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The Mayor and Mayoress of Bridgwater picked Victoria Hair & Spa as the winner of the Christmas window competition. Picture: Bridgwater Town Council

Hair salon and spa crowned winner of Bridgwater Christmas window competition

THE winner of Bridgwater’s Christmas Shop Window Competition has been revealed – as part of a contest that brought…

Somerset shoppers are being urged to check meat labels carefully. Picture: Pixabay

Warning over meat labels after misleading claims by butchers and farm shops – including in Somerset

SHOPPERS are being urged to check labels on meat products carefully after inspectors revealed a number of misleading claims…

William Free, of Taunton, has been jailed for an extra six years. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Taunton drug dealer William Free handed extra six years behind bars

TAUNTON ,am William Free – serving an 11-year prison sentence for conspiracy to supply cocaine – has been handed…

The crash happened on the A30 near Sherborne. Picture: Google

Children, aged seven and nine, injured in crash: Yeovil man arrested

TWO children – aged seven and nine – were among four people seriously injured in a crash on the…

‘Frantic Friday’ and ‘Snarl-up Saturday’: RAC warns of Christmas traffic – and when to avoid it

MORE than 37 MILLION trips to see family and friends are planned to be taken on UK roads this…

Drowning Pool shot to fame on the back of hit single, Bodies. Picture: RoFra/Creative Commons

Nu-metal legends Drowning Pool and SNOT set for Somerset concert

TWO more iconic rock bands are set to grace the boards at the Cheese and Grain in Frome next…

T-Rex in the wild - on the Somerset Levels. Picture: Jenny Simpson/Coates English Willow

T-Rex spotted in the wild – on the Somerset Levels!

A TYRANNOSAURUS Rex has been spotted in the wilds of the Somerset Levels! But rest easy folks, Somerset has…

The incident unfolded near a Tesco Express in Frome Road, Bath. Picture: Google

Man in his 70s punched in the face during ‘altercation’ in Bath street

A MAN in his 70s was punched during an altercation on a Bath street. The incident unfolded at around 1.30pm…

Swimmers took to the cold Somerset waters at Vobster Quay, near Radstock, in aid of the DSAA

Swimmers brave chilly Somerset waters to raise money for air ambulance charity

DOZENS of open-water swimmers took to chilly Somerset waters this month to raise money for a worthwhile cause. A total…

The one-way system has caused concern among residents and business owners in Bridgwater

Controversial Bridgwater one-way system and parking changes to be reviewed

A CONTROVERSIAL one-way system in Bridgwater is to be reviewed. Somerset Council has agreed to take another look at the…