Delays to implementing speed-reducin
g measures on a road in Wincanton have been blamed on the recent bad weather. In October, police confirmed a number of measures had been agreed with Somerset County Council to be introduced on Moor Lane. Full Story: Read More
Shepton Mallet Prison one of six old jails to be closed | This is Somerset
Cell doors are set to slam shut for the last time
at Shepton Mallet Prison. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the oldest working prison in the country is to close, along with five other old jails. Full Story: Read More
UK Methane announce plans for fracking in Somerset
UK Methane will shortly be applying for planning permiss
ion to drill for shale gas using hydraulic fracturing in Somerset. Full Story: Read More