There is a “risk of serious injury” at the first nuclear plant to be built in Britain for 30 years after regulators identified “inadequate fire controls”. Inspections served ci...
PA Media The new dental surgery in Chard will open on 2 December An NHS dentist has paused prospective patients from registering due to “high demand” on the first day of applications. The ...
BBC Workers at Leonardo have previously walked out over pay Strike action which was due to take place at a defence manufacturer has been called off. Thousands of employees at Leonardo, which runs the ...
A music festival which usually takes place over several days in the summer is now in doubt after a “clerical error”, organisers have said. Live In Somerset usually takes in Vivary Park in ...
Avon and Somerset Police Michael Eckersely, 86, was jailed for 16 years An 86-year-old man has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of 14 historic sexual offences against a child. Michael...
Apple TV Ruth Wilson helped Connor Raithby with his scene in Bristol A West Country actor said it was a “dream come true” to appear alongside Hollywood stars in a major new TV show. The Ap...
Two more men have been charged in relation to a drugs seizure in a coastal town. About 322 kilos (710 lbs) of cocaine, worth an estimated £26.5m, were found by National Crime Agency officers in the ea...
A road will be closed on Wednesday as part of an ongoing police investigation. The A396 will be shut between Wheddon Cross and Timberscombe in West Somerset from 09.30 to 16:30 GMT. Somerset Council s...
Frome Town Council The scheme in Frome has been rolled out permanently A project which aims to keep children safe on the school run has been made permanent following an 18-month trial. Roads around a ...
An oil spill which closed a busy route has forced two dogs (and their owner) to find an alternative route to their vets appointment. The A39 in Washford, Somerset, was closed on Tuesday after a van an...