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Champion trainer Paul Nicholls ready to start season
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls is readying his stables for the new National Hunt season, which gets under way at Chepstow today.The Ditcheat trainer, who secured his seventh straight trainers' crown...
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Zombie walk will see living dead march through Glastonbury
The living dead will walk the streets of Glastonbury later this month as the town hosts its first official Zombie walk. The event is being organised by Marthacare, the Glastonbury charity set up in...
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Ilminster firm helps cushion the blow for X Factor acts
Almost everything that appears on the X Factor is loud and emotional so viewers could be forgiven for overlooking Ilminster's contribution to the television show. But the settee and chairs supplied by...
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Gary Johnson: Yeovil Town must play without fear at Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers' flying start can allow Yeovil Town to play without fear today, according to manager Gary Johnson. The Glovers' weekend hosts are the early pacesetters in npower League One and are yet...
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Gas price rise fuels anger of consumers
Chancellor George Osborne last night urged energy firms to reconsider price rises that have sparked warnings of more households being plunged into a "long, cold winter". Amid union and consumer group...
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Student brushes up on football skills to play with Robbie Williams
A Midsomer Norton man working his way through university as a supporting actor had to brush up his football skills for his latest role alongside singer Robbie Williams.Scott Stevenson, 29, will be...
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Brendan Dolan ends Justin Pipe's run in World Grand Prix
Justin Pipe's run in the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was ended in the quarter-finals by Brendan Dolan last night. Somerset star Pipe was beaten 3-1 by last year's finalist, and had no answer for...
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Mistake and yellow flag cost Jenson Button in Korean Grand Prix qualifying
Jenson Button will start tomorrow's Korean Grand Prix from 11th on the grid after a disappointing qualifying session. Frome's Button was third fastest in Q1, but made a mistake at the start of Q2 and...
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Somerset Rebels beat Leicester Lions to reach Premier League play-off final
Cases Somerset Rebels have booked their place in the grand final of the Premier League play-offs after last night's 54-39 win over Leicester Lions. The Rebels needed to win by seven points or more at...
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Bucharest Wolves v Bath Rugby: Ollie Devoto in line for Bath debut
Fly-half Ollie Devoto will make his first start for Bath when they kick off their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign against Bucharest Wolves today. The 19-year-old Academy fly-half has appeared as a...
View ArticleArrests made and property seized in metal theft clampdown in Somerset
Police have made arrests and seized property as part of their clampdown on metal thefts in Bristol, Somerset and Dorset.Officers carried out stop checks on commercial vehicles and vans in an effort to...
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Badger cull could start this weekend
The controversial pilot cull of badgers in the South West could begin as early as this weekend, but officials and organisers are remaining tight-lipped about plans. The Government has given permission...
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Adie Britton stands down as manager in Bath City reshuffle
Adie Britton has stood down as Bath City manager in the wake of Tuesday night's FA Cup defeat at Gosport. He will become the club's director of football development, with former assistant Lee Howells...
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Police swoop on scrap yards over metal thefts
Police forces across the West have completed a week-long series of secret raids on scrap yards and waste tips as part of a major regional crackdown against the scourge of metal theft. Stealing metal...
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Tranmere Rovers v Yeovil Town: Jamie McAllister ready to take on leaders
"Perform and we will win" is the simple message from confident Yeovil Town captain Jamie McAllister ahead of their trip to table-topping Tranmere. The Glovers head to Prenton Park on Saturday seeking...
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Magician suffering from curse in run-up to latest Jewish demon show
A controversial demon-haunted box will be re-opened in Cheddar Gorge and strange things have already started happening. Two years ago Jez Starr, the Dreaded Mentalist, introduced the concept of the...
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Call for Beaminster Tunnel memorial to remember landslip victims
Work to stabilise a road tunnel in Dorset where two people were killed in a landslip should include a memorial, a councillor has said. Rosemary Snell and Michael Rolfe, from Somerset, died when their...
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Somerset M5 crash is still a mystery one year after tragedy
A memorial concert will be held next month to mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific M5 crash that claimed the lives of seven people. The 34-vehicle crash on the northbound carriageway of the M5...
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Yellow warning issued for rainfall and flooding risk in Somerset
A yellow warning for rain has been issued for the middle of next week in Somerset and Dorset with flooding likely in areas where the ground is already sodden by persistent rain.The warning has been...
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CCTV images released after petrol thefts in Somerset
Police are trying to trace a man they want to talk to about a number of drive-off offences from petrol stations in Somerset.The CCTV pictures are from the South Petherton service station on Harp Road...
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