PUPILS at Westfield School in Radstock let their inner gladiators out after an inspired visit from UK CrossFit star Zack George. Also known as “Steel” from the TV show Gladiators, Zack has achieved ...

AN apology has been issued to Radstock residents whose recycling and waste was not collected after the Easter weekend. They were among about 12,000 households across Somerset where the bins had not ...

HALF-hourly rail services on lines in the West are set to continue permanently, after agreement with the Department for Transport. Since the regional authority, in partnership with Great Western ...

We are a group of seven volunteers, with a combined age of four hundred and sixty years, who have been looking after Paulton for the last ten years. Ida, along with Liz Hardman and John Bull (BANES ...

The initiative aims to encourage and empower residents to share their views. Run by Community Connectors, they plan to engage with more than 5,000 residents over the next 12 months through ...

EACH week, the Journal invites readers to identify a historic location from days gone by. Last week we featured a picture supplied by Peter Strawbridge and by the looks of it, it had everyone ...

THE Somerset sign swapper has gone international, with road signs from Spain and France appearing in the town of Midsomer Norton, writes John Wimperas and Carmelo Garcia, Local Democracy Reporters.

CELEBRATIONS have been in full swing at Bloomfield Care Centre at Paulton, as one of its residents reached his centenary in style. Resident Brian was joined by family, friends and care home residents ...

A LOCAL transport provision run by Radstock-based charity, SWAN Transport, is transforming everyday life for residents across BANES. New figures have shown the scale of the charity’s impact in ...

POLICE have descended on the A367 which has been closed following an incident in Radstock. A number of emergency service vehicles have arrived at the scene on Wells Road, Radstock, this afternoon.

LOCAL postmasters are being given one of their largest-ever pay rises this month as part of the Post Office’s five‑year transformation plan ‘New Deal for Postmasters’. They will benefit from higher ...

STANTON Drew’s stone circles were probably erected sometime around 4,500 years ago. This was when the "Neolithic Revolution" saw a major lifestyle change, moving from migration and hunter-gathering to ...