A Somerset councillor has joined the Liberal Democrats after leaving the Conservative Party last year. Cllr Steve Ashton, who represents Crewkerne, was elected as a Conservative in 2022. However, he ...

The organisers are a small arts charity that organises and promotes a range of high-quality, classical and baroque concerts at venues across the ...

Free parking in Somerset’s towns could be scrapped along with the introduction of Sunday and overnight charging under ...

SOMERSET’S new Local Plan won’t be completed until the spring of 2029 – one year later than originally intended.

Crewkerne councillors are set to explore public sentiment over the future of the town’s Boxing Day hunt meet. The discussion ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 14 of Somerset’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – ...

A piece of slate was used to smash a glass door at the Long Ash Service Station near Frampton, allowing the men to enter the premises and steal a quantity of cigarettes. The men left the scene in a ...

The growing problem of bins cluttering Crewkerne's streets has led to calls for urgent action to clean up the town's ...

Cllr Ashton ran against fellow councillor Adam Dance at the general election in July 2024, finishing sixth out of six ...

Here's a look back to the archive when top radio DJ Steve Wright visited a night spot in West Bay, where the owner was married to a much loved ...

Somerset Council has received £500,000 from the government ... for the green space – and 15 will be planted at the Barn Street Recreation Ground in Crewkerne. Councillor Graham Oakes, portfolio holder ...