Family handout Jamie Cole died after falling from a hotel balcony in Tenerife A coroner has criticised the conduct of a carer who argued with an autistic man hours before he fell to his death from a h...
Plans to double the number of homes in a village by building on “precious farmland” have been opposed by some residents. Protesters gathered earlier to object to North Somerset CouncilR...
Clara Bullockand Joe Sims,Bristol PA Media Lando Norris became world champion over the weekend Formula 1 World Champion Lando Norris has inspired many young people to take up the sport, his former kar...
Traffic management around the 2025 Glastonbury was the “most successful to date” according to a report. The report by the Glastonbury Scrutiny Committee at Somerset Council also says the a...
A middle school in Somerset has closed due to a norovirus outbreak among its pupils and staff. Danesfield Middle School in Williton, Taunton, closed earlier and has said its pupils will be taught remo...
A key railway bridge has been closed for about two years as the ageing structure is replaced. Winterstoke Railway Bridge in Weston-super-Mare closed to traffic earlier, with pedestrians able to use a ...
Clara Bullock,West of England and Alastair McKee,Somerset BBC Children and older athletes take part in the Cobble Wobble, as well as some in fancy dress A race taking cyclists up a steep and narrow co...
A man in his 50s has died and three other people taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash, police have said. Officers were called to the incident on the A303 between Sparkford and Wincanton in S...
Clara Bullock,West of England and Dan Ayers,Somerset The Rockpool Project Despite the cold and wet weather, people waded through rock pools on Klive Beach Volunteers have waded through cold water to c...
An upgraded roundabout which caused months of traffic delays has been reopened after a full year of works. The £10.7m project at the Dunball roundabout in Bridgwater, Somerset, which links junction 23...