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Tractor damaged after blaze near Galhampton

A TRACTOR was badly damaged by fire near Galhampton. Firefighters from Wincanton, Castle Cary and Yeovil were sent to the…

Frome and East Somerset MP Anna Sabine with fellow MP Alistair Carmichael and members of the Mounty family in Wanstrow

MP takes chair of committee to Somerset farm to hear about impact of changes

AN MP at the forefront of farming legislation visited Somerset to find out more about how changes to the…

The Webber family, who founded and run Shearwell Data Limited, based on Exmoor. Picture: Mendip Media

Somerset company lands prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise – and a Buck House invite

A FAMILY-owned Somerset farming business has been honoured with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. Shearwell Data Limited, based in…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke called for a bespoke customs union with the EU for farmers

Somerset MP calls for ‘bespoke’ EU customs union to boost farming

SOMERSET MP Sarah Dyke has called on the government to form a “new and bespoke customs union” with the…

The sale is the largest in the south west. Picture: GTH

Records tumble at GTH Somerset machinery sale – but it’s on the move next year!

A HUGE annual machinery sale between Taunton and Bridgwater welcomed record numbers – as it marked its 70th anniversary. The…

New wetlands and grasslands would be created on the Somerset Levels under the Wessex Water plan. Pictures: Wessex Water

£5 million wetland plan on Somerset Levels to tackle harmful nutrients and boost wildlife

A £5 MILLION project to create new wetlands has been unveiled in a bid to cut harmful nutrients on…

Somerset MPs Anna Sabine, Sarah Dyke, Tessa Munt, Adam Dance, Gideon Amos and Wera Hobhouse are opposing trade policies of Donald Trump

MPs launch ‘Buy Somerset, Back Britain’ campaign as Trump tariff threat continues

A NUMBER of county MPs have united to launch a ‘Buy Somerset, Back Britain’ campaign – in a response…

Police tracing dog owner after sheep attacked in Somerset countryside

POLICE are keen to trace anyone with information after a dog attacked sheep in the Somerset countryside. The incident unfolded…

Wiltshire farmer Minette Batters with Defra Minister, Steve Reed. Picture: Gov.uk

South west farmer to lead government review of farming profitability

South west farmer – and former NFU president – Baroness Minette Batters is to lead a new government…

West Somerset trail hunt and breakfast event raises £535 for charity

A TRAIL hunt in West Somerset raised more than £500 for charity. A breakfast and trail hunt was hosted by…