The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Somerset’s Tom Banton registered the fifth highest score in history when dismissed for 371 against Worcestershire

Unions urge energy giant EDF to take action as concerns mount over health of construction staff

Dan Norris, the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, has also lost the party whip in the House of Commons.

The Prince of Wales has passed on a cheeky message from Prince George to the star of one of his new favourite shows

Prince William made a playful dig at Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper’s clothing as he joined him for a visit to young farmers in Somerset on Wednesday, 26 March.

The prince spent time at Folly Farm in Pensford in the Chew Valley area of Somerset on Wednesday.

Exhibition opens this week in Taunton Castle, where mass death sentences were infamously issued during Bloody Assizes

IN FOCUS: Two years ago, as property prices in Frome soared amid an influx of people moving from London, Frome Town Council declared a housing crisis. Today, Alex Ross speaks to a community determined to overcome the problem while becoming increasingly aware of a widening gap in wealth

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock since 1970 you will be aware of the five-day Glastonbury festival held every June (apart from “fallow” years to rest the land and the organisers), near Pilton in Somerset. Glastonbury is as much a pillar of the English summer as tennis at Wimbledon…

The UK’s seven most remarkable rentals, from Scotland to Somerset

The intimate setting of the UK Open in Somerset pits amateurs against pros in a way that’s becoming increasingly rare