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…
Rural surveyor returns to roots with new role at Somerset firm
A RURAL surveyor has returned to her career roots with a new role at county firm, Greenslade Taylor Hunt…
Country house – with tennis court and planning for more homes – up for sale
A COUNTRY house near Bridgwater – complete with tennis court and an orchard – is up for sale. Chilton Trivett…
Worthy Farm – home of Glastonbury – applies for solar boost
WORTHY Farm – home of the Glastonbury Festival – has applied to install more than 400 new solar panels. Solarsense…
Somerset MP takes plight of farmers’ funding scheme to PMQs
GLASTONBURY & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke raised the cancellation of a farming incentive scheme at PMQs on Wednesday (March…
MP hits out at “cowardly” move to halt farming scheme applications
THE sudden announcement of the closure of applications to a farming incentive scheme has been branded “cowardly” by a…
Grants on offer ahead of 2025 Green Scythe Fair in Somerset
ORGANISERS of a Somerset event celebrating the ancient art of scything are offering grants to green initiatives in the…
World Horse Welfare farm re-opens to public after flooding ‘like nothing we had ever seen’
A SOMERSET equine charity has re-opened to visitors after being left devastated by flooding. Glenda Spooner Farm near Somerton -…
Somerset flooding: Are we doing enough to protect the county?
JANUARY 2014 will stick in the memory of many Somerset residents, sending a shiver down the spine. For that month…
