A PLAQUE has been unveiled in a South Somerset village to honour a local man who sold his land so a special affordable home scheme could be added to his village. Acorn Homes, a South West-based property developer, unveiled the plaque at a new street
THIS is the dramatic moment a man tried to gun down two armed police officers - forcing the cops to scream and fire back. Daniel Hannam, 32, is charged with two counts of attempted murder following a standoff in Castle Cary, Somerset earlier this
A MAJOR route in Yeovil is set to be resurfaced this month - but will see the road closed overnight for more than a week. The resurfacing will require a road closure between the Bluebell Roundabout and the Westlands Throughabout and will take place
WE trawled the streets of Somerset to find out what YOU think of Brexit. To join the debate, use the comment box below, or click here to take part in the County Gazette Somerset EU Referendum. Meanwhile, here is what people are saying in Somerset
WHAT do superfast broadband, an endangered bird and a business centre specialising in low-carbon energy have in common? Answer: all three are Somerset projects which have been boosted by EU funding. For years we have heard all about the supposed
THE case for Brexit: Great Britain’s exit from the European Union n We are a democracy. n 17.4 million voted leave. Leave won. Remain lost. n The Government said it would honour the result. n Regain Britain’s sovereignty and independence
THOUSANDS of people have attended, more than half a million pounds raised for charity, and yet after 40 years organisers of a local fair have decided to bow out while they are still on top. Forde Abbey held its first fair more than four decades
“It is time for the British people to have their say. It is time to settle this European question in British politics. “I say to the British people: this will be your decision.” Those were the words of then-Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013
