The candidates who will be standing in constituencies across our area in December's General Election have been announced.

The British Geological Survey are asking those who felt last night's 3.2 magnitude earthquake in Somerset to fill out a questionnaire

A&E waiting times in Somerset are continuing to rise - despite fewer people with minor injuries being treated there.

22 year old Andew Dymock of Weymouth Street was arrested yesterday.

Up to 46 new affordable homes have been approved for North Dorset.

Police and fire crews were called to a suspected deliberate fire in Yeovil overnight.

A man from Somerset and another from Devon are preparing to spend Christmas Day on a boat along with two others.

Only around half of services will be running on South Western Railway for the next 27 days as a walkout begins.

Police in Martock say three men have broken into a house and assaulted someone inside.

Tributes are being paid to celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, whose career took off after working in Taunton.

A man from Somerset is starting a 10-month jail term for helping cause injuries which a court heard were similar to that of a bomb victim.

The Volunteer Centre Dorset is trying to encourage more firms - certainly in the north of the county - to accept ‘Community Credits’.

Police searching for a missing woman from Dorset have found a body.

Dorset Police have launched the second phase of their "Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View" survey.

It was one year ago on this day (November 21) that the West Country was subject to heavy snow.

South Somerset councillors have been accused of having 'no common sense' after they approved plans for new homes in Bruton.

A decision on Bristol Airport’s major expansion bid will not be made this year.

More light snowfall is possible on remote parts of Dartmoor and Exmoor today.

A fire in Yeovil's Sedgemoor Close late yesterday afternoon was believed to have been started deliberately.

Children in Dorset are more likely to get a criminal record than almost anywhere elsewhere in the country.

The number of people killed on Somerset's roads increased by 18 percent last year, compared with 2017.

A new bypass could be constructed north of the Glastonbury Festival site to ease traffic on one of Somerset’s major freight routes.

This week we're looking at the levels of racism across Avon and Somerset and the support available.

This weekend's Bridgwater Carnival starts an hour earlier at 6pm and involves a trial allowing spectators to make £3 contactless donations using bank cards.

There's a number of Environment Agency flood alerts in force this morning

Yeovil Town and Haringey Borough have issued a joint statement saying they want 'football to be the winner' in tonight's re-arranged FA Cup tie.

As temperatures noticeably drop this morning, Somerset’s highways teams say they're all set for Winter.

Yeovil are facing an FA and police investigation after their opponents walked off the pitch due to a reported racist incident.

Reports of horses and hounds from a hunt causing problems on a road near Sherborne are being investigated.

A former soldier from Yeovil has published a comedy book to help others suffering from depression

School pupils in Dorset are being warned they need to behave better on buses.

Free tourist bus coach parking is being offered at two locations in the Mendips - following an 18-month trial.

'Patchy, unreliable and in some places non-existent', that's the findings of a major report from businesses across Somerset looking at their access to broadband.

Hundreds of extra police officers have been pledged for the region after the Home Secretary announced what she calls an 'uplift' in officer numbers.

A decision which could see the closure of up to eight Devon & Somerset fire stations has been pushed back until December.

Dairy farmers in the South West say they're worried about the rise in sales of plant-based milk alternatives and are urging shoppers to support local milk producers.

There's a warning about the state of the dairy industry, as a major regional farming event gets underway at the Bath & West showground.

Team GB have announced their Sailing squad for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Police have welcomed the jailing for a man who carried out a series of burglaries in Yeovil.

Almost £180,000 has been saved this year from the Dorset public purse by residents filling out a form online about voter registration.

Somerset County Council's has issued a message to any parents who feel they're struggling saying help and support is on offer and shouldn't be seen as a last resort.

A settlement of £674,000 has been agreed after a long-running dispute over Somerset's learning disabilities service.

A pedestrian died at around 5am this morning after an accident with a car on the A38 at Brent Knoll.

The M5 remained closed all night after an accident involving two lorries - but two of the three lanes reopened at 720am.

Police in Taunton believe there may be more victims of man who raped a woman while she slept.

A woman from Dorset has been fined for using Batman, Supergirl and Harry Potter trademarks on costumes.

Users of the new England Coast Path, which stretches through Somerset, are being asked to help shape it.

South Somerset District Council has bought Glastonbury's B&Q site for £4 million - which it now intends to generate a return on.

As National Air Ambulance Week gets underway today, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is playing a starring role in a new document.

Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are beginning a brand new university course to help them to manage patients in hazardous environments.

As the cold weather starts to set in, officials in Dorset are running a competition to name their gritting vehicles.