Barrington21 Oct 2024Resilient slugs lead to 'heartbreaking' pumpkin cropThe National Trust's Barrington Court says the weather has created a large number of slugs.21 Oct 2024Somerset4 Aug 2024Somerset in pictures: Summer, scarecrows and film setsOur weekly picture round-up includes summery scenes, scarecrows and an Agatha Christie film set.4 Aug 2024Somerset3 Aug 2024Scarecrows take over village for festivalOver 20 colourful scarecrows are all around the village. 3 Aug 2024Somerset17 Mar 2022'We need a system upgrade to get more renewables'Will wind and solar energy bring down prices and end the reliance on oil and gas?17 Mar 2022Cambridgeshire27 Jun 2021Wartime food rations 'genius' gets blue plaqueElsie Widdowson helped prove it was possible to live healthily on bread, vegetables and potatoes.27 Jun 2021Cambridgeshire14 Feb 2021'Build 420k homes to meet East demand' - analysisAbout 145,000 affordable homes need to be built each year, but only about a third are being built.14 Feb 2021Cambridgeshire8 Dec 2020Proposed 25,000-home town would cause 'damage'The proposals include 10,000 affordable homes, but the area's MP calls the plan "unwanted".8 Dec 2020Cambridgeshire