4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (407+ words) Building a new recycling centre in Weston-super-Mare across the road from the current one is set to cost more than the multi-million-pound restoration of Birnbeck Pier. North Somerset Council voted on August 8 to begin work on plans for a new…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (424+ words) Councillors had previously repeatedly refused to allow the 'gunfire-like' sport in the city Padel courts are finally set to be built in Bath, after councillors relaxed their hard line against permitting the noisy sport in the city. Bath made national…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (355+ words) The DWP has explained the rules around the Motability scheme as it faces pressure to extend it The DWP has recently been forced on two occasions to clarify the rules on eligibility for the Motability Scheme if claiming a benefit…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (965+ words) View of the Firepool regeneration site from the A3038 Priory Bridge Road(Image: Daniel Mumby) The future of the Firepool regeneration site in Taunton is increasingly uncertain as Somerset Council considers its next steps. The brownfield site, located between the A3087 Trenchard…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (406+ words) GV of The Crown Court at Minshull Street, Manchester(Image: MEN Media) The former chief executive of Taunton Town Football Club has denied conspiring to rape and drug a woman alongside 12 other men, including her husband. Karl Lindsay, 55, of Taunton,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) Proposed access to the planned data centre on the A39 Bath Road in Bridgwater.(Image: Google Maps) Over 15,000 people have signed a petition urging Somerset Council to cancel plans for a data centre to be built in Bridgwater. The proposed data…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (748+ words) The fancy but affordable spot is not going anywhere anytime soon It is nearly 10 years since The Ivy Bath Brasserie and Garden first opened its doors in Milsom Street, and it has become an institution in the city ever since....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (782+ words) Planned site of adult gaming centre at 14-15 Cornhill in Bridgwater town centre(Image: Somerset Council) Plans to create an adult gaming centre in the heart of Bridgwater have been refused by local councillors – despite a licence for the business being…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (827+ words) Proposed site of waste recycling centre on Somerset Bridge in Bridgwater, pictured in 2021(Image: Google Maps) People exploring a scenic Somerset canal could soon be greeted by the sight of a major recycling plant if plans are given the green…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) "My husband says if you cut me in half, I'd have 'Butlin's' running through me like a stick of rock." A Butlin's worker is celebrating 45 years at the holiday park in Minehead. Linda Carroll was just 20 years old when she…...