Derelict Somerset farm – with planning for new homes – on the market for £800,000
A DERELICT Somerset farm – with planning permission for development of seven homes – is up for sale. Manor Farm,…
Somerset fruit farm wants to expand – to grow 1,500 tonnes of strawberries a year
A SOMERSET fruit farm is hoping to expand – with six hectares of polytunnels to grow strawberries. Agri Fruit Ltd…
Yeovil man Harry Hollowell ordered to hand over £300,000 over stolen farm machinery
YEOVIL man Harry Hollowell has been ordered to hand over more than £300,000 after being convicted of handling stolen…
High-tech Somerset firm – and ponies – helping Exmoor return to nature
A HIGH-tech Somerset firm has gone old school to help protect a county tradition. Singer Instruments, which creates robotics to…
Somerset MP lands top rural role for Lib Dems
SOMERSET MP Sarah Dyke has been handed a leading role with her party. The Glastonbury & Somerton MP has been…
Somerset farmer Cameron Kinch, 22, among Big Brother 2025 contestants
SOMERSET farmer Cameron Kinch is among contestants in the latest series of reality show, Big Brother 2025. The 22-year-old is…
Majority of people in south west would pay more for higher-welfare British products, survey reveals
MORE than half of south west shoppers would pay more for British higher-welfare labelled products rather…
How a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Frome is bringing the community together
A SOMERSET pay-what-you-can community restaurant took a step outside this month in a first for the project. Earlier this month…
Dry weather emergency grant available for farmers hit by drought
FARMERS struggling to feed their stock due to the ongoing drought are being advised to apply…
Police recover stolen trailer – alongside digger – in Mendip operation
A STOLEN trailer was recovered by police – along with a suspected stolen digger. The Ifor Williams trailer was recovered…
