16+ min ago   (1429+ words) WEST Somerset residents are being encouraged to understand their health after research revealed four-in-10 adults had never thought about their risk of developing type two diabetes. It can lead to life-changing complications, including heart disease, stroke, and sight loss if…...

32+ min ago   (304+ words) MINEHEAD found themselves with a blank Saturday after their away match against Worle in the first division of the Uhlsport Somerset County Football League was called off. “We got a call from Worle on Friday to tell us that their…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (546+ words) ASHBRITTLE are the new champions of the first division in the West Somerset Cricket League after beating main rivals Crowcombe at home in their latest match. Crowcombe had to win to stay in the championship race but fell 72 runs short…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (377+ words) FORMER Australia A international and Western Storm star Piepa Cleary has joined the Somerset Women coaching team as bowling consultant. Piepa, who was born in Perth, is a right arm medium bowler and only retired from playing earlier this year…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago   (483+ words) POLICE hunting burglars who raided a West Somerset village community shop have appealed for anybody with information or CCTV footage to step forward. Stogumber’s volunteer-run shop and Post Office was robbed in the early hours of Wednesday, August 12. The thieves…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago   (511+ words) THE Vale of Porlock echoed with the sounds of ‘Lili Marlene’ and ‘The Last Post’ as a moving graveside ceremony was held in Hawkcombe Cemetery on Thursday, August 13, for the rededication of the burial of a young airman killed in…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (119+ words) NATIONAL Grid engineers worked through the early hours of Saturday (August 15) to repair a fault which left more than 70 Minehead properties without power. The outage happened shortly before 1 am in The Parks area of the town and impacted a total…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (309+ words) THERE is a ‘realistic prospect’ of a £130,000 community shop opening in Kilve by next Easter to replace the village store and Post Office which closed more than a year ago. Project chairman Jim Morris said the modular wooden shop was…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (457+ words) The event, held in the town’s West Somerset College, saw a welcome rise in both entries and attendance. The cup presentations were made by longstanding judge and exhibitor Jim Moon, whose continued support and expertise are greatly valued by the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (305+ words) DESPITE the long and very hot summer, Watchet Bowling Club members have stayed cool under pressure - and their teams have even won trophies. At the height of the heatwaves to date, some games have sensibly been postponed or indeed cancelled....