£1m upgrade will safeguard lake’s future
Sammy JenkinsWest of England andMatty EdwardsBristolBBCWork to improve the surface of walkways is expected to take six monthsSwimmers say they will miss using a marine lake while it is closed…
Mulberry founder Roger Saul wants walnut farming help in Somerset
charlessainsburyplaice.co.ukFormer fashion designer Roger Saul now farms walnuts in Somerset with wife MontyA fashion designer who turned his hand to walnut farming has boasted a bumper crop of the nut…
GWR railway work to affect Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads and Chippenham
Joe SkirkowskiWest of EnglandBBCRail replacement buses will run between Bristol and Bath SpaRail passengers are being urged to plan ahead due to potential disruption caused by maintenance work during the…
Somerset Council to decide if Saxonvale in Frome should be resold
Ross CraneWest of EnglandBBCThe social enterprise group had been given "exclusivity status" to buy the Saxonvale site A council has confirmed it will vote to decide whether a derelict site…
Dozens in Somerset SEND failures protest at County Hall Taunton
Ruth Bradley andMichelle RuminskiSomerset politics reporters, TauntonBBCParents and children gathered outside County Hall in TauntonDozens of families gathered outside a council's headquarters to protest against special educational needs and disabilities…
Crewkerne housing plans putting town at ‘breaking point’ say residents
Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceJuliet EardleyMore than 100 residents in Crewkerne have objected to the plansResidents in a countryside market town have said local services and infrastructure are already at…
Henry Arundell, Marcus Smith and Bristol injury crisis – Prem talking points
Is this the start of a new sort of unexpected at The Stoop this season?Eight minutes gone, snappy ball off the top of the line-out, and fly-half Marcus Smith attacks…
Arrest after woman raped in Taunton park
A man has been arrested after a woman was raped in a park, police have confirmed.The woman was found in a distressed state in Victoria Park, Taunton, by members of…
Send in Somerset families ‘systematically failed’, say parents
Michelle RuminskiSomerset political reporter, Taunton andBea SwallowWest of EnglandBBCMum-of-three Hayley says trying to secure special educational need provisions for her children has been "exhausting"Parents of children with special educational needs…
CrossCountry RMT rail workers’ strike will cause ‘significant disruption’
Sammy JenkinsWest of EnglandPA MediaRMT union members will walk out on Saturday 18 OctoberRail passengers are being warned of "significant disruption" ahead of planned industrial action and strikes.All CrossCountry services…