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Somerset Guardian
Raise a glass to Alsace
LAWRENCE GOLDSMITH follows a tasteful wine trail where he also samples the region's rich history
5 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Woman who lost ability to walk breaks cycle record
A West Country cyclist who lost her ability to walk as a teenager after being diagnosed with a debilitating illness has broken the world record for cycling the length of the UK and back.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Vacated seat now up for grabs
A council by-election is to take place for the local council seat that represents Jacob Rees-Mogg, after the current councillor for Mendip ward on Bath and North East Somerset Council stepped down.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Lend hand with Poppy Appeal
Volunteers are being sought to held with this year's Poppy Appeal.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Pupils earn their Stars and Stripes
Pupils from Peasedown St John Primary took part in a special trip to learn more about America.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
More comfortable success for ‘Timsbury
Timsbury made it three wins out of four in Division One of the Bristol & District League with a five-wicket win at home to Bristol West Indian Phoenix 2nd.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Joint effort to help tackle dementia
Bath and North East Somerset's second annual regional dementia awareness conference was held at St John’s Church in Peasedown St John.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Latest baffling switch is sign of the times
Residents of Midsomer Norton have been left scratching their heads after a road sign appeared at the town’s entrance claiming they now live in Frome.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Star's childhood toys fetch stellar £5k for school
Comedian Stephen Merchant's childhood Star Wars toys have been sold for more than £5,000 to help raise money for a local school.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Have tee-rific fun and support charity's fundraising drive
People in Somerset are being asked to swing into action and organise golf fundraising events to provide support a local charity.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Festival offers something for all
A Somerset festival returns this summer with its most ambitious and wide-ranging programme to date.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Another maximum keeps form going
Midsomer Norton continue to be unmoved at the top of the Prem 2 Bristol/Som Division in the West of England Premier League.
5 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Your chance to get a taste of farming life
The Royal Bath and West Show opened yesterday and one of its most popular attractions, Lakeside Farm, is once again set to offer a hands-on taste of rural life.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Nominate your favourite chippy
In honour of National Fish and Chips Day on Friday, June 6, MP Anna Sabine has launched the search for her Frome and East Somerset constituency’s Best Chippy.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Big response to aid plea after football coach's holiday fall
Friends and family of a Somerset dad-of-two left stranded abroad after a terrible accident have been 'blown away' by the response to an appeal for help.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
No end to inhumane and obscene conflict
After all these years of commemorations of previous wars and the sacrifices of the fallen, together with celebrations of our ultimate victories, very often we made pledges that, having witnessed such obscene humanitarian horrors and awful deaths and tortures of so many thousands of people, including masses of civilians, women and children in Holocaust concentration camps, that “this was to be the war to end all wars”.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Club is continuing its growth
South Wansdyke Archery Club continues to grow as an Archery GB affiliated club, providing a safe environment for the local community to enjoy the sport whether that's to be the best competitive archer you can be or for your own personal well-being.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Pair two clear to win Captain's Trophy
The Captains Trophy at Mendip Golf Club saw 47 pairs take part, with Wayne Dryburgh & Omar Aziz coming out on top with a fine nett 58. Richard Clifford & Cliff Hall were two behind in second, with Lee Callow & Danny Durbin third on 61 after countback from Martin Stephens & Mark Necker.
4 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Half of health board staff to go in 'devastating'cuts
Four hundred people who work in non-clinical roles across two major NHS bodies in Gloucestershire, Bristol, and part of Somerset are expected to lose their jobs in a major spending cut ordered by the government.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
IT'S HIGH TIME FOR SUMMER
COLOURFUL HANGING BASKETS CAN BE A FLOATING GARDEN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Rely on Met Office's cool analysis of data
Some people think climate change is nothing but a scam and that the narrative is being controlled by mysterious global forces.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
The stage is set for village's annual music extravaganza
Some of the most popular and successful entertainment acts in the region will be performing at this year's 16th anniversary Party in the Park festival in Peasedown St John on Saturday, June 14.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Young filmmakers' movie pitch shot
Aspiring young filmmakers living in Somerset are being invited to submit an idea for a short film for a chance to get cash and access to equipment - and expertise to make their ideas a reality.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Gregory leads from the front
Lewis Gregory led from the front with a brilliant 89 not out as Somerset completed a five-wicket Rothe-say County Championship Division One win over Sussex at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Film highlights key role of our ancient woodlands
The latest film in the documentary series Wood for the Trees - Ancient Woodland Restoration: The Story of Light and Life - has its premiere on Thursday, May 22, from 6.30pm at Frome Town Hall, as part of Frome Climate Film Festival.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Hall climbs to the top after countback
The Jock Callaghan Medal was competed for by 125 men at Mendip Golf Club this week.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Community heroes are honoured
British Empire Medals have been given to six “community heroes” at a ceremony held at the Bishops Palace in Wells.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
High Street revamp seen as key to town centre overhaul plan
Plans have been revealed for a complete overhaul of Keynsham town centre, and residents and businesses are being asked for their views on a shortlist of ideas about how the town could be revitalised for the future.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
'The Croc is ticking!' Peter Pan must face Hook again
Theatre Royal Bath has announced that star of stage and screen, Tristan Gemmill, will don the infamous hook and sail back to Neverland as the fearsome Captain Hook in this year's pantomime spectacular, The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Somerset Guardian
West-wide health care board plan in pipeline
Decisions on health care, from hospitals to GPs’ surgeries to pharmacies, for a swathe of southern and south-west England from Christchurch in the east to Exmoor in the west, and encompassing Bath, Wiltshire and Swindon, could all be made by one body.
1 min |