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Avon & Somerset Police involved in operation to remove ‘Kidflix’ child abuse website

POLICE officers in the Avon & Somerset and Dorset areas have been involved in an operation which identified more…

The first Haynes Motor Museum car boot sale of 2025 takes place on Saturday, April 5

Haynes Motor Museum car boot sale returns this weekend: All you need to know

THIS weekend will see the return of a popular Somerset car boot sale for a new season. Haynes Motor Museum…

Pringles tubes can now be recycled in kerbside collections in Somerset

Somerset recyclers unite! Pringles tubes can now go in your black box

PRINGLES tubes – the nemesis of recycling boxes everywhere – can now be recycled in kerbside collections across Somerset. The…

Wincanton to mark VE Day 80 with moment of celebration in Cale Park

WINCANTON will host a “shared moment of celebration” marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month. On May 10,…

Cheddar Gorge (Somerset), Stonehenge (Wiltshire) and Corfe Castle (Dorset) make the list for stunning sunsets

Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset locations among top 10 UK spots for stunning sunsets

LOCATIONS in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire make the list of the top 10 places in the UK and Ireland…

Nature Minister Mary Creagh, blue coat, unveiled plans for the Western Forest

Blackmore Vale set to be part of 20 million-tree Western Forest

PARTS of the Blacmore Vale will form a new Western Forest, the government has announced. A new national forest, stretching…

The crash happened on the B3081, near Wincanton Racecourse. Picture: Google

Biker killed in crash near Wincanton Racecourse

A BIKER died after a crash near Wincanton Racecourse on Wednesday morning (March 19). Police said they were called to…

A 'blood moon' might be visible on Friday morning, weather permitting

Stargazers urged to get up early to view lunar eclipse this week

STARGAZERS are being urged to get up early on Friday morning (March 14) to be in with a chance…

Clockwise from top left: The Newt, the Grosvenor Arms, The Old Bell Hotel and the Manor House

Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire hotels make Times top 100 places to stay list

A NUMBER of hotels, inns and resorts in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset make a new list of the best…

The fire station is calling for more on-call firefighters to join Picture: Sherborne Fire Station

Pig barn near Wincanton “seriously damaged” in fire

A BARN housing pigs and piglets near Wincanton caught on fire on Saturday (March 8). Luckily, the animals were taken…