HISTORICAL FACTS: 17 - Caught on Camera

‘Revenge on my mind’: Somerset gunman was fascinated with mass killers

Reed Wischhusen seemed law-abiding citizen until police found ‘revenge plan’ inspired by Columbine and Dunblane attacks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Somerset man tells court alleged revenge attack plans were ‘fantasy’

Reed Wischhusen said entries in document on laptop about shooting people in the head were ‘nothing serious’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Unique cold bath found in… Bath

The cold bath was found during excavations below the 18th century Bath Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

Richards, Hick and Lara: how David Foot saw three of the greatest innings

A new book draws together writing from David Foot’s 50 years on the county circuit, with a 1985 day in Taunton the highlight

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

‘This is just a Tory line – they don’t care about us’: Taunton’s voters refuse to buy into Sunak’s net zero U-turn

Many in the Somerset town refused to buy into the PM’s claims he dumped his net zero pledges to help struggling families

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Kate surprised by inflating lifejacket during Royal Navy air base visit

The Princess of Wales, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, erupted in laughter as she was being shown around RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Met Office warns of thunderstorms and possible threat to life in southern UK

More than a month’s rain could fall in less than 24 hours in some parts and trigger dangerous floods, forecaster says

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

Project to liberate part of Somerset river hailed as ‘squelchy’ success

Scheme to restore Aller’s natural flow has created wetland teeming with life and could provide model for managing other rivers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Birdwatch: my close encounter with a little tern

Through my binoculars I spotted one – it was only the third such individual I had seen in Somerset

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Kate to take on Royal Navy helicopter simulator during air base visit

The Princess of Wales is set to be shown around Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset, one of the busiest military airfields in the UK.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023