Woman dies suddenly at address in Clare Street, North Petherton -...
A woman in her 40s died suddenly after collapsing at the weekend, an ambulance spokesman has said.The woman who died has since been named as 41-year-old Heidi Hopley, as her father and step-sister pay...
View ArticleTwo-car Crash in Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton on the B3227 -...
A crash on the B3227 in Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton has caused delays this morning.Police say two cars were involved in the crash at the junction of Rectory Road, which caused congestion on the way...
View ArticleTributes to 'kindest, most caring girl' after sudden death of...
A father and step-sister have paid tribute to a dedicated and caring woman from North Petherton, who died suddenly at the weekend.Heidi Hopley, 41, of Clare Street, appears to have collapsed in the...
View ArticleCrash in Bridgwater partially blocks A38 Taunton Road, congestion...
Police were reporting crash on the A38 in Bridgwater.An update to bring you as of 7.48am, the site of the crash and the road has now been cleared and traffic returned to normal.Somerset Live is...
View ArticleMotorcyclist left seriously injured after crash on Wincanton High...
A motorcyclist has been left with serious injuries after a crash which has shut Wincanton's High Street.Police and ambulance crews were called out to Wincanton just after 10am today (October 4) after a...
View ArticleTeenage girl hit by van on A38 in Bridgwater
A teenage girl was injured in a crash in Bridgwater which partially blocked one of the town's main roads.Police and ambulance crews were called out to the A38 Taunton Road at around 3.30pm yesterday...
View ArticleMan escapes Bridgwater crash with facial injuries after...
A Somerset man escaped with facial injuries after being involved in a crash in Bridgwater this morning (October 4).Police and ambulance crews were called out to the A38 Taunton Road just after 6.20am...
View ArticleYeovil firefighters free woman stuck in service lift
A woman had to be set free by Yeovil firefighters this morning (October 4) after becoming stuck in a service lift.One fire crew from Yeovil was scrambled to a property on Middle Street following a...
View ArticleMoped fire on Cleeve Road, Taunton believed to be a deliberate...
Fire crews believe that a moped fire in Taunton was started deliberately.Crews attended the fire on Cleeve Road in Taunton at around 7.15pm tonight (October 4).The moped was completely destroyed by the...
View ArticleCrash at Creech St Michael near Taunton: Two people trapped after...
Emergency services helped free two people from a vehicle after it crashed into a wall.Fire engines from Taunton were called to Creech St Michael just after 5.30am today (October 5).Ambulance crews and...
View ArticleMissing Michael Casey: Avon and Somerset Constabulary appeal for...
Police are appealing for information for information about a missing 33-year-old man.Michael Casey, from Bath, has not been seen since Sunday (October 2) and Avon and Somerset police are concerned for...
View ArticleA37 Yeovil crash: woman suffers chest injury after car hits tree
A woman has sustained a chest injury after her car hit a tree in southern Yeovil. Police and ambulance personnel were alerted at around 3.15pm today (October 5) after a car crashed into a tree on the...
View ArticleA303: three-car crash causing delays between Yeovil and South...
Commuter heading home from Yeovil face disruption on the A303 this evening (October 5) after a three-car crash.Police were called out to the westbound carriageway near Stoke-sub-Hamdon at 4.40pm after...
View ArticleFire in Evercreech, near Shepton Mallet: Crews from Castle Cary,...
Fire crews were called out to a dishwasher on fire last night (October 6).Fire engines from Castle Cary, Shepton Mallet and Wells were at the scene of a dishwasher on fire inside a kitchen at around...
View ArticleOwn a Hotpoint, Indesit or Creda tumble dryer? You could get...
It is almost a year since domestic appliance giant Whirlpool told customers there was a danger that tumble dryers made by its companies Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit could burst into flames.The...
View ArticleFire crews from Wincanton, Castle Cary and Somerton let fire...
Fire crews from four Somerset towns were called to a blaze at a large barn filled with 300 tonnes of hay and a baler. Several callers notified Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service about the fire...
View ArticleHow the fatal M5 crash led to a disastrous court case and one...
The M5 tragedy of 2011 led to a criminal case which ended in farce as the Somerset man behind a fireworks display held on the night of a massive motorway crash on the M5 was eventually cleared of any...
View ArticleThe firefighters who tackled fatal M5 crash in 2011 tell their...
It had already been a busy night for crews at Taunton fire station on November 4, 2011.Some of them were at Bridgwater carnival, keeping a careful eye on the squibbing and taking part in the...
View ArticleCrash on A361 Street Road near Glastonbury partially blocks...
A road in central Somerset is only "just passable" this afternoon, according to a police traffic map. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. CLICK REFRESH OR PRESS F5 SO YOU DON'T MISS THEM. The A361 in...
View ArticleThese images capture the full scale of the M5 tragedy of 2011
It is hard to imagine the scale of the devastation which emergency services faced when they arrived at the M5 near Taunton on November 4, 2011. Seven people died and 51 were injured during a series of...
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