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...
Joe SkirkowskiWest of England BBC Pupils at Haygrove School in Somerset are being punished for wearing mascara and false eyelashes Parents have described a make-up ban at their children’s school...
Track the latest team news announcements and line-ups from the second round of Champions Cup pool games. Source link...
Great Britain’s Matt Weston has continued his winning start to the Olympic season with another World Cup skeleton gold, while fellow Briton Tabby Stoecker claimed silver in the women’s eve...
There have been strange sounds, smells and sights at Shepton Mallet Prison gym. Source link...
James DiamondWest of England BBC Children across the UK are being taught how to be journalists in Jill Dando’s name A project inspired by murdered TV journalist Jill Dando which aims to inspire ...
PA Media People are finding it hard to book a flu jab as cases in hospitals rise Here’s our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from ...
A council said it was reviewing all projects where it looked after money on behalf of organisations after “mistakes” were made over a £2.9m government-funded factory regeneration. Somerset...
Twelve play areas in a town’s parks are to be upgraded “with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity”. Taunton Town Council agreed a £1.2m budget for the work to be carried out over...
A driver who had taken so many drugs he struggled to answer basic questions during his arrest has been sentenced. Officers called to a car being driven erratically in Somerset on 22 August found Jack ...