Built in 1872, Fenchurch was one of the Terrier tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light Railway.

UK burgundy passports started in 1988, following the European Community’s common format, and were phased out after Brexit, ...

On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the General Steam Navigation Locomotive 35011 celebrated 81 years since it first entered service. The historic steam engine has had a bumpy ride this year, after it was ...

The Erlestoke Manor Fund has announced that 7802 Bradley Manor will be visiting the West Somerset Railway for an extended ...

The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply as strong ...

More than 3,600 new homes have been approved in Somerset over the last 12 months – and that's just over the 20 biggest sites. Somerset has struggled for numerous years to meet government housing ...

Burnham-On-Sea bestselling crime author Damien Boyd has announced the release of Blast from the Past, the second novel in his ...

A local author has published his first children’s book after a bedtime poem he wrote nearly a decade ago proved so successful ...

Time flies by, and it is hard to believe that Gloucester and Cheltenham lost railway stations 50 and 60 years ago, ...

It's Day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas, where we look back at some stats and highlights of 2025, as we prepare for another ...

Regular visits to the county can involve sandy beaches – both main resorts and more secluded sections, historic sites, and ...