Somerset street renamed "Lando Lane" for F1 champion Lando Norris as former teacher reflects A pedestrian street in Somerset has been renamed Lando Lane in honour of local hero Lando Norris Motorsport · Dec 8, 2025
Clarks opens up a shoebox of memories with museum to mark 200th year Shoemakers Museum in Somerset village of Street displays everything from school shoes to Wallabees and Desert Boots The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025
Shoemaker Clarks is turning 200. Its Quaker roots made it a pioneer of ethical business For many, the Clarks brand is a byword for sturdy school shoes and functional footwear for those of more mature years. The manufacturing and retailing company was set up two centuries ago in Somerset, England, in the shadows of Glastonbury Tor, by brothers Cyrus and James Clark. In 2025, it… The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025
Boy, 14, fighting for his life after being electrocuted by high voltage cable at £58k-a-year school Chase Allen, 14, was seriously injured along with two others by the high voltage cable at Millfield School in Street, Somerset Evening Standard · May 10, 2025
Volunteer firefighters are getting older. It could be a life-or-death issue With fewer young people joining their local volunteer fire departments, there may not be a fire crew nearby when you need one WEKU · Jun 13, 2023
Woman, 104, selling childhood home she's lived in for 102 years - which her parents bought for £200 Nancy ‘Joan’ Gifford lived in her beloved house throughout WWII and the invention of the TV Manchester Evening News · Mar 22, 2023
Gran to sell family home bought for just £200 - 102 years after moving in Nancy Gifford moved into a three-bed house in Street, Somerset, when she was just two-years-old in 1921 when her parents bought it for £200 - but now she's looking to sell the home she's lived in for over a century Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023
Halifax, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC all closing branches - see if yours is affected High street banks including TSB, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland are shuttering branches because of a move towards online banking, but at the cost of access to cash Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022