Somerset Council and Westmorland and Furness Council were formed on the same day. In Cumbria, the government decided to split the council in two. This would have been the Liberal Democrats' preferred ...

Ferne Animal Sanctuary has launched its summer holiday schedule with various family-friendly activities in Chard. The programme will run throughout the school holidays, including a mix of animal ...

I am intrigued by a roadside version of this simple game, seemingly now being played by highway officials in Somerset, writes.

Think about how many older people you know who fall and break a hip. The reason bones become more frail as we age is that our bone density reduces. If it reduces enough then we get osteopenia; if it ...

Publicly-owned Great British Energy has awarded mayors grant funding to roll out projects such as solar panels on community buildings to cut bills.

Tess Howard, who competed for Team GB in the Paris 2024 games, has joined Dr Alice Porter to make school sports clothing fitter for purpose.

Good grief – Royal Mail has released images of new stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of the popular comic strip Peanuts. The eight stamps include specially adapted artworks from classic comic strips ...

Care home workers and their families are almost twice as likely to live in poverty as the average UK employee, according to research published as those in the adult social care sector await details on ...

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record amid mounting pressure over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction and an £850 million secret relocation scheme.

Around one million UK homes have risen by at least 50% in value since the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates by Zoopla. The property website said house values have increased by a fifth (20%) ...

Hamas’s military wing was proscribed in 2001 and that was extended in 2021 to include its political wing. After Ms Turness’s comments were reported, a BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC constantly makes ...