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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…

Signs for Frome and Glastonbury have appeared in mysterious places in recent weeks. Pictures: FTC/Facebook

Bizarre prank sees moved town signs confuse drivers around Somerset

A BIZARRE practical joke seems to have taken hold in Somerset – moving town signs from one place to…

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…

The future of Badgers Hill Stadium in Frome has been up for discussion. Picture: Google

Future of Badgers Hill Stadium in Frome to be decided at upcoming meeting

THE future of Badgers Hill Stadium in Frome will be discussed – and possibly decided – at a special…

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…

Chief Fire Officer, Gavin Ellis, has responded to the inspection report. Pictures: DSFRS

Somerset fire service needs to “do more” to prevent fires, inspection says

THE Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Services need “to do more to prevent fires and other risks”, according…

Frome Town Councillors Philip Campagna, Mark Dorrington, Anita Collier, Fiona Barrows, Anne Hills, Steve Tanner, Tracey Ashford and Polly Lamb. Picture: FTC

Dual role – and £15,000 leader’s allowance – to increase inclusivity in Frome leadership

CHANGES to structures in Frome aimed at helping working people take on leadership roles have been put into force…

Somerset bank holiday bin collection changes: What you need to know

ANOTHER bank holiday is approaching – and bin and recycling collections across Somerset will change. Somerset Council has announced there…

Chair of Somerset Council, Mike Best, signing the Memorandum of Understanding as Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, looks on. Picture: Somerset Council

Somerset signs memorandum of understanding with Vinnytsia region of Ukraine

A NEW understanding will see Somerset become more closely aligned with the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine. Chair of Somerset Council,…