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A portrait of Roger Fry by AC Cooper

Life and art of Roger Fry explored in new exhibition coming to Somerset

THE art of Roger Fry will be the focus of a new exhibition in Taunton. The Museum of Somerset will…

The sale will take place at the Blake Museum, in Bridgwater. Picture: Google

Free spring fair announced at Bridgwater’s Blake Museum

THE Friends of Blake Museum will hold their annual Spring Fair at the Bridgwater venue on Saturday, March 14. Running…

The 1961 DB4 is back up and running thanks to experts at Haynes Heritage Engineering. Picture: Haynes Motor Museum

Iconic Aston Martin brought back to life by Somerset car experts

AN ICONIC Aston Martin is back up and running – and on display – thanks to hundreds of hours’…

The National Trust said the low cills 'increase the risk of falling'. Pictures: National Trust/Somerset Council

Railings plan for Somerset landmark to cut the “risk of falling”

RAILINGS could soon be installed atop a landmark Somerset tower “for visitor protection”. The National Trust has applied to Somerset…

The new Iron Age Roundhouse opens at Avalon Archaeology in March

New Iron Age Roundhouse replica to open at Somerset Levels archaeology centre

A RECREATION of housing on the Somerset Levels some 2,500 years ago is set to be officially opened next…

An artist impression of how a Middle Bronze Age farmstead at Middlezoy might have looked

Somerset housing development dig reveals secrets of village life 3,500 years ago…

SOMERSET residents have been getting an insight into life in their village more than 3,000 years ago. Before building…

Cllr Bill Revans was among guests at the 30th anniversary celebrations at Taunton Library. Pictures: Google/Somerset Council

A literary anniversary: Taunton Library marks 30 years in Paul Street

BOOK lovers in Taunton united to mark 30 years of their town centre library. It is three decades since the…

Around 4,000 pipes have been removed from the Wells Cathedral Grand Organ

Thousands of pipes removed as Wells Cathedral organ restoration gets underway

AROUND 4,000 pipes, plus wind reservoirs, electrical systems and console, have been removed from Wells Cathedral as part of…

The mosaic is set to be installed outside St Catherine's Church, in Drayton, near Langport. Pictures: Google/Nick Durnan

Somerset village churchgoers could soon be welcomed by new stone mosaic

CHURCHGOERS in a Somerset village could soon be welcomed by a unique mosaic – created by an expert who…

We compared Somerset pubs from the past to the current locations - and used AI to bring old photographs back to life

PINTS FROM THE PAST: Somerset pubs then and now – do you recognise them?

PUBS have been a mainstay of Somerset communities for generations. The ‘local’ has been a meeting point – and a…