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  • Warning as water turns red at ponds in Bridgwater

    WARNING signs are being put in place around Bridgwater's Bower Ponds after the water has turned red in places. Sedgemoor District Council say they have contacted the Environment Agency who believe that it is kind of algal bloom that has occurred

  • Woman who ran Somerset brothel ordered to pay back £650,000

    A 52-year-old woman from North Somerset has been ordered to pay back £650,000 she made while running a brothel in Weston-super-Mare. At a hearing held on Friday, July 24, Bristol Crown Court was told Natalie Davis had financially benefitted from

  • Somerset ranked in top 5 UK outdoor holiday destinations

    WE all know Somerset is among the UK's best outdoor destinations. And now a new report has confirmed that belief, ranking the county in the top 5 of the UK's Best Outdoor Destinations. The data, put together by holiday rental search engine HoneToGo

  • 'Is a foreign holiday really so important?'

    THE latest advice re quarantine when returning from holidaying in Spain. What every your Political affiliation, it is very evident that whom ever makes any recommendation regarding this awful pandemic, will be damned if they do and damned if they

  • Fire crews tackle tractor blaze in field

    A TRACTOR was damaged after catching fire in a Bridgwater field. Two fire crews from Bridgwater, one from Street and a water bowser from Yeovil were sent to the field, in Chilton Road, Chilton Polden, at just after 12.30pm yesterday (July 29).

  • Dog rescued from bungalow fire in Somerset town

    A DOG was rescued from a property after a fire started in a rear bedroom. Crews from Wells and Shepton Mallet were called to Churchill Close, Wells, at just after 6pm yesterday (July 29) after reports of smoke coming from the rear of a bungalow.