Speaking in Somerset, the new head of the National Farmers Union has equated food security to national security. The front entrance to a pub in Langport has been damaged after a car crashed into it. Police are investigating the theft of a cattle trailer from a farm near Corscombe...and more.
Speaking in Somerset, the new head of the National Farmers Union has equated food security to national security. Around 50 per cent of all food consumed in the UK is produced in the UK. Tom Bradshaw, the new NFU President, is calling on all political parties to prioritise the issue of food security.
The front entrance of the Langport Arms on Cheapside in Langport has been damaged after a car crashed into it at the weekend. No one was seriously injured but a stone pillar and part of the porch entrance collapsed in the collision that happened at around 8 pm on Saturday. The pub says the front entrance will remain closed for some time and that access is through a side door.
A Somerset woman is raising awareness about living with Crohn's Disease. Scarlett Luxe was diagnosed at 15 years old and said she never thought her life would be the same again. In the UK, over half a million individuals are living with Crohn's Disease.
Police are investigating the theft of a cattle trailer from near Corscombe. It was taken from a farm at Halstock Leigh in the early hours of last Friday. Police say several trailers have been stolen across the Halstock area and that this latest theft is likely to be linked to similar thefts in the South Somerset area. If you can help the Police with their enquiries please call the non-emergency number 101.
The RSPCA are appealing for help after an elderly neglected dog was found in Yeovil. The impact of flooding in Chard is being addressed by the Town Council. Stoke-sub-Hamdon’s new skate park is on its way to becoming a reality and more...
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from entering a number of stores in Yeovil. Motorway users faced a second weekday of problems on the M5 yesterday. The organisers of the Somerset Comedy Festival have had to cancel more shows...and more
A lorry driver has been taken to hospital after a crash. Coldplay becomes the first act to headline the Glastonbury festival five times. East Coker Community Primary raises school funds, supported by a Team England star...and more.
A man has died following a collision between a lorry and a van near Wincanton. A bottlenose dolphin has been photographed off the Somerset coast in what is being described as a rare sighting. Serving members of the armed forces, veterans and cadets are being offered free bus travel this Saturday to mark Armed Forces Day and more....
Revellers have been arriving in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival. A local tech business has been heralded ‘Best Rural Enterprise In The UK’. Somerset Police have taken part in an operation that has seized 150 thousand pounds worth of drugs...and more
An investigation is being carried out following the sudden death of a man in Yeovil. Yeovil Town Football Club has condemned the use of its former club logo being used in anti-immigration campaigns. A touch of continental café culture is one step closer in Yeovil and more...
A West Camel bakery is hitting out at plans to open a new farm shop and hotel nearby. A 24-year-old man from Ilminster has been arrested and bailed after Police stopped an illegal rave in east Somerset. A man in his 80s has died after a collision on a rural Sherborne road and more...
Somerset Council are advising residents to have their bins out by 6am in the early part of this week. People in Wincanton paid tribute to a World War 2 aircraft crew at the town’s Memorial Hall. Staff at a Chard garage are hopeful after being announced as finalists at the 2024 Independent Garage Association awards...and more.
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