News

Let's take a look back at the many varied Spring headlines of the Somerset County Gazette over the past 40 years.
This year’s London Marathon event also broke a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the largest number of finishers. A total of 56,640 participants crossed the finish line, beating the 55,646 set by the ...
A woman has said she is “thrilled” after becoming the first person to be crowned Flatpack world champion. The Flatpack World ...
A mum from Milverton, near Taunton, had a desire to conquer the open sea, and her dreams for her son were made into a film in 2019.
An award-winning Taunton Indian restaurant has received a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating this month and has also launched a new bespoke menu.
The White House plans to reduce the workforce by 1,200 over several years and cut thousands of positions at other intelligence agencies ...
Reform UK has said it is committed to keeping the NHS free at the point of delivery, as stated in its 2024 election manifesto. And in a social media post last month it said “Reform will never charge ...
Family members have paid tribute to a 16-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake. Nottingham College student Valentine Ikechukwu was pronounced dead after a ...
The West of England result was particularly remarkable for a five-way split in the vote: Labour got 25.0%, Reform 22.1%, the Greens 20.0%, the Conservatives 16.6% and the Lib Dems 14.0%, meaning the ...
Fire crews from Bridgwater, Cheddar, Street and Burnham On Sea are currently fighting a large outdoor fire in the Bridgwater Without area, Somerset.
Kelly Smith and two men – her boyfriend and their friend – were convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking over the disappearance of Smith’s daughter, Joshlin, who was six when she went missing in ...
Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.