Giant Solar Farm Proposed Along Historic Somerset Canal Sparks Debate Monday, October 27, 2025 somerset solar canal renewable farming environment leisure planning community energy A vast solar farm could soon reshape a significant stretch of the scenic Somerset Space Walk, raising concerns among locals and heritage advocates alike. The Somerset Space Walk, following the historic Bridgwater and Taunton … Read More
Rural MPs Unite Against ‘Damaging’ Family Farm Tax Amid Budget Controversy Thursday, October 23, 2025 tax farming rural agriculture inheritancetax budget mps environment foodsecurity protest Liberal Democrat MPs from the South West have collectively condemned the Government’s decision to maintain a controversial tax that they argue is devastating family farms and threatening rural communities across the region. … Read More
Badger Cull Ends as UK Government Shifts to Science-Based TB Control Strategy Thursday, October 16, 2025 badger cull bovinetuberculosis vaccination farming biosecurity defra diva cattle diseasecontrol After more than a decade and over 230,000 badgers culled under England’s controversial policy to control bovine tuberculosis (bTB), the government has confirmed it will end the practice by 2025. This decision follows growing … Read More
Somerset Couple Share the Secret to Seventy Years of Marriage Wednesday, October 15, 2025 marriage anniversary somerset family farming love patience celebration history longevity Derek and Margaret White, a remarkable couple from Somerset, are celebrating their seventieth wedding anniversary on Wednesday, October 15. At 95 and 91 years old, they continue to inspire with their enduring love story, … Read More
Man Dies After Farming Vehicle Incident in Somerset Monday, September 29, 2025 somerset farming accident fatality investigation healthsafety police agriculture emergency coroner A man in his 30s has tragically lost his life following an incident involving a farming vehicle on a Somerset farm. Emergency services were called to a farm in Greenham, near Wellington, after reports of the accident. Avon … Read More
Somerset Farmer Sounds Alarm Over Tax Reforms Threatening UK Agriculture Monday, September 29, 2025 inheritancetax agriculture farming somerset familyfarms taxreform ukgovernment protest foodsecurity landownership sport UK farmers are voicing deep concern over recent government inheritance tax reforms, warning they threaten the future of family farms and the broader agricultural industry. Charlie Walford, a third-generation Somerset farmer, … Read More