THE Somerset sign swapper has gone international, with road signs from Spain and France appearing in the town of Midsomer Norton, writes John Wimperas and Carmelo Garcia, Local Democracy Reporters.

THE Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) administration has delivered a balanced budget for 2026/27 that protects frontline services and invests in what matters to residents, despite £12 ...

EACH week, the Journal invites readers to identify a historic location from days gone by. Last week we featured a picture supplied by Peter Strawbridge and by the looks of it, it had everyone ...

A MIDSOMER Norton and Radstock Royal British Legion member has been celebrated for her 25 years unbroken service collecting for the Poppy Appeal. Volunteer Pattie Nicol was presented with a ...

BACK in July 2025 we wrote about an ambitious tree-planting project on the slopes of Dundry that was helping fulfil our vision of doubling tree cover in the area. The extremes of weather in the summer ...

MEMBERS of Bath Women’s Institute invited Bath MP Wera Hobhouse to come along to their regular weekly meeting in St Mary’s Church in Bathwick. A jam-packed attendance saw most of Bath WI’s 66 members ...

CELEBRATIONS have been in full swing at Bloomfield Care Centre at Paulton, as one of its residents reached his centenary in style. Resident Brian was joined by family, friends and care home residents ...

HALF-hourly rail services on lines in the West are set to continue permanently, after agreement with the Department for Transport. Since the regional authority, in partnership with Great Western ...

Paulton teenager, Sophie York, returned to the village following an incredible trip to Cologne, Germany, where she competed as an S6 swimmer for Great Britain in the World Dwarf Games, the same ...

Over the past decade, GoShine have managed community-focused sports facilities across the Bristol area. More recently, they have expanded into North Somerset and are already operating the Sports ...

The homes will be one-bedroom flats and two-bedroom houses all offered at social or affordable rent. PERMISSION has been granted to build 18 new low-cost homes on an underused Somerset car park after ...

The Fire Brigades Union, which collected the data, said firefighters are being asked to do more with less. Freedom of information requests by the union show there were 750 people employed by the Avon ...