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Dozens of vehicles destroyed in late-night fire near Bridgwater

DOZENS of vehicles were destroyed in a fire in Bridgwater last night. Firefighters were sent to the scene, in the…

COmmunity tree planting will take place at Pitt Wood, on November 29. Picture: Somerset Council

Get planting for National Tree Week at special Somerset community event

NATIONAL Tree Week will be marked at a Somerset beauty spot with a special week-long programme of planting. Somerset Council…

Somerset Council: Public Notices – November 12, 2025

SOMERSET LEVELLER: Public notices published in edition 189, November 12, 2025: TRAFFIC NOTICES (NORTH) Somerset Council Parish of Wedmore Temporary Closure of Mudgley…

The White Pepper in Yeovil has had a makeover

Popular Yeovil Indian restaurant re-opens after major revamp

A YEOVIL curry house has re-opened after a major refurbishment. The White Pepper, in Sherborne Road, has also revamped the…

Staff and volunteers at the St Margaret's Hospice charity shop in Yeovil are celebrating a decade in the Old Cinema building

Huge Yeovil charity shop marks 10 years with renovation project – and volunteer appeal

A DECADE after opening, a landmark charity shop in Yeovil – developed in the shell of a former town…

Bupa plans to re-open the Wincanton care home, as The Bridles, in early 2026. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

£10 million Somerset care home with a troubled history set to re-open in 2026

WORK is underway to bring a purpose-built but barely-used care home in Wincanton into use. Bupa is taking on the…

Around 3,000 people work at Leonardo in the UK, including at Yeovil. Picture: Google

Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil set to walkout over pay TOMORROW

AEROSPACE workers at Leonardo in Yeovil are set to go on strike TOMORROW after rejecting the company’s latest pay…

The Arcadia skateboard is up for auction as part of the Wells Skatepark fundraiser

Iconic Glastonbury Festival stage among skateboard designs for Wells fundraiser

LEGENDARY performance group Arcadia – known for the iconic ‘spider’ at the Glastonbury Festival – have backed a…

Person with “bladed article” arrested at Somerset carnival

A PERSON with a ‘bladed article’ was arrested at Weston Carnival. The incident, on Friday night (November 7), unfolded after…

The Labour government put the plans on ice last year despite £160 million being spent on the project to date Picture: National Highways

Council leaders condemn “damaging and short-sighted” plans to revoke Stonehenge tunnel planning permission

COUNCIL leaders across Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) have united to heavily…