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Radio Somerset,·46 episodes
Three Royal Navy personnel have died in the incident.
03 Jun 2026,·3 mins
Parts of the UK have seen record breaking temperatures of 34.8 degrees.
26 May 2026,·4 mins
Somerset Council is calling on the police and highways to help tackle future long delays.
20 May 2026,·6 mins
The CQC found the hospital under persistent pressure by understaffing and overcrowding.
13 May 2026,·5 mins
The tanker needs to be fully drained before recovery can take place.
05 May 2026,·5 mins
The government will stop housing asylum seekers in North Petherton from the end of July.
22 Apr 2026,·7 mins
The head of a maternity ward says she has full confidence that patients will be safe.
21 Apr 2026,·6 mins
Resident doctors undertake a six-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay.
07 Apr 2026,·4 mins
Millions are expected to take to the roads, rails and airports over the Easter weekend.
02 Apr 2026,·5 mins
The government has launched a consultation looking at whether the sport should be banned.
01 Apr 2026,·6 mins
Thousands of families will no longer get supermarket vouchers during school holidays.
11 Mar 2026,·4 mins
Yeovil District is one of 12 NHS Trusts whose maternity services are under investigation.
26 Feb 2026,·5 mins
Somerset Council says it had 3000 reports of fly-tipping in 2025.
25 Feb 2026,·5 mins
The government has delayed the announcement for the new medium helicopter contract.
20 Feb 2026,·5 mins
Businesses on the A361 say they are accessible but people think they are closed.
17 Feb 2026,·4 mins
Emma Hardy MP visited Somerset to reassure locals of government investment.
11 Feb 2026,·4 mins
Three more homes in Burrowbridge and Stathe flooded over the weekend.
09 Feb 2026,·4 mins
Around 850 road defects, including potholes, were reported over one weekend.
03 Feb 2026,·5 mins
As the rain continues, concerns rise about farmland and soil conditions.
02 Feb 2026,·4 mins
Somerset Council leader Bill Revans says a major incident has been declared.
28 Jan 2026,·3 mins
Ian Withers from the Environment Agency on the current situation around flooding.
27 Jan 2026,·6 mins
Ian Withers from the Environment Agency brings us the latest.
26 Jan 2026,·3 mins
Health Secretary Wes Streeting gives his verdict on the NHS in Somerset.
23 Jan 2026,·7 mins
A local famer is calling for vaccines warning the disease could 'decimate the industry'.
12 Jan 2026,·2 mins
Harry Basham's mum Leanne Golding is calling for urgent safety improvements.
09 Jan 2026,·6 mins
Somerset council is in talks to raise its tax by more than double the permitted limit.
08 Jan 2026,·4 mins
Alex Berkhill from the Met Office gives an update on Storm Goretti.
08 Jan 2026,·1 min
MPs have expressed concerns over funding the government is giving Somerset Council.
06 Jan 2026,·4 mins
There's 5 years of work to go until the nuclear power station is generating electricity.
02 Jan 2026,·5 mins
Greg Elliott-Moustache from Shepton and Wells Vets shares his expertise.
24 Dec 2025,·4 mins
