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How the development of Block C in Taunton could look, left, and how it looks now, right. Pictures: Prime/Somerset Council

Plan for 82 apartments at former Taunton council offices revealed

MORE than 80 homes could be created at part of the County Hall complex in Taunton. A plan has been…

The Light up a Life appeal will run this winter in aid of St Margaret's Hospice

In-person events return as St Margaret’s Hospice launches 2025 Light up a Life appeal

THE lives of lost loved ones will once again be remembered through the St Margaret’s Hospice Light up a…

How the new Lidl in Bridgwater will look. Picture: Lidl GB

Opening date revealed for new Bridgwater Lidl supermarket

A NEW Lidl store will open in Bridgwater NEXT WEEK. The branch, part of the Bridgwater Gateway site, off Taunton…

Lights on the A39 - outside Clarks Village - are set to be replaced. Picture: Google

Five months of work to replace traffic lights outside Clarks Village in Street

HALF a dozen sets of traffic lights outside Clarks Village in Street are set to be replaced – with…

Hundreds turned out for the parade and switch-on in Frome. Picture: Sarah Swales

Frome filled with festive fun during Lantern Parade and Christmas Light Switch-On

THE streets of Frome were filled with festive light during the annual Christmas Light Switch-On and Lantern Parade. Residents lined…

Vandals have targeted posters advertising The Absolutely Dragulous show in Wells next month

‘It’s pathetic’: Vandals cut out faces on banners advertising Absolutely Dragulous Wells show

VANDALS have targeted banners promoting a Somerset drag show – cutting out the faces of the stars. The attacks have…

MP Anna Sabine, US President Donald Trump, and historian Rutger Bregman. Pictures: UK Parliament/US Government/Maartje ter Horst/Alexander Svensson

Somerset MP calls on BBC to air anti-Trump line edited out of lecture

CONCERNS a long-running annual BBC lecture was edited to appease US President Donald Trump – after he threatened to…

The lights on the A39 at Dunster will be replaced during four months of roadworks. Picture: Google

Four-months of traffic lights work on A39 to start new year in West Somerset

FOUR months of roadworks are planned on a busy West Somerset route – to replace 30-year-old traffic lights. The signals…

The incident unfolded at a property in Glenmore Road, Minehead. Picture: Google

Woman in her 70s disturbed burglars during raid at Minehead property

A “SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT” of cash and two bank cards were stolen from the bedroom of a woman in her…

THenew recycling hub has been officially opened in Weston-super-Mare

How a Somerset charity scheme is recycling plastic waste from the sea

A HUB dedicated to recycling plastic waste from the sea has been officially opened in Somerset. The facility has been…