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A school rated “inadequate” by Ofsted will become an academy in an attempt to improve standards. The Somerset primary school near the planned site of nearly 250 new homes has been described as ‘in turmoil’ with ‘exhausted staff’ and where children are …
An hour-long diversion route will be offered when a village road in Somerset closes later this month.
The A368 in Compton Martin, on the edge of the Mendips, is to shut from October 24 to 27 for Wessex Water works. A stretch of the road between Mill La…
Somerset is a brilliant place to live, we all know that.
Since the pandemic there has been a rise in the number of people from London moving to the countryside and Somerset and the Cotswolds are top favourites.
Places like Stroud and Tetbury in the Cot…
Mike “Lofty” Carr, who has died aged 101, was one of the top navigators in the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG); he worked with the SAS on navigation and took part in many raids in North Africa deep behind enemy lines.
On the night of September 15 1942…
“Ooo, you’re going to be so pleased.” With 12 years of marriage and 11 of parenthood under my belt, I should have known the dangers of launching a conversation that way. “I’ve booked us a night in Wiltshire to break up the journey from Norfolk to the…
A decision on plans for more than 1,700 new homes in a Somerset town could be delayed for at least six months following warnings by transport bosses.
Outline plans for the Selwood Garden Community (SGC) have been put forward, which would see green fiel…
A CAMPAIGN to help Cancer Research UK fund vital research has already raised £20,000 – twice the original estimate.Two young cows and three livestock embryos have been auctioned in aid of the charity and two yearling donkeys are due to be sold online l…
Archive Photo Special: Part Two
Over the course of the winter months, we have been delving into the archives in order to unearth some interesting photographs from throughout our history.
Some of these images won’t have been seen for decades, so we hop…
A woman in her twenties has died following a collision between a truck and a car on the A361, Frome Road in Southwick.
Emergency services were called shortly after 11am on Monday, January 10 to the crash which involved a blue Citroen C3 and a white tip…
A woman has died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Southwick, near Trowbridge.
Multiple emergency services were called to A361 Frome Road shortly after 11am on Monday (January 10) after a collision between a blue Citroen C3 and a white …