An average of four arrests a day are now being made as part of a crackdown on burglary, drugs and knife crime across Avon and Somerset.

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) will be running events right across the South West today, as part of this year's Restart a Heart day.

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

The Frome Medical Practice say they're doing their bit to help reduce CO2 emissions and improve sustainability.

Friday’s Gallagher Premiership opener will be a new stadium attendance record for a sporting event at Ashton Gate.

Organisers of The Sand Sculpture festival in Weston have extended the event, giving people more of a chance to visit it.

Revised plans for 260 new homes in Bridgwater are expected have been approved at a meeting today.

A person was rescued from the water last night in Burnham's slipway.

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

Scientists working with a group of koalas at Longleat have discovered vital genetic clues which may help to secure the long-term survival of the iconic Australian marsupial in the wild.

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

Police and coastguards were called to reports of someone in the water last night in Bridgwater.

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

Detailed plans to transform Bridgwater's Northgate site have now been submitted.

'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.

It's claimed Northern Ireland could in the future vote to forge closer ties with the rest of Ireland because of Brexit.

A request for a £1.2 million pound investment in Taunton's Brewhouse Theatre has been turned down.

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

An RAC mechanic’s been seriously injured in a crash on the A303 in Wiltshire.

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.

The overnight closure of Weston Hospital's A&E department has officially been made permanent.

Investigation work for a scheme to transform the A303 near Stonehenge will enter its next phase over the coming weeks.

Children's charity Barnardo's is looking for volunteers in Dorset to help vulnerable children.

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

A South West based project to build the fastest car in history, has reached a critical phase.

Emergency services have spent the night at the Sewage Treatment Works in Dunster's Station Road.

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.

The Environment Agency is being asked to look again at plans for the Bridgwater tidal barrier scheme over fears it could be missing a tourist opportunity.

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.

North Somerset Council have begun legal action against the owners of Birnbeck Pier for letting it fall into disrepair.

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.

A helicopter crew based at RNAS Yeovilton has been deployed to the Bahamas.

There'll be a demonstration in Bridgwater this afternoon against plans to suspend Parliament.

A motorcyclist, aged in his 40s from Wiltshire, was airlifted to hospital yesterday after a crash in West Dorset.

Someone fell eight metres while climbing in a quarry near Shepton Mallet yesterday.

Sedgemoor Council is urging people not to swim in Burnham's Apex Park Lake after a blue/green algae was found.

A man's beginning a special challenge today which will see him pass through a number of counties in England.

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens has been awarded £1.16m Home Office funding to introduce Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) across Avon and Somerset to tackle serious violence.

Coastguards have issued a warning about today's heavy rain and strong winds.

The coastguard in Watchet have urged people not to take home suspected wartime bombs they find.

Two men who were caught stealing fuel from two lorries in Taunton have been jailed for a total of 18 months.

Investigations are continuing this morning after a fire in Gillingham's High Street in the early hours of this morning.

A man has been charged following an armed robbery at a Post Office in South Wiltshire.

Somerset County Council says all options will be explored as they look to fund two new bypasses - following concerns.

A Chinook helicopter from RAF Odiham in North Hampshire has lifted 46 tons of Chalk onto the side of Milk Hill near Devizes to enable villagers to restore the Alton Barnes white horse.

Overnight works on the Toneway in Taunton were said to be a 'success' last night and highways bosses say tonight's planned closure is no longer needed.

The Breeze can reveal a member of Devon and Somerset's fire Authority has called for changes to the ongoing consultation.

Young people will today be walking through Yeovil town centre to highlight mental health issues.

Yesterday's hot weather caused a number of call outs across our region.

A court has granted the closure of a property in Highbridge for three months to disrupt local drug activity.