A project in Sherborne to support families living in deprivation is being supported by Downton Abbey creator Lord Julian Fellowes.

Downton Abbey creator says 'everything not fine' for many in hometown

A pub in Somerset is rapidly getting a name for itself as Britain’s most festive inn.

The festive pub with a 'wine bottle snowman' and 55,000 Christmas lights

Volunteers from charities and organisations around Somerset have taken part in a carol concert linked to one hosted by the Princess of Wales.

Schools and groups unite for Princess of Wales carol service

People living in the village of Mudford say they fear sewage could flow into their homes this winter if they experience more flooding.

People 'adopting' drains to stop sewage from flooding their village

A Taunton man has urged young people to talk if they’re being bullied - saying school was hell for him.

Man says bullying made school 'hell' for him and urges victims to speak out

Family-run business closed on Saturday, November 2nd, after 42 years - no one came forward to buy it as a going-concern. Other places closing - hardly any other independents left in the town.

A shop in Chard, which had been in the town for 42 years, has closed after its owners were unable to sell it as an ongoing concern.

'Sadness' as shopkeepers of 40 years struggle to find buyer for their store

Despite fears of falling membership in recent years, there are hopes for a bright future for the historic tradition of carnival in Somerset.

Hopes for a bright future for Somerset's spectacular carnivals

The carnival circuit will kick off in Bridgwater this weekend before the rest of the Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals circuit. 

Bridgwater Carnival timings, road closures and more as spectacle returns

Somerset Council has urged the government to change the law or raise funding to help local authorities better support children with special educational needs.

Calls for new legislation or more money to tackle SEND 'crisis'

A 15m long bridge has been lifted into place in Shepton Mallet connecting two parts of an old railway line.

Strawberry Line gets bridge to divert cycle path over busy road

A couple from Somerset are looking for a new home for their enormous fossil collection, in the hope it stays together after they have died.

Couple looking for new home for huge fossil collection

File photo. Lord Peter Mandelson pictured in July 2023.

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston explains how Lord Peter Mandelson might yet not be packing his bags for Washington DC.

Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston breaks down potentially the most important diplomatic decision Starmer will ever make. 

Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

Ruth Jones and James Corden attend a BBC launch event for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale, at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024. 

After the show's 2019 Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger, with a marriage proposal, viewers will hopefully get an answer on Christmas Day.

James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

ITV News' Robert Peston looks at why the prime minister has given Lord Mandelson the UK's top diplomatic job to the US and what risks are involved

Why Starmer picked Mandelson for Washington

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

Peter Mandelson expected to be made Britain's new ambassador to US

The Queen's longtime hairdresser has spoken to ITV News about her decades-lasting friendship with Her Majesty.

Royal warrant for the long-serving hairdresser to the Queen

ITV News' Chloe Keedy reports from Avignon, France, after attending the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men in the mass rape trial.

Gisele Pelicot calmly faced the unimaginable in court for the final time

ITV News' Steve Scott speaks to Lord Seb Coe, one of seven candidates vying to become IOC president, about how the Olympic games could shape up. 

Ben McGrail

Reporter, ITV News West Country