59+ min ago   (162+ words) The Chard & Ilminster News published three death notices last week. Every week, the Chard & Ilminster News publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have passed away. Here are the most recent notices placed in…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (438+ words) A lunar eclipse is set to grace the night sky later this month as stargazers will be treated to another stunning sky event. The upcoming eclipse will follow the deep partial solar eclipse on Wednesday (August 12). Millions all over the…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (307+ words) A Wildcat helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton soared over Britannia Royal Naval College during a passing-out parade in Dartmouth. The flypast was part of a special ceremony marking the completion of 29 weeks of intensive training for 150 junior officers, including 134 from the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (574+ words) I've been writing this column for well over a year now, writes Pete Richards. I've always tried to have a positive message about how you can take control of your own health and how you will age. This has been…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (529+ words) I always try to be sympathetic when I’m stuck on the M5 motorway, and just recently that’s happened three times, writes Clinton Rogers. I always think to myself: "This may be inconvenient to me, but some poor person up ahead may…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (728+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking to emergency responders at the West Midlands Fire Service incident command unit during a visit to Stourbridge Andy Burnham has called in the military, announced a ban on disposable barbecues and warned smokers not to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (309+ words) Residents in South Somerset can play a role in shaping proposed road and traffic changes where they live. New yellow lines, altered speed limits, or road closures might seem sudden, but these changes are usually discussed publicly before being implemented....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (528+ words) A Somerset fire station has taken to social media to thank a local window cleaner for helping to tackle a blaze—as the water-wielding Good Samaritan is revealed to be a former firefighter himself. Chard Fire Station issued an appeal…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (906+ words) A CHARD man has avoided jail after possessing animal pornography, trying to sexually communicate with a child and showing another child videos of himself performing sex acts. Andrew McLeod, 34, of Victoria Avenue, Chard, formerly worked for the Ministry of Defence…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (329+ words) As students digest their A-level results and look forward to university life, research indicates that this year’s freshers should prepare to fall out with their housemates over noise, missing food and mess. According to a study on behalf of Nationwide’s…...