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Levels of infection in the Cheddar Valley and across Mendip are now incredibly low. There haven’t been any Covid-19 cases in Mendip for a while and there have...

The death of George Floyd in the United States has brought racism into sharp focus on both sides of the Atlantic. Around the country, tens of thousands of...

Wells MP James Heappey has requested a tribute to Private Leslie Bowen be made on his behalf ahead of D-Day 76 tomorrow (Saturday). The Commonwealth War Graves...

Unsurprisingly, the Government’s focus over the past few months has been Covid-19. It is of course the main effort and consumes a huge amount of ministerial...

After almost eight weeks of strict lockdown measures, it will be a relief for the vast majority of us that we are now able to enjoy a little more freedom in our...

I am sure I was not the only one to read with delight the story from the weekend encouraging us all to eat more meat, chips and cheese throughout this lockdown...

Following on from my last column, there have been developments in the response to Covid-19. NHS staff, builders, carpenters and architects, the armed forces and...

For the last week nationally, we have seen a sustained plateauing and even reduction in the number of deaths caused by coronavirus. That is matched by equally...

This last week would have been the dream start to the season for the many local businesses in our visitor economy. The weather has been glorious, Somerset has...