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An aerial view of the site near Shapwick and the Station Road access. Pictures: Wessex Water/Somerset Council

Plans submitted for new 25-hectare Somerset Levels wetland between Bridgwater and Street

PLANS have been submitted to create a new, 25-hectare wetland site between Bridgwater and Street. Wessex Water has applied to…

The best of food and drink in Somerset will be on offer, according to Kate Hughes, right

BUY SOMERSET: Somerset Food Trail Festival features a raft of tasty county treats

THE very best food and drink produced in Somerset will be showcased during a special event next month. From July…

Two 'flagpole' signs are among those set to be installed at the new Lidl near Bridgwater. Pictures: Google/Whittam Cox/Somerset Council

Signs bid for new Lidl store near Bridgwater

PLANS for seven signs at a new Lidl store have been submitted. The supermarket chain, via agent Planning Potential, has…

People are being urged to record the wildlife in their gardens, as well as parks and elsewhere in Somerset. Pictures: SWT/Danny Green/Fergus Gill/Guy Edwardes

Get counting in the garden this month to help record Somerset wildlife

PEOPLE in Somerset are being encouraged to get counting while out and about this month. The Somerset Wildlife Trust’s (SWT)…

Police want to speak to any witnesses Picture: Google

Driver injured after man smashes car window in Bridgwater

A DRIVER in Bridgwater suffered a cut to his neck after a man smashed a car window by punching…

Speeding questions have been answered by officers... Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

‘Are you allowed 10% above the speed limit?’: Police answer Somerset speeding questions

WHENEVER the police are seen, speed gun in hand, on roads in Somerset, there are some who voice their…

Buy Somerset: Tell us about YOUR business!

YOUR Somerset Leveller is backing our county – and we want to tell the world about YOUR business! As part…

Lucy Trimnell and Diogo Rodrigues, on the left, proposed the motion, which was criticised by Leigh Redman and Martin Dimery, right

Motion on housing pressures in Somerset branded “dog whistle politics”: Fact check

A MOTION on “severe and growing pressures” on social and rented housing – which also highlighted efforts to resettle…

Somerset youngsters inspired the artwork in Bridgwater

Somerset schools inspire new mural to glam up recycling container in Bridgwater

IDEAS from young people across Somerset inspired an artist to give a storage container used for reusable items a…

Gritting teams operate from four depots across Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

Somerset gritters clocked up more than 117,000 miles last winter

GRITTERS clocked up more than 117,000 miles preparing Somerset roads for cold weather last winter. The Somerset Council team set…