SomersetLive • 1st October 2021 The AirBnB 'problem' crowding the housing market in Somerset town The so-called ‘AirBnB effect’ has seen several local housing markets shrink as a growing number of people advertise their properties as short-term rentals.
SomersetLive • 23rd August 2021 Woman claims she was 'romance scammed' out of thousands A woman has spoken for the first time about how she was ‘romance scammed’ by a man allegedly posing as an Armed Forces soldier from the US who subjected her to a campaign of abuse.
SomersetLive • 16th August 2021 Dad who lost his soldier son in Afghanistan speaks out A Somerset father whose son died fighting in Afghanistan has criticised the Western forces’ handling of the withdrawal from the country.
SomersetLive • 11th August 2021 ‘He screamed at me from his car’: Street harassment in Somerset 86 percent of women aged between 18 and 24 said they had been sexually harassed in public spaces in a UN Women UK survey earlier this year.
SomersetLive • 4th August 2021 Footballer struggled with alcohol addiction prior to death The captain of Yeovil Town Football Club who died earlier this year struggled with depression and alcohol addiction issues for years, an inquest has heard.
SomersetLive • 29th July 2021 Campaign launched to limit neighbour's 'eyesore' clutter Stoke-sub-Hamdon resident Ginger Clemont lives in the same village as the property owner and has created a petition to have their “hoard” of belongings removed.
SomersetLive • 26th July 2021 Woman slams KFC after service on mobility scooter refused A disabled woman has slammed KFC after she claims she was initially refused service at a drive-thru for being on a mobility scooter.
SomersetLive • 14th July 2021 Woman died in crash en route to visit mother, inquest hears A woman who died in a serious crash on the A303 in 2018 was travelling with her daughters to visit her mother, an inquest has heard.
SomersetLive • 13th July 2021 Mum to run half marathon in memory of her two daughters A Yeovil resident is running a half marathon to raise money for a baby loss charity after losing two daughters before reaching a full term pregnancy.
SomersetLive • 7th July 2021 Girl, 17, took her life after struggling with lockdown isolation A “bubbly and full of life” 17-year-old girl died after she had been struggling with social isolation during the third national lockdown, an inquest has heard.
SomersetLive • 2nd July 2021 What it is like to live inside Somerset's most expensive village The raised village offers dramatic views of the lush surrounding landscape of the Mendips, which could in part contribute to the high property price tag, where the average home costs more than half a million pounds.
SomersetLive • 30th June 2021 Woman fatally shot by estranged husband A woman who was fatally shot by her estranged husband before he turned the gun on himself was returning to their home with a friend to retrieve possessions, an inquest has heard.
Dailystar.co.uk • 20th June 2021 Challenger crew 'survived blast and fell 12 miles to deaths fully conscious' The Challenger space shuttle crew likely survived the first few seconds after the craft's devastating explosion, a new book has claimed.
SomersetLive • 10th June 2021 Woman describes cancer nightmare while facing eviction A Somerset woman who has been diagnosed with cancer is appealing for financial support as she faces eviction and losing her animal sanctuary.
SomersetLive • 25th May 2021 Black Lives Matter in Somerset one year on from protests Members of the Taunton chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement have described their experiences of harnessing momentum in Somerset.
SomersetLive • 12th May 2021 Somerset rapper with three jobs goes viral with new song A Somerset rapper who is working three jobs to pay for studio time to record music has gone viral on Twitter.
SomersetLive • 10th May 2021 Bruton hospitality sector 'decimated' by pandemic Independent outlets in Bruton have struggled through the long periods of closure despite the town's ostensible wealth.
SomersetLive • 7th May 2021 What it was like growing up in Yeovil during the Second World War Yeovil resident Jack Sweet, 84, has recalled his experience of VE Day, the Second World War and the ensuing peacetime while growing up.
SomersetLive • 26th April 2021 Exonerated postmistress describes elation at quashed conviction An exonerated Somerset postmistress says she is once again able to walk down the high street with her head held high after her conviction was overturned.
SomersetLive • 16th April 2021 Somerset Titanic survivor describes hearing cries as ship sank She watched from a lifeboat as the Titanic sank.
