Major Chemical Leak at Somerset Factory Prompts Swift Emergency Response Friday, August 1, 2025 ammonia chemical leak fireservice emergency somerset factory evacuation police safety Emergency services responded promptly to a chemical leak at a drinks production factory on Bristol Road in Bridgwater, Somerset, late Thursday evening, July 31. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received reports … Read More
Uncertainty Surrounds Future of Closed Somerset Factory Saturday, January 20, 2024 somerset factory site uncertainty vacant redevelopment housing local plan employment brownfield The future of the Oscar Mayer factory site in Chard, Somerset, remains uncertain more than two years after its closure in August 2021. The factory, which employed 860 people, closed due to the high cost of modernizing its … Read More
Police Discover Massive Cannabis Operation in Bath Thursday, November 23, 2023 cannabis bath police grow cultivation drugs investigation avon and somerset factory community A large, ‘sophisticated’ cannabis factory has been uncovered in an abandoned property in Bath. Avon and Somerset Police revealed that they found around 1,000 suspected cannabis plants in the facility. The … Read More