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Major incident declared in response to heavy rain and flooding - somerset.gov.uk
Major incident declared in response to heavy rain and flooding somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 10:40 pm
"Pumps now outpacing flood water": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 29 January 2026 - somersetriversauthority.org.uk
"Pumps now outpacing flood water": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 29 January 2026 somersetriversauthority.org.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 9:00 pm
Major incident and flood response update: 29 January 2026 - somerset.gov.uk
Major incident and flood response update: 29 January 2026 somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 8:21 pm
Avon and Somerset police constable charged over indecent images - BBC
Avon and Somerset police constable charged over indecent images BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 7:42 pm
Avon and Somerset police constable charged over indecent images - BBC
Avon and Somerset police constable charged over indecent images BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 7:42 pm
Police officer charged with making indecent images of children - somersetlive.co.uk
Police officer charged with making indecent images of children somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 7:05 pm
‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset - The Guardian
‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 6:23 pm
Your brand worn by the Champions! - Somerset County Cricket Club
Your brand worn by the Champions! Somerset County Cricket Club
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 5:02 pm
Somerset Levels villages brace themselves for the next 'catastrophic' flood - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Levels villages brace themselves for the next 'catastrophic' flood somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 4:59 pm
Russian cargo ship ordered to leave after anchoring in Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Russian cargo ship ordered to leave after anchoring in Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 4:59 pm
Driver trapped in car after dramatic Somerset crash - somersetlive.co.uk
Driver trapped in car after dramatic Somerset crash somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 3:44 pm
Important! 2026 Vitality Blast Ticket Information - Somerset County Cricket Club
Important! 2026 Vitality Blast Ticket Information Somerset County Cricket Club
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 3:01 pm
Dealer jailed for almost six years after 4kg drugs haul - somersetlive.co.uk
Dealer jailed for almost six years after 4kg drugs haul somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 2:46 pm
Don’t Miss The South West Darts Showdown - Somerset County Cricket Club
Don’t Miss The South West Darts Showdown Somerset County Cricket Club
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 1:46 pm
Residents invited to shape the future of social care in Somerset - somerset.gov.uk
Residents invited to shape the future of social care in Somerset somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 1:23 pm
New steam coast trail path to be built across West Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
New steam coast trail path to be built across West Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:50 pm
Live: Flooding chaos continues in Somerset ahead of another rain warning - somersetlive.co.uk
Live: Flooding chaos continues in Somerset ahead of another rain warning somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:44 pm
Multiple road closures remain in place due to flooding caused by Storm Chandra - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Multiple road closures remain in place due to flooding caused by Storm Chandra somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:35 pm
Water levels still rising amid new weather warnings - BBC
Water levels still rising amid new weather warnings BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:16 pm
New weather warnings as water levels still rising - BBC
New weather warnings as water levels still rising BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:16 pm
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to move base due to high demand - BBC
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to move base due to high demand BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:14 pm
Retired Somerset couple fear ‘scariest’ flooding in more than a decade - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Retired Somerset couple fear ‘scariest’ flooding in more than a decade somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 11:54 am
North Somerset residents invited to join growing community of Master Composters - n-somerset.gov.uk
North Somerset residents invited to join growing community of Master Composters n-somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 11:20 am
Somerset Council Housing Options Appraisal: Recommendation - somerset.gov.uk
Somerset Council Housing Options Appraisal: Recommendation somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 10:28 am
Marks Barfield Architects proposes UK tidal power station "to reduce reliance on fossil fuels" - Dezeen
Marks Barfield Architects proposes UK tidal power station "to reduce reliance on fossil fuels" Dezeen
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 9:59 am
Transforming diagnostics for Somerset: Bridgwater CDC progresses at speed - HSJ | Health Service Journal
Transforming diagnostics for Somerset: Bridgwater CDC progresses at speed HSJ | Health Service Journal
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 7:01 am
Disabled man takes Somerset Council to court over tax changes - BBC
Disabled man takes Somerset Council to court over tax changes BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 6:25 am
North Somerset MP welcomes proposed leasehold reforms - northsomersettimes.co.uk
North Somerset MP welcomes proposed leasehold reforms northsomersettimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 5:00 am
Retired couple fear ‘scariest’ Storm Chandra flooding as major incident declared - The Independent
Retired couple fear ‘scariest’ Storm Chandra flooding as major incident declared The Independent
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:11 am
Russian ship ordered to leave Bristol Channel - somersetlive.co.uk
Russian ship ordered to leave Bristol Channel somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 9:54 pm
'Modest gentleman' found dead in Somerset 'will be sorely missed' - somersetlive.co.uk
'Modest gentleman' found dead in Somerset 'will be sorely missed' somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 9:05 pm
"All 6 extra pumps working at Northmoor": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 28 January 2026 - somersetriversauthority.org.uk
"All 6 extra pumps working at Northmoor": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 28 January 2026 somersetriversauthority.org.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 7:53 pm
List of locations at risk of flooding as another rain warning looms - somersetlive.co.uk
List of locations at risk of flooding as another rain warning looms somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 7:17 pm
Ayr United's new community training pitch can have impact 'far beyond Somerset' says owner David Smith - Daily Record
Ayr United's new community training pitch can have impact 'far beyond Somerset' says owner David Smith Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 6:04 pm
Three Somerset stores among 137 potentially impacted as administrators called in - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Three Somerset stores among 137 potentially impacted as administrators called in somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 5:25 pm
Emergency road closure enforced on A38 Wellington Road - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Emergency road closure enforced on A38 Wellington Road somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:54 pm
Business set to leave village where Storm Chandra flooding reached 'chest height' - somersetlive.co.uk
Business set to leave village where Storm Chandra flooding reached 'chest height' somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:51 pm
Man burgled Somerset home while victim slept - somersetlive.co.uk
Man burgled Somerset home while victim slept somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:32 pm
Somerset residents warned to stay vigilant as further yellow warnings issued - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset residents warned to stay vigilant as further yellow warnings issued somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:28 pm
Condition of Musgrove Park Hospital 'not acceptable' now - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Condition of Musgrove Park Hospital 'not acceptable' now somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:18 pm
Houses and cars submerged in Somerset after Storm Chandra - Sky News
Houses and cars submerged in Somerset after Storm Chandra Sky News
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 3:18 pm
‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed - The Guardian
‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 3:10 pm
North Somerset Council launch new electric library outreach vehicle - n-somerset.gov.uk
North Somerset Council launch new electric library outreach vehicle n-somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 3:02 pm
Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk in Somerset and Dorset - GOV.UK
Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk in Somerset and Dorset GOV.UK
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 2:53 pm
Tributes paid to 'kind and gentle' Somerset Scout leader - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Tributes paid to 'kind and gentle' Somerset Scout leader somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 2:08 pm
Somerset fire crews rescue driver trapped inside vehicle after crash - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset fire crews rescue driver trapped inside vehicle after crash somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 2:00 pm
Multiple Somerset flood warnings remain in place as further rain is forecast - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Multiple Somerset flood warnings remain in place as further rain is forecast somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 1:36 pm
New M5 junction to be built near Somerset gigafactory - business-live.co.uk
New M5 junction to be built near Somerset gigafactory business-live.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 1:20 pm
Storm Chandra flood chaos leaves rugby club completely submerged in water - somersetlive.co.uk
Storm Chandra flood chaos leaves rugby club completely submerged in water somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 12:47 pm
Storm Chandra aftermath in Somerset pictured as areas left underwater - somersetlive.co.uk
Storm Chandra aftermath in Somerset pictured as areas left underwater somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 12:43 pm
James and Will named in Lions squads - Somerset County Cricket Club
James and Will named in Lions squads Somerset County Cricket Club
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 12:03 pm
Rugby Club plea for help after flooding causes £10k loss in revenue - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Rugby Club plea for help after flooding causes £10k loss in revenue somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 11:40 am
List of schools closed as Somerset floods - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
List of schools closed as Somerset floods somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 11:22 am
Why major incident has been declared in Somerset - somersetlive.co.uk
Why major incident has been declared in Somerset somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 10:23 am
Hour-by-hour forecast as new rain alert issued for Somerset - somersetlive.co.uk
Hour-by-hour forecast as new rain alert issued for Somerset somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 10:06 am
Independent Chair to champion Pride in Place funding - n-somerset.gov.uk
Independent Chair to champion Pride in Place funding n-somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 10:01 am
RECAP: Somerset flooding and disruption remains after major incident declared - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
RECAP: Somerset flooding and disruption remains after major incident declared somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 10:00 am
Somerset Council relying on enforcement officers from West Midlands council - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Council relying on enforcement officers from West Midlands council somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 9:52 am
Warning as more homes expected to flood as storm sparks major incident - BBC
Warning as more homes expected to flood as storm sparks major incident BBC
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 9:17 am
Man arrested after three-car crash - somersetlive.co.uk
Man arrested after three-car crash somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 9:00 am
In Somerset, I found glorious proof that England can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? - The Guardian
In Somerset, I found glorious proof that England can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 8:13 am
A303 closure LIVE: Busy Somerset road closed for flooding again as Storm Chandra batters South West - somersetlive.co.uk
A303 closure LIVE: Busy Somerset road closed for flooding again as Storm Chandra batters South West somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 7:31 am
Storm Chandra: Somerset hour-by-hour forecast after major incident declared - somersetlive.co.uk
Storm Chandra: Somerset hour-by-hour forecast after major incident declared somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 6:29 am
How Hot Fuzz had big impact on Somerset's tourism - BBC
How Hot Fuzz had big impact on Somerset's tourism BBC
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 6:17 am
Man was captured on security camera assaulting his ex-partner - inverness-courier.co.uk
Man was captured on security camera assaulting his ex-partner inverness-courier.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 6:00 am
Disabled Taunton man taking Somerset Council to court over council tax support - somersetlive.co.uk
Disabled Taunton man taking Somerset Council to court over council tax support somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 5:00 am
Somerset pub near A303 to lose part of beer garden for housing - somersetlive.co.uk
Somerset pub near A303 to lose part of beer garden for housing somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 4:47 am
Major incident declared in Somerset as Storm Chandra causes flooding - burnham-on-sea.com
Major incident declared in Somerset as Storm Chandra causes flooding burnham-on-sea.com
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 12:01 am
Council declares major incident after Storm Chandra brings floods and disruption | ITV News - ITVX
Council declares major incident after Storm Chandra brings floods and disruption | ITV News ITVX
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 10:05 pm
Major incident declared as floods hit homes and roads - BBC
Major incident declared as floods hit homes and roads BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:27 pm
Major incident declared in Somerset after Storm Chandra - somersetlive.co.uk
Major incident declared in Somerset after Storm Chandra somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:24 pm
"Major incident" declared: briefing on Somerset Levels and Moors flooding 27 January 2026 - somersetriversauthority.org.uk
"Major incident" declared: briefing on Somerset Levels and Moors flooding 27 January 2026 somersetriversauthority.org.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:12 pm
Storm Chandra havoc leads to waste collection delays in Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Storm Chandra havoc leads to waste collection delays in Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 5:32 pm
Major incident declared as flooding causes serious disruption across Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Major incident declared as flooding causes serious disruption across Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 5:30 pm
Residents frustration over 'persistent flooding' as Storm Chandra batters Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Residents frustration over 'persistent flooding' as Storm Chandra batters Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 5:16 pm
Registered sex offender made indecent images of children - somersetlive.co.uk
Registered sex offender made indecent images of children somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 5:09 pm
West of England: Flooding from Storm Chandra hits homes and transport network - BBC
West of England: Flooding from Storm Chandra hits homes and transport network BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 4:52 pm
Prime Minister urged to make impromptu trip to Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Prime Minister urged to make impromptu trip to Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 4:23 pm
Sports pub set to reopen next month after £376,000 refurbishment - somersetlive.co.uk
Sports pub set to reopen next month after £376,000 refurbishment somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 4:00 pm
Somerset Council officer left £1,000 in will of elderly resident - somersetlive.co.uk
Somerset Council officer left £1,000 in will of elderly resident somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 3:58 pm
Somerset Council officer left £1,000 in will of elderly resident - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset Council officer left £1,000 in will of elderly resident somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:50 pm
New e-fit of man wanted for questioning over Bath murder nearly 30 years ago - somersetlive.co.uk
New e-fit of man wanted for questioning over Bath murder nearly 30 years ago somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 12:50 pm
Woman facing flooding 'feels like sacrificial goat' - BBC
Woman facing flooding 'feels like sacrificial goat' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 12:30 pm
New weather warning issued for Somerset after storm - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
New weather warning issued for Somerset after storm somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 12:05 pm
Ruishton heavily flooded after being hit by Storm Chandra - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Ruishton heavily flooded after being hit by Storm Chandra somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 11:07 am
Why the council isn't worried about Bath's Clean Air Zone losing £800k - somersetlive.co.uk
Why the council isn't worried about Bath's Clean Air Zone losing £800k somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 10:53 am
Road closures and flood warnings in place as Storm Chandra hits Somerset - chardandilminsternews.co.uk
Road closures and flood warnings in place as Storm Chandra hits Somerset chardandilminsternews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 8:18 am
Road closures and flood warnings in place as Storm Chandra hits Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Road closures and flood warnings in place as Storm Chandra hits Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 8:18 am
Major incident declared as floods hit homes and roads - BBC
Major incident declared as floods hit homes and roads BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 8:16 am
Major incident declared in Somerset after Storm Chandra brings flooding and strong winds - The Guardian
Major incident declared in Somerset after Storm Chandra brings flooding and strong winds The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:25 am
'Too tall' plan to build 270 flats in Bath - somersetlive.co.uk
'Too tall' plan to build 270 flats in Bath somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 5:05 am
Storm Chandra: Full list of road closures across South West as widespread flooding causes chaos - somersetlive.co.uk
Storm Chandra: Full list of road closures across South West as widespread flooding causes chaos somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:57 am
Somerset air ambulance charity sets out plans for new base and second helicopter - burnham-on-sea.com
Somerset air ambulance charity sets out plans for new base and second helicopter burnham-on-sea.com
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 12:10 am
Thousands of pounds of make-up stolen from Boots store - somersetlive.co.uk
Thousands of pounds of make-up stolen from Boots store somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 8:24 pm
Storm Chandra: Pumps installed after 'wettest week in 12 years' - BBC
Storm Chandra: Pumps installed after 'wettest week in 12 years' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 7:07 pm
Storm Chandra: Pumps installed after 'wettest week in 12 years' - BBC
Storm Chandra: Pumps installed after 'wettest week in 12 years' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 7:07 pm
Storm Chandra flood warnings and alerts in Somerset - full list - somersetlive.co.uk
Storm Chandra flood warnings and alerts in Somerset - full list somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 6:09 pm
Children in rural areas offered vaccines from home - BBC
Children in rural areas offered vaccines from home BBC
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 5:15 pm
How Storm Chandra is set to impact the weather in Somerset - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
How Storm Chandra is set to impact the weather in Somerset somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 4:45 pm
Couple leave London to build flower farm near Taunton - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Couple leave London to build flower farm near Taunton somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 3:54 pm
Somerset pub near A303 to lose part of beer garden for housing - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Somerset pub near A303 to lose part of beer garden for housing somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 2:25 pm
Pier in North Somerset welcomes dart players for competition - thewestonmercury.co.uk
Pier in North Somerset welcomes dart players for competition thewestonmercury.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 12:52 pm
Amber warning for rain issued ahead of Storm Chandra - somersetlive.co.uk
Amber warning for rain issued ahead of Storm Chandra somersetlive.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 12:36 pm
Latest Somerset roads that have been closed after floods - somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Latest Somerset roads that have been closed after floods somersetcountygazette.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 12:05 pm
Closure of bus lane on Bristol Road for upgrade works - n-somerset.gov.uk
Closure of bus lane on Bristol Road for upgrade works n-somerset.gov.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 10:43 am
"Pump deployment": Somerset Levels and Moors briefing 26 January 2026 - somersetriversauthority.org.uk
"Pump deployment": Somerset Levels and Moors briefing 26 January 2026 somersetriversauthority.org.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast - The Guardian
London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 27 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
