A DRIVER from Bridgwater has avoided a prison sentence for causing a crash that killed a cyclist, who was just yards from her front door. Victoria Hamer was at the wheel of a red Volkswagen Polo on Thursday 17 September 2020 when she collided with
A WOMAN accused of murdering her husband told a jury she armed herself with a knife as she feared her husband was going to hurt her. Penelope Jackson, 66, confronted her husband David, 78, in the spare bedroom of their home, telling him she was
A RANGE of buses in and around Bridgwater are cancelled today due to sickness and Covid-19. Travel firm Buses of Somerset has outlined the services affected. They are: Service 21: 15.45 Bridgwater to Taunton, 16.40 Taunton to Burnham, 18.06
IF you think you've had a bad morning - spare a thought for this lorry driver. The vehicle appears to have reversed into the water at Bristol's waterside, causing a logistical problem for rescue teams, it seems. The trailer is dipping into
A DEVELOPER has won an appeal over plans for 27 new homes near the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Land Allocation Ltd was refused permission by Somerset West and Taunton Council to build 27 new homes on Shurton Lane, Stogursey, in October
