North Petherton16 Dec 2024Children without Christmas gifts 'breaks my heart'Laura Evans from North Petherton, Somerset, started Help Thy Neighbour eight years ago.16 Dec 2024Somerset2 Mar 2024Slipper campaign gives confidence to pensionerThe NHS scheme is helping reduce accidents by promoting proper footwear.2 Mar 2024Somerset31 Jan 2024Steep rise in council tax approved to save servicesResidents in Yeovil and Taunton will see their council tax bill increase significantly from April.31 Jan 2024Somerset14 Aug 2023£9.5m sewage project protecting county’s riversThe North Petherton project by Wessex Water, will add capacity for excess water after heavy rain.14 Aug 2023Somerset26 Jun 2023Town of 10,000 welcomes 250 asylum seekersThe mayor says initial worries from locals have passed and the new arrivals have been welcomed.26 Jun 2023Somerset19 Apr 2023Guide dog helps blind woman in marathon bidAngela Blackwell, 56, who is registered blind, is set to run the London Marathon in aid of Guide Dogs.19 Apr 2023Somerset18 Aug 2022Council to vote on business park travellers' siteProposals for the site in Bridgwater, Somerset, are being considered by Sedgemoor District Council.18 Aug 2022Somerset10 Jun 2022Young cricketer reunited with family after attackSouth African bowler Mondli Khumalo, 20, is continuing his recovery after being left in a coma.10 Jun 2022Somerset6 Jun 2022Cricketer's first drink since coma 'huge milestone'South African bowler Mondli Khumalo was hospitalised after being assaulted near a pub.6 Jun 2022Somerset