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Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond is to raise the issue of pre-school funding with the Government after it came up during a visit to Busy Bees nursery…

SIR: I think many of your readers will be as saddened as I was by the news of Barry Cryer’s death, especially those who packed the Theatre Royal…

The Somerset areas where Covid cases have soared since Freedom Day Infection rates are rising across almost all of the county The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP We use your sign-up to provide content in ways youve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can u...

The 26 areas where Covid rates have risen dramatically in a week amid Delta variant surge Well over half of the county has seen local rates rise over the past fortnight The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP We use your sign-up to provide content in ways youve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd pa...

By Letters to the Editor Send us your views on the weeks news Boomtown festival The words offered by the female spokesperson “We can’t imagine another summer without celebrating with our local community etc" are, to put it frankly, patronising and inaccurate. Let’s not lose sight of the fact that this event is a self-serving commercial enterprise benefitting only those who organise and are invested in the ...

Winscombe couple Alfie and Joan Bendall celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with an afternoon tea in their garden.

Mobile phone mast EIGHT areas of Winchester are set to benefit from upgraded 4G coverage this year after a pledge from the UKs mobile network operators. EE will upgrade 40 4G sites in Hampshire this year known as partial not-spots - areas where there is mobile coverage from at least one, but not all, operators. It is part of the Shared Rural Network scheme, which comprises £500 million in government funding to eliminate hard to reach areas where there is no coverage from mobile operators...

Coronavirus: The 28 areas of Bath and Somerset where Covid cases are still rising There remain a number of hotspots in the county Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we of...

"A funny place to shoot a man you want to murder?" the defence barrister suggested. "One of the best places I should have thought," he countered. "Have you ever heard of the heart?" prompted the lawyer. "It is very difficult to hit what you want to?" came the riposte. "Have you heard of the head?" he finally proposed. "It is very difficult to hold a revolver straight," the target replied. The exchange between Blake Odgers and John St Foyne Fair was conducted at Hampshire Summer Assi...

Coronavirus: The 33 areas of Bath and Somerset with the fewest new Covid cases Cases are declining across the country and also in our region The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we...