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Rough sleepers being offered accommodation as Somerset freezes

EMERGENCY accommodation is being sought for rough sleepers in Somerset after an emergency status came into force across the…

Bus shelters are being replaced in Minehead. Pictures: Mandy Chilcott

Work to update Minehead bus shelters progressing

WORK to replace bus shelters in Minehead is continuing – with a number of the new structures in place. Somerset…

Wintry showers could hit by the weekend, according to the Met Office. Picture: Unsplash

‘Wintry showers’ could hit Somerset by the weekend, Met Office forecasts

“WINTRY showers” could hit the west country at the end of the week as temperatures hit freezing, forecasters have…

The deep clean is taking place in Bridgwater this week. Picture: BTC

Bridgwater streets getting a deep clean to boost town “we’re all proud of”

BRIDGWATER’S main thoroughfares are getting a deep clean. King Square, The Cornhill, Fore Street and High Street are among spots…

Storm Claudia to hit Somerset – with heavy rain expected

A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for much of the south west as Storm Claudia is set to…

COmmunity tree planting will take place at Pitt Wood, on November 29. Picture: Somerset Council

Get planting for National Tree Week at special Somerset community event

NATIONAL Tree Week will be marked at a Somerset beauty spot with a special week-long programme of planting. Somerset Council…

Diseased trees in Weston Woods are set to be felled in the coming weeks and months. Picture: North Somerset Council

Work to fell diseased trees in North Somerset woods to start this week

DISEASED trees in Weston Woods are set to be felled – with work starting this week. The works will remove…

Walkers on the South West Coast Path in Minehead. Picture: Somerset Council

Walkers trek 500 miles along Somerset coast for good cause

MORE than 20 intrepid walkers completed hundreds of miles to raise hundreds of pounds for a campaign to help…

Andy Laken and Gill Odolphie with their award

Somerset bug hotel shaped like a truck scoops £4,000 biodiversity prize

A BUG hotel shaped like a quarry truck has landed a scheme to provide more habitats for wildlife a…

Taunton Minster could lead the way to a net-zero future for churches in Somerset and beyond

Under-pew heating? Taunton church gets £18,000 to pursue net-zero future

A CHURCH dating back more than 500 years could soon be leading the way in how to achieve a…