£10,000-worth of illegal tobacco and vaping products seized in Weston operation
ILLEGAL vaping and tobacco products worth an estimated £10,000 have been seized in Weston-super-Mare. A one-day, multi-agency operation aimed at…
Dream comes true for Somerset horse rider selected for Endurance World Championships
A HORSE rider from Bishops Lydeard near Taunton has been selected to take part in the Endurance World Championships…
New lease of life for disused Portishead to Bristol rail tracks
TRACKS from the disused Portishead to Bristol rail line have been donated to the Avon Valley Railway. The old tracks,…
Man in yellow bucket hat assaulted two people after entering Bath film set
A MAN who breached a film set in Bath assaulted two people who tried to stop him. Police are hunting…
Michael Drake convicted of murdering Jordan Simcock in attack near Taunton
MICHAEL Drake has been convicted of murder after the death of Jordan Simcock in Ruishton. Mr Simcock died in hospital…
Man comes forward amid probe into “inappropriate touching” at Glastonbury
A MAN has come forward after a police appeal as part of our enquiries into an incident of “inappropriate…
Huge panels being craned in as Shoemakers Museum takes shape in Street
A NEW museum celebrating the shoe-making history of Street is literally being pieced together. Construction of the Shoemakers Museum, at…
Diseased trees to be removed from Ham Hill Country Park
TREES affected by ash dieback in part of Ham Hill Country Park near Yeovil will start to be removed…
MP supports efforts to reduce water pollution in Glastonbury and Somerton
SARAH Dyke MP (Lib Dems, Glastonbury and Somerton) visited Wessex Water sites last week to see how new technology…
Call for blood donors to step up after stock hit “critically-low levels”
BLOOD stocks dropped to “critically-low levels” last month – prompting the NHS to call on people to donate. The NHS…
