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Taunton Together to return 'bigger and better' in 2025
Taunton Together is confirmed to be returning to town with a range of events planned to come to Taunton for the second time in two years.
£27m funding agreed to get Portishead Railway on track
Work could start in the summer
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Somerset addict's one-man crime wave after 'a bad batch of drugs'
He attacked shop workers and cops and left an elderly driver battered and broken - and said it was during an 'an out of body experience' and 'in a confused state of mind'
Somerset MP slams politicians ‘distracted’ by inheritance tax changes for farmers
Sadik Al-Hassan said he was growing increasingly concerned that issues regarding the future of farming are not being addressed.
Massive barge arrives to help build £230m Bridgwater tidal barrier
The barrier will be operational in 2027
Cheltenham Festival 'ghost town' with flat atmosphere in the area
Both employees and owners said they'd noticed a difference between 2025 and the event in previous years, suggesting the rising cost-of-living and poor economy were reasons for the poor turnout.
Lando Norris's glamorous life with F1 success, lucrative deals, and stunning car collection
He is the favourite to win the 2025 F1 title
Sir Chris Whitty to visit Minehead as local MP calls for solution to dental crisis
Rachel Gilmour has made dentistry a top priority
Sir Chris Whitty to visit Minehead to judge scale of dental crisis
Sir Chris Whitty will be paying a visit to Minehead in the coming months following calls from the local MP to ease the dental crisis in rural Somerset.
Vintage 1991 Toyota Supra to go up for auction at motor museum
A Toyota Supra is estimated to sell for £14,000-16,000 in the Charterhouse auction of classic and vintage cars at the Haynes Motor Museum on Thursday 27th March.
Taunton's flood defences set to be upgraded
A key section of Taunton’s flood defences could be upgraded in the coming months to protect new flats planned for a key brownfield site in the town centre.
How has Somerset shopping and hospitality changed since the pandemic?
The UK's High Streets and city centres have never been the same since the first national lockdown was announced in March 2020 - with some never to return to the bustling places they once were
Taunton food stalls 'livelihoods at stake' as council cuts electricity supply
Food stalls in Taunton have said their “livelihoods are at stake” after the council made the decision to cut their electricity supply.
Biddy's Burger Bar back on the market after deal collapses
A historic Taunton business is back on the open market after a collapse in a deal to buy it happened this month.
Police seize drugs, cash and phones in Bath raid
A woman and two men were arrested
Taunton flood defences to be upgraded to unlock new flats
Hundreds of existing properties will also be protected
Bid to stop controversial Bath LTN voted down
It has been popular on the road, but unpopular in the surrounding area
White Hart, Castle Cary, officially under new management
A Somerset town pub has been saved by new management as a couple look to change things up to stop it from going permanently.
Live: Urgent searches for missing Yeovil woman last seen three weeks ago
Jessica sometimes wears a wig