A plan for 40 homes in a Somerset village has been thrown out over concerns for the area's heritage. An inspector's report said the site at Quarry Lane in Leigh-upon-Mendip was "obviously and ...

A 13-year-old girl missing from her Somerset home for three days has been found "safe and well" in Wiltshire, police have said. The teenager was last seen at her home in Leigh-on-Mendip at 21:00 ...

The new solar farm, dubbed Bluebell Wood, could provide enough power for one-third of all homes in the former Mendip area. Somerset Council is expected to make a decision on the plans early in the ...