Mendip Hills Fund open for groups

Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) is inviting community organisations to apply to the Mendip Hills Fund grants programme, but the clock is ticking! The 2018 round of the programme is open to new applications until October 31, 2018. Full story: Read more

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Boris Johnson's lockdown roadmap could be delayed, Covid expert warns April 22, 2021

The Prime Minister said he expects the roadmap to go ahead as planned but warned "there will be another wave of Covid" this year.

PICTURES: Evelyn Waugh's Somerset home up for sale April 21, 2021

THE Somerset home of writer Evelyn Waugh is up for sale - which a whopping £5.5 million asking price.

Hundreds of jobs at risk as Argos confirms Bridgwater distribution centre closure plan April 21, 2021

ARGOS has said it is set to close its Somerset distribution site, with more than 200 jobs said to be at risk.

BUSINESS COLUMN: 'Some causes for optimism in latest business figures for Somerset' April 18, 2021

AS a county so heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality it is good to finally see the staged opening of businesses within this key sector of our county’s economy.

Contents of Dorset country house to go under the hammer April 18, 2021

THE contents of a Dorset country house are being sold in an auction next month.

Internet use in Somerset higher than ever, figures reveal April 18, 2021

MORE people than ever were regular internet users in Somerset in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.