Local News Archive

Somer Valley FM, the local radio station for North East Somerset, based in Midsomer Norton, celebrated Local Radio Day on Friday 15 October. The Breakfast Team visited Muffins, Jacarandas and the Midsomer Craft Shop. With the theme of Love Your Place, shop keepers and passing members of the public were asked their thoughts on what […]

Listen back to this years Local Radio Day! Lots of special content!

Somer Valley FM, the local radio station for North East Somerset, based in Midsomer Norton, continues to extend its broadcast schedules, with six new and extended shows!

A drink driver who admitted causing the death of a 20-year-old woman has been jailed. Matthew Shaw, 35 drove his Audi A5 through a red light in Midsomer Norton before colliding head on with Jenny Sell’s Honda Jazz on a single carriageway bridge on 31 July 2019. Jenny, who would have turned 21 two months […]

As we get closer and closer to Christmas, it’s a good time to get the posting underway! We are being told that this year in particular there could be delays and much longer journeys for post! To avoid last minute disappointment, it is recommended you post presents and cards as early as possible! See below […]

Somer Valley FM is now broadcasting over 80 hours of  new content each week. From day one of Coronavirus we increased our daily live shows by at least 5 hours. We now have live shows across breakfast, lunch and afternoons, in the week, all packed with local information, stories and entertainment. As the local radio […]

Local radio station Somer Valley FM are marking the start of Mental Health awareness week by joining hundreds of radio stations across the UK for the annual #mentalhealthminute campaign. The special audio featuring the Duke of Cambridge, Katy Perry, Stephen Fry and other famous voices will be broadcast at 10:59 and everyone is invited to […]

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