John Thorne

THE secrets of starting a community food distribution project will be shared across Somerset later this month by Eve Stucki, of Wivey Kitchen.

A QUANTOCKS Hills community will shortly begin the process of drawing up a climate adaptation plan.

A PETROL station owner’s bid to put up a 23 feet tall advertising sign on the edge of Wellington has been thrown out by a planning inspector.

THE National Trust, which owns Wellington Monument, is marking its 130th birthday by unveiling ambitious plans to tackle what it described as a nature crisis over the next decade.

A WARNING about thefts on Exmoor has been issued by police after four incidents in three weeks.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with an exciting new woodland project in Porlock which is part of a wider local campaign to celebrate the time when modern computing pioneer Ada Lovelace lived in the village nearly 200 years ago.

THE future of a warship adopted by the town of Wellington has been secured after the trust which owns it was awarded a £225,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.

A WEST Somerset zoo has stepped in with 24 hours to spare to save a wild bobcat from being put down after its big cat sanctuary owner was ordered to re-home his animals following convictions for causing unnecessary suffering.

THERE was a warm welcome on Exmoor when five generations of one local family gathered together.

AN average 27p per week increase in Minehead council tax bills from April was agreed by town councillors this week.