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Central Somerset Gazette
2025 Glasto: where to go
The official map for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been unveiled.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Local surgeries that will share in million-pound funding confirmed
SIXTEEN GP surgeries in Somerset will share just over £lm of government funding to expand their premises and provide a better experience for patients.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Muskets enjoy first sweep of campaign
TAUNTON Muskets hosted the Bristol Bats in their first home game of the 2025 South West & Wales Baseball League on Sunday and secured their first sweep of the season, winning 8-7 and 16-6.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Ideal half-term destination
WITH the beginning of half-term, parents across the South West are thinking about ways to entertain their children which can’t be ruined by the weather!
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Full crowd helps topple leaders in another thriller
A TREMENDOUS all-round performance saw Team Bath Netball inflict only a second defeat of the NXT Gen League season on table-topping Loughborough Lightning after an epic contest that gripped another capacity crowd at the Team Bath Arena.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Gregory leads from the front in victory
LEWIS Gregory led from the front with a brilliant 89 not out as Somerset completed a five-wicket Rothesay County Championship Division One win over Sussex at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Libraries ‘are a lifeline that must be kept funded'
SARAH Dyke, MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, has called for funding for local libraries to be prioritised.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'Urgent funding for hospital' call after closure of nearby services
TAUNTON MP Gideon Amos has stepped up calls for urgent interim funding for maternity and paediatric services at Musgrove Park Hospital, following the abrupt closure of key facilities in nearby Yeovil.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Defeat at the death can’t dampen fantastic occasion
WINSCOMBE Ladies head coach Gavin Hancock was overcome with pride despite his side's defeat to Buckingham Swans in the Papa Johns Women’s Junior Cup final at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Somerset Day full of standout moments
Communities across Somerset and far beyond came together in spectacular fashion to mark the 10th anniversary of Somerset Day, with a record-breaking weekend of events that showcased the county's pride, heritage and vibrant community spirit.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Sea Cadet unit awarded £1,000 thanks to public
A LOCAL charity is one of four causes to have received a funding boost as part of Benefact Group's Movement for Good Awards to support their vital work.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'Celebrating Street in all its glory'
STREET Parish Council's Community Awards and Investiture Ceremony takes place on Wednesday, June 4, from 7pm.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Weddings made historic occasions
Couples that are looking for an alternative wedding day can now choose from heritage venues including a Saxon Longhall and 14th century Abbey Barn.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Perfect for the brave and the Bouldering
Director Andrew Bisgrove is pictured with the new Bouldering wall which opened on Saturday at the Wells Road Trading Estate in Glastonbury.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Paradise found
A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF A MOST TREASURED SPACE
2 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
INEOS' NEW LAUNCH RULES OFF ROAD
THE INEOS Grenadier has been around a while, having first arrived designed to be focused entirely on getting owners where they need to be, regardless of the conditions.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Club embarks on another chapter in their journey
BRIDGWATER United Women have been laying the foundations as they embark on yet another new chapter for the side.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Anti-social behaviour ‘a horror show for visitors’
NANCY CONNOLLY
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
County-based distributor 'is being held to ransom'
A FOOD distributor for major UK supermarkets has said it is being held to ransom by cyber attackers.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Bishop urges MPs to reject assisted dying bill
AHEAD of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill debate in Parliament on Friday last week (May 16), the Rt Revd Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells wrote to MPs serving communities across Bath and Wells, assuring them, and all our MPs, of his prayers as they prepare to debate this “complex and difficult issue” and his continued opposition to the proposals.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Weekend aims to increase people giving sport a try
BOWLS' Big Weekend is returning for its fifth year and is set to be the biggest yet with a record-breaking 800+ clubs signed up to take part, including clubs in Somerset.
7 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'Scrapping fare cap will hit rural services'
LIBERAL Democrat MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, Sarah Dyke, has called on the Labour Government to urgently protect the national bus fare cap and commit to greater investment in local bus services, warning that failure to do so will hit rural communities the hardest.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Refresh and renew
Breathe new life into interiors with designer Kelly Hoppen's tips for simple updates. LUCY ROBINSON finds out more
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Ride along with star Sam on the Glasto-bound trains
Sam Ryder (pictured inset) and Self Esteem are among the climate hero stars who'll be travelling to Glastonbury by train this year.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Unbeaten side too strong
FOLLOWING last weekend's bumper schedule, only Taunton Pistols took the mound on Sunday in the South West & Wales Baseball League.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Norris looking to regain advantage in title battle
GLASTONBURY racer Lando Norris will be hoping to get his Formula One Drivers Championship battle back on the road this weekend as the season enters its European triple-header.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Forest edge tight thriller
TEAM Bath Netball went to extra-time for the second time this NXT Gen League season, but were unable to secure the win on this occasion as they narrowly lost 58-56 at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
'It's time to climb and connect'
After two years in the making, Lost Projects is thrilled to announce the grand opening of Project 3 - Bouldering Wall, Glastonbury's first public bouldering facility this Saturday, May 17.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Narrow friendly win over local rivals
LAST Wednesday, Glastonbury Wyrral Park hosted City of Wells in a four-rink men’s friendly.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Central Somerset Gazette
Vital war work of local pilot inspires MP's call for memorial to heroics
TESSA Munt, MP for Wells and the Mendip Hills, has joined the campaign to commemorate the brave pilots and navigators of the Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU), who served during the Second World War.
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