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Brean Theme Park is set to re-open at Easter. Picture: Google

Brean Theme Park WILL re-open for 2026 summer season, bosses confirm

BREAN Theme Park – which was feared closed for good after the company running it entered liquidation -…

Wasteman features a raft of scenes filmed at Shepton Mallet Prison. Picture: Somerset Council

Prison thriller Wasteman – filmed largely in Somerset – scoops BAFTA nominations

WASTEMAN – a prison thriller of life behind bars – has been nominated for a BAFTA, after being filmed…

Carol Decker will bring T'Pau to Frome this summer

80s icons T’Pau announce Somerset show

KIDS of the 80s unite – an icon of the decade is heading to Somerset this summer. T’Pau, fronted by…

WH Smith in Bridgwater closed in 2024. Picture: Google

Plans for 24-hour gaming centre in centre of Bridgwater revealed

THE former WH Smith store in Bridgwater could become a 24-hour adult gaming centre, if plans are approved. Gaming centre…

15 Hammet Street in Taunton could become a four-bed house. Pictures: Paul Rowe Design Services/Somerset Council

Four-bedroom house plan for Taunton hairdressing salon

PLANS to convert a former hairdressing salon and offices in the centre of Taunton into a four-bedroom house have…

Officers want to identify these people in connection with an assault in Weston in 2024. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Renewed appeal to trace people after Weston attack that left victim with “multiple fractures”

POLICE have renewed an appeal to identify these people in connection with a 2024 assault in Weston-Super-Mare that left…

Colin Thorne charged with attempted murder of woman at her home in Yeovil

COLIN Thorne has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman in Yeovil. A woman, in her 50s, called…

The officers gave chase after spotting an incident at Morrisons, in Wells. Picture: Google

Police chase down shoplifters at Somerset supermarket – and return stolen items

STOLEN items were returned to a Somerset supermarket after a police chase. Officers were on ‘routine patrol’ in Wells this…

A number of items sold for above their estimated values at the Somerset auction. Pictures: GTH

Why a teapot caused a stir and sold for £1,200 at a Somerset auction

HIGH-END jewellery, watches and silverware brought some excitement to a Somerset auction. The February sale at the Somerset Auction Rooms…

Drainage works are being carried out in Worle over the coming weeks. Picture: North Somerset Council

Road closures and traffic lights during Worle drainage works: Full details

DRIVERS in Worle are being warned of a number of road closures and temporary traffic lights in the coming…