Soft play plan for former Shepton Mallet showroom withdrawn
PLANS for a new soft play centre at a former car showroom in Shepton Mallet have been withdrawn. In June,…
How you can spot Perseid meteor shower shooting stars in Somerset skies this week
IF YOU wish upon a star… Then you might have stayed up late in Somerset. For people might well…
More than 15,500 potholes repaired on Somerset roads so far in 2025
ROAD workers have repaired more than 15,500 potholes in Somerset this year, according to data. Somerset Council said a total…
E-scooter seized in Glastonbury after rider spotted ignoring signs – and with a passenger
AN e-scooter was seized after police spotted a man – with a female passenger – ignoring road signs in…
Probe into bone found in Somerset prison drain continues…
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing to establish whether a bone found at Shepton Mallet Prison is human. The gruesome discovery was…
Why aren’t more Somerset people recycling their food waste?
THE majority of food waste in Somerset is being recycled – but not by much. As the county continues the…
£535,000 fundraising appeal launched to ‘secure future’ of Somerset nature reserve
AN AMBITIOUS appeal to raise more than half a million pounds has been launched to transform a Somerset nature…
Fashion giant Hatley set for Clarks Village store
FASHION and gifts giant Hatley looks set to open a new store in Somerset. A planning application has been submitted…
Stones ‘deliberately’ placed to block badger sett entrance, say police
POLICE removed stones which had deliberately been placed to block the entrance of a badger sett. Officers from the Frome…
Police at Clarks Village to meet the public and deter criminal activity
POLICE have been out and about at Clarks Village – but shopping for crime prevention rather than bagging any…
