A council has agreed a contract that will see them spend nearly £2.2m on tree care over the next four years. The deal agreed by Somerset Council includes funding for ongoing efforts to combat ash dieb...
The removal of a hyper-acute stroke unit at a hospital will begin in the spring, health bosses have announced. It means that, instead of being treated at Yeovil District Hospital, stroke patients need...
Nearly 90% of a county’s new council homes have been let to local residents, the council says, despite speculation on social media they would be used to house refugees. The 54 properties built f...
A school that supports children with complex emotional and mental health needs is set to expand. Inaura School has been operating one of its four Somerset sites at Leigh Road in Street since 2023. Som...
Daniel Mumby,Local Democracy Reporting Service, Michelle Ruminskiand Ruth Bradley,Somerset politics reporters BBC News The current state of the Life Factory building on Morland Road in Glastonbury aft...
A former councillor has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his role in a Just Stop Oil protest. Michael Dunk was elected to represent the Green Party in the Frome West division of Som...
There are no immediate plans to shut a recycling centre, which two years ago was earmarked for closure in a cost-saving measure. Somerset Council published plans in January 2024 to shut five of the co...
Residents have until New Year’s Eve to give their views on how one of their county’s landscapes should be managed over the next five years. The Quantock Hills National Landscape Partnershi...
Daniel MumbyLocal Demoracy Reporting Service Natural England The site near Langport is a crucial breeding site for birds A caravan park owner has been fined more than £116,000 after admitting disturbi...
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporter Daniel Mumby Planned site of the New Somerton Railway Station seen from the Ricksey Lane Bridge Delivering a new rural railway station remains “on the horizo...