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...
Almost 200 people have been diagnosed with HIV or hepatitis since local A&E departments introduced routine screening. About 180 people who attended A&E have been diagnosed with blood-borne vir...
A council is planning to increase council tax bills for residents as it attempts to balance its books. Somerset Council is proposing raising its share of the precept by at least 4.99% next year and is...
Children will be able to use buses for free again after a successful summer scheme saw more than 900,000 young people take part. The summer holiday project led to thousands of free journeys being take...
Ruth BradleyPolitics reporter, in Taunton BBC Cars will be able to park for free on Sundays in some parts of Somerset Proposed Sunday parking charges branded a “big mistake” by shopkeepers...
Available for over a year In 1945, aviation history was made by a pilot named Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown and an aircraft called the Sea Vampire, which is on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. ...
A man has appeared in court accused of inflicting life-changing injuries during an alleged assault. Arthur O’Brien, 33, was charged with grievous bodily harm and being in possession of an offens...
Swindon Wildcats Ice hockey fans donated 425 teddy bears to the children’s charity Barnardo’s Swindon by throwing them onto the ice Here’s our daily pick of stories from across local...
The pressure is certainly greater on Norris than anyone else. All year, McLaren have looked like the team who will deliver the drivers’ title, and he is the man leading the championship. At the ...
Three rural schools have recorded a virtual Christmas celebration because of a rise in transport costs. The pupils would normally come together to celebrate in Somerset but school leaders say doing so...