A freight train crawls along the railway track through Old Sodbury, Wiltshire on the line between Bristol Parkway and Swindon, which has been heavily affected by flooding and caused major disruptions on the rail networks forcing Christmas travellers to take to the roads. (2012)

Go-op plans to operate return weekday and weekend services between several West Country towns.

New co-operatively owned trains to rival GWR in 2025 

More than 2,000 fish, including eels, lamprey and bullheads died in a tributary of the River Avon following sewage leaks.

Company fined after thousands of fish killed by sewage leaking into streams

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

Small business owners in the West Country fear it will become "extremely difficult" to pay staff under plans being considered by the Government. 

'We're on a knife edge': What do people want from the Chancellor's Budget?

The project to reopen the pier, which is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, is due to be completed by autumn 2027. 

Historic pier awarded £10m in 'lifeline' lottery funding 

Reclaim the Sea and Refugees Welcome North Somerset have been running swimming sessions for women in the Bristol and Weston area.

Refugees and asylum seekers overcome sea trauma through new swimming sessions

Contractors will start by removing any asbestos and repairing the sea wall.

Work begins to restore seaside town's dilapidated pier

Secret World Wildlife Rescue in Somerset has said this is the second case this year of a fox with a piece of litter stuck on its head. 

Fox found with plastic container stuck on its head 

The sessions teach basic swimming skills to those who have suffered adverse experiences in the water.

Sea swims help refugees overcome water based trauma

It was part of a multi-agency week of action targeting a number of shops in the town

£10,000 worth of illegal vapes and tobacco seized

It comes after a petition calling for donkey rides to be banned clocked up more than 900 signatures. 

'It's tradition' - huge support for donkey rides to stay amid calls for ban

Emilio Santoro Named 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Winner

The judges just couldn't help falling in love with him.

Meet the man crowned the 'world's best Elvis tribute act'

The 75-year-old has raised more than a million pounds for various charities over the past 30 years.

Man walks 30 miles up and down pier in memory of his wife

He is accused of conspiracy to supply cocaine and ketamine, money laundering and conspiracy to acquire a firearm.

Man on the run for four years arrested in Morocco and returned to UK

Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a man in Weston-super-Mare last year. 

Weston Super Mare

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