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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…

Leonardo volunteers and veterans with Carma co-founder Jim Holland in Yeovil

Veterans and Leonardo workers plant 2,000 saplings to create “vital” hedgerows

VETERANS and employees from Leonardo planted 2,000 native saplings at the company’s site in Yeovil this week. The initiative aims…

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…

Cllr Mick Dunk has been jailed for his role in the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022. Picture: Green Party

Somerset councillor Mick Dunk speaks out after being jailed over JSO M25 protest

“MY conscience would not allow me to stand back and do nothing.” Those were the words of Somerset Councillor Mick…

The Big Lemon X10 service is free until Christmas Eve. Picture: Big Lemon

Bus service to Cribbs Causeway is FREE until Christmas Eve!

FREE bus travel is being offered between North Somerset and Bristol this Christmas. As part of efforts to encourage people…