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The former NatWest bank, in East Street, Ilminster, is on the market with a guide price of £245,000. Pictures: Righte Move/Derbyshire's

Grade II-listed former Somerset bank premises up for sale

A FORMER bank premises in Ilminster is up for sale. The property, in East Street, was home to NatWest for…

Holiday let near Langport badly damaged by fire

A HOLIDAY let in Huish Episcopi was badly damaged by fire on Wednesday (January 21). Firefighters were called to reports…

Woman, 32, jailed after theft and threats with a knife in Frome

A WOMAN has been jailed after stealing meat from a Frome shop – then abusing staff members and threatening…

Health visitors can now offer vaccinations to children during visits in Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

Health visitors can now vaccinate children in Somerset as part of pilot scheme

CHILDREN are now able to get their vaccinations from health visitors in Somerset during visits, as part of a…

The former bank vault, to the rear of The Parade, Minehead, is going up for sale at auction in February. Pictures: Clive Emson

Unusually secure Somerset property set for auction sale – a former bank vault!

A MINEHEAD property set to be sold at auction next month should be secure – as it is a…

suspected cannabis plants were discovered at an empty hotel in Monmouth Place, Bath. Pictures: Google/Avon & Somerset Police

Cannabis plants discovered in empty Somerset hotel building

THE owner of an empty Bath hotel building called police when he couldn’t get in – and officers found…

Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Davey went head-to-head at PMQs over jobs at Leonardo in Yeovil. Pictures: Parliament TV

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey calls on PM to back Yeovil helicopter firm

LEADER of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, accused the Prime Minister of putting Somerset jobs at risk during…

Clive Pullen, from Yeovil, found meaning in social care

How a Yeovil man went from ‘pints to purpose’ with a new career…

MORE than two decades of running pubs, restaurants and hotels led a Yeovil man to pursue a career helping…

Somerset Council: Public Notices – January 21, 2026

SOMERSET LEVELLER: Public notices published in edition 199, January 21, 2026: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Fees for Vehicles…

North Somerset Council leader Mike Bell, left, with other WECA council leaders and the Mayor, red jacket. Picture: West of England Mayoral Combined Authority/Freia Turland

North Somerset to consult residents over joining West of England Combined Authority

NORTH Somerset could soon be part of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) – and residents are…