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Have your say over plans for Sunday car parking charges across Somerset

PEOPLE are being urged to have their say over controversial plans to introduce Sunday charges for parking across…

Fire crews tackle blaze at West Somerset restaurant

FIREFIGHTERS were sent tackle a blaze at a West Somerset restaurant in the early hours of Friday morning (September…

ERHH nurses at the Dunster Show

Somerset rural health hub raising money for new building

A HEALTH hub for farmers and people in a rural Somerset community is expanding. The Exmoor Rural Health Hub –…

Dirtbike enthusiast takes over well-known Minehead off-road retailer

A MINEHEAD off-road sports retailer has been bought by an entrepreneur – and motorsport enthusiast. Tom Radburn has taken over…

WiveyPool has received £1,000 from the Persimmon Homes Community Champions scheme

Somerset community pool makes a splash with £1,000 donation

THE community-run WiveyPool charity has received a £1,000 donation from a developer behind homes in Taunton. Persimmon Homes, which built…

Mike Cahill, partner at Albert Goodman, and David Crew, chamber MD

Somerset Business Awards 2026 entries to open: What you need to know

ENTRIES for the Somerset Business Awards 2026 are set to open next month – with a special launch event…

More than 1,600 EV charging points are set to be installed across Somerset

Somerset awarded £3.7m to install more than 1,600 EV charging points

SOMERSET has been awarded more than £3.7 million to improve electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the county -…

The former children's centre, in Williton, is up for sale. Pictures: GTH

Former village children’s centre up for sale – for around £215,000

A FORMER Somerset children’s centre is up for sale – just days after a former library in the…

The fire, at North Hill, Minehead, was visible for miles around

Fire on landmark Somerset viewpoint visible for miles around

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a Minehead back garden which was visible for miles around. The blaze, at a property…

The West Somerset Railway site at Williton. Picture: Google

More reasons to attend West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala

RAIL fans have two more reasons to attend a Somerset gala celebrating all things steam. The West Somerset Railway Autumn…