The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Exhibition opens this week in Taunton Castle, where mass death sentences were infamously issued during Bloody Assizes

IN FOCUS: Two years ago, as property prices in Frome soared amid an influx of people moving from London, Frome Town Council declared a housing crisis. Today, Alex Ross speaks to a community determined to overcome the problem while becoming increasingly aware of a widening gap in wealth

Drivers had told Avon and Somerset officers that there was something on the road between junctions 20 and 21

Beckington, Somerset: We’re digging up the past in a rural churchyard, connecting people to their long-lost family members

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the superstore in Avonmouth, Bristol

Reality TV sensation Katie Price lit up Butlin’s Minehead Resort in Somerset this Sunday with a dazzling throwback gig.

Michael Wheeler, from Yeovil, Somerset had not been seen or heard from since August 24, with concerns for his welfare raised on September 16.

Severe weather warnings remain in place as Somerset declares major incident after homes and businesses flooded

Somerset Council and police jointly declared a major incident in the region.