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...
Work on a new primary school is to start in spring next year in an area where new housing developments are increasing the demand for school places. Somerset Council confirmed in March that a new £7.7m...
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporting Service LDRS Somerset Council proposed to introduce Sunday parking charges across the county A church leader says implementing car parking charges on a Sunday wou...
Daniel MumbyLocal Demoracy Reporting Service Daniel Mumby The new battery site will be built near a housing estate A battery energy storage site is to be built in a town despite being initially reject...
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporting Service Daniel Mumby The Cross Rifles roundabout is one of the busiest road junctions in Bridgwater Motorists are “sick to death” of traffic after the...