All news on the topic: Somerset

Cheddar, in Somerset, is home to some of the UK's most popular natural landmarks in Cheddar Gorge, which sees tourists flock to it - but the town, whilst known for its cheese, actually spent decades not producing any

INTERVIEW: Aston Villa marksman Ollie Watkins has grafted his way to Premier League and England stardom in the view of his former Weston-super-Mare boss Ryan Northmore

Over 9,000 ranked towns and villages across Britain based on their peace and quiet, scenery, food and drink, attractiveness and shopping - and Wells in Somerset topped the list

Festive fan Hannah Cox loves Christmas so much that she goes all out by decorating the front of her house - but unfortunately, not everyone is impressed

Organisers have been forced to end a competition to rename a police horse after a civil rights hero in Bristol after campaigners, who labelled the move "divisive", launched a petition against it

England’s smallest city with a population of just 12,000 is also a popular filming ­location that has featured in Hot Fuzz and Wolf Hall - and now it's topped a consumer poll

Andy Baker, chief executive of Healthtracks Clubs in the Roman city of Bath, has spoken of the impact tourism has had in the area, where house prices have shot up over the past decade

Malik Urfan Sharif, 41, is being hunted by cops in Pakistan after allegedly fleeing the UK prior to the body of his daughter 10-year-old Sara Sharif being found in Woking, Surrey

10-year-old Sara Sharif's body was found at her home in Horsell, near Woking, Surrey, on Thursday before police launched a murder investigation, revealing three people of interest may have left the UK

Christopher and Rosa Streets are celebrating this week after finally getting hitched in their 80s – thanks to a chance meeting involving direct sunlight and a pair of outrageous socks

Storm Antoni has battered the UK with the highest wind gust recorded at 78mph on Saturday amid a danger to life warning issued by the Met Office as the 'unusual' summer weather continues

Endangered fish species that would have been decimated water supply was cut off at the Tropiquaria Zoo in West Somerset include the Mexican Goodeid and Monterrey Platy

Keir Starmer said Labour's stunning by-election turnaround in Selby and Ainsty was a 'cry for change', as the Lib Dems seized Somerton and Frome but under-pressure Rishi Sunak narrowly scraped a win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Sam and Lorraine, from Hampshire, adopted nine-year-old Charlie after he had spent more than 500 days in an RSPCA rescue centre in Somerset waiting for his forever home

Abigail Eldridge from Cornwall, has been described as a "loving and supportive sister" to her older brother Charlie, as well as being a "caring friend with a great sense of humour"

An estimated 2,000 tonnes of waste – that's almost 10kg per person at the 210,000 capacity event - is left every year after Glastonbury festival goers pack-up their tents and head for home

Think the stars cash in on Glastonbury? Think again! The iconic festival relies 'completely on the goodwill' of superstars like Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Adele

People living in Glastonbury, Somerset, every year see a number of revellers showing up with tents and rucksacks thinking that the festival takes place there, when it is actually held in Pilton

Somerset and Frome MP David Warburton announced he is quitting, triggering a fourth Tory by-election after Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams all resigned as MPs

At the age of 40, James Anderson remains a vital member of England's Test team and the veteran seamer has opened up about his plans for retirement ahead of the Ashes

The last Labour government approved 10 sites for new nuclear power stations in 2009, but construction has begun on only one plant that is not due to be ready until 2027

The boy sunk deep into the mud while walking his dog along the beach in Clevedon Pill, Somerset sparking a major rescue operation with firefighters and coastguard crew

Anderson confident his groin strain is nowhere near as severe as the calf injury he suffered in 2019 that curtailed his Ashes participation at the first hurdle

After many parts of Britain were battered by Tuesday's thunderstorms, Wednesday also continued to pose real problems as clean-up attempts were hampered as the heavy rain continues to fall

Lucy Anne was on her way home near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in the early hours of Tuesday when a latex-clad man wearing a mask leapt out in front of her car