Devon and Somerset Fire ServiceSeveral firefighting crews were called out to the incident in AxminsterResidents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin…
Furniture 'crooks' scammed families out of £1,000sFamilies have been sharing their anguish after "crooks" working at a mobility furniture firm persuaded them to spend thousands of pounds.Gwen Farler, 84, from…
Maternity and paediatric units which were closed over safety fears have been given a reopening date, subject to meeting specific criteria.The service at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) was closed on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…