Free climate event to discuss action in Somerset
CLIMATE action will be the theme of an event in Somerset this month. Action for Somerset’s Future will take place…
Wild beavers return to rewilded Somerset area near River Frome
WILD beavers have been discovered at a Somerset site being rewilded. In December 2022, the charity Heal Rewilding acquired a…
Extra police patrols in Somerset to tackle anti-social behaviour
EXTRA patrols by police officers are to be carried out across the Avon & Somerset force area to tackle…
Charles Hansard will represent Reform in new Taunton and Wellington seat
REFORM UK has selected its candidate for Taunton and Wellington, ahead of the next general election. Charles Hansard, 59, will…
Shepton man Aaron Cooper jailed for drug dealing after fleeing police raid
30-YEAR-OLD Aaron Cooper – who fled when police raided his Somerset home – has been jailed for two years…
Somerset Lib Dems hold Mendip South after by-election win
THE Liberal Democrats have defended a Somerset Council seat with another by-election win. It was called after Cllr Alex Wiltshire…
Labour’s Clare Moody wins race to become new Avon & Somerset PCC
A NEW Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will oversee the Avon & Somerset force after yesterday’s election. Labour candidate Clare…
Welfare check at Weston property leads to three charged over county lines drug operation
A WELFARE check at a property in Weston super Mare has resulted in three people being charged with county…
Dirty Somerset beaches get Brown Flag Awards – ranked among worst in the UK
SOMERSET’S beaches have been ranked second worst in the UK for clean water. Analysis of Environment Agency summer water quality…
Pair in court charged with planning burglaries at shops in Somerset and Dorset
A BRIDGWATER woman and a man of of fixed address have appeared in court charged with conspiring to burgle…
