somerset goes!

A NEW year is with us – so a-wassailing we go! Details of the fourth annual Weylands Wassail, in Frome,…

Have your say over EV chargers in Somerset as part of major rollout

PEOPLE are being encouraged to suggest locations for electric vehicle chargers in Somerset – being installed as part of…

Somerset could see some sleet on Christmas Day, according to the Met Office...

Somerset could see some snow on Christmas Day, Met Office says…

SOMERSET could see snow on Christmas Day, according to forecasters, but it is unlikely to settle. The Met Office says…

The Heywood Road facilities will get a major upgrade. Picture: Google

North Somerset village to get new transport hub – work starts next month

WORK on a new transport hub in North Somerset is set to start next month. The new facility, in Pill,…

Christmas recycling and rubbish collections in Somerset: Check yours

RECYCLING and bin collections are changing over Christmas in Somerset. Somerset Council has announced changes to collections over the festive…

The new Ham Hill visitor centre and Limekiln cafe is open to visitors. Picture: Somerset Council

New visitor centre and café open at Somerset landmark, Ham Hill

A NEW visitor centre at Ham Hill – a landmark site throughout Somerset’s history – is now open. Set in…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke is bidding to change the law over reindeer farms

Fears Somerset reindeer attraction could close if law is not changed

A SOMERSET reindeer attraction fears it could close after it emerged it required a zoo licence to show the…

Bears and more use the trees as sensory enrichment at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. Picture: NSC

How recycled Christmas trees can help bears in Somerset…

ANIMALS at a Somerset zoo are once again set to use Christmas trees to liven up their home. North Somerset…