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Miles of roadworks are being removed ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend getaway

More than 1,100 miles of roadworks to be lifted in bid to cut Easter traffic

DRIVERS are being offered a helping hand to avoid traffic delays this Easter weekend – but have been warned…

Mark Carney has received an endorsement from Neil Young, right, ahead of his headline show at Glastonbury in June. Pictures: Policy Exchange/Raph_PH

Glastonbury headliner Neil Young slams Donald Trump in letter to PM hopeful Mark Carney

ROCK icon – and Glastonbury headliner this summer – Neil Young has said how US President Donald Trump…

The re-sales this month are punters' last chance to get Glastonbury tickets. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

Final Glastonbury Festival tickets re-sale dates confirmed: All you need to know

DATES for the final Glastonbury Festival tickets resale – your last chance to pick up entry for the 2025…

SPECIAL REPORT: How the Glastonbury Festival helps Somerset shine

The Glastonbury Festival does wonders for the reputation, awareness and finances of Somerset. So, why do some people wonder…

Wiltshire farmer Minette Batters with Defra Minister, Steve Reed. Picture: Gov.uk

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…

WH Smith stores in Bridgwater, Taunton and Yeovil could soon disappear. Pictures: Google

WH Smith to disappear from Somerset high streets after shops sold

WH Smith is to disappear from Somerset high streets after the firm sold its shops for £76 million. Hobbycraft owner,…

The EDM pays tribute to Ray 'Merlin' Rutter, the Glastonbury wizard. Picture: Normal for Glastonbury

MP tables motion in Parliament to recognise Glastonbury wizard Ray ‘Merlin’ Rutter

GLASTONBURY MP Sarah Dyke has tabled a motion to recognise Ray ‘Merlin’ Rutter, the town wizard, who passed…

Glastonbury & Somerton MP Sarah Dyke listens to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer answering her question at PMQs. Picture: Parliament TV

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…

Clockwise from top left: The Newt, the Grosvenor Arms, The Old Bell Hotel and the Manor House

Somerset hotels among The Times top 100 places to stay in the UK

HOTELS and inns in Somerset make a new list of the 100 best places to stay in the UK. The…

OPINION: 90s toy crazes – and how Teletubbies damaged children’s ‘moral lives’

FROM the Rubik’s Cube, to Transformers and Buzz Lightyear, the UK has always seemed to be ready for a…