Brick-built building with a clock. A sign reads 'VINTAGE QUARTER'.

The 'Town Hall', Langport, Somerset. Now an antiques market.
#photography #Langport #VintageQuarter #antiques #clock #Somerset

22 new homes approved opposite historic Somerset country house Up to 22 new homes will be built opposite Hurds Hill in Langport, once the home of The Economist editor Walter Bagehot

22 new homes will be built opposite the historic Hurds Hill country house in #Langport following this decision by #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2593624... #LDReporter #A378

Following heavy rainfall in Dec '25 & Jan '26, parts of South #Somerset are still flooded in the Environment Agency's Winter Reservoirs. This is a view of #Muchelney in the foreground & #Langport in the background. Most of the heavy rain came in two storms, Ingrid on 24th Jan & Chandra on 27th Jan.

Just before the heavy cloud rolled in this evening, the setting sun produced a great set of rays across the flooded south #Somerset landscape.

River #Parrett flowing through the landscape upstream of #Langport.

#Cattle #Egrets finding plenty to eat on the slightly less flooded fields along the River Parrett near #Langport #Somerset

EA to review Somerset flooding response following ministerial visit Flooding minister Emma Hardy MP visited the Somerset Levels on Tuesday (February 10) at the insistence of Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke

The EA has pledged to review its response to #Somerset #flooding after #Glastonbury and #Somerton MP @sarahdykeld.bsky.social brought government minister @emmahardymp.bsky.social to #Langport this week: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2585216... #LDReporter #StormChandra

8 major transport projects which could transform Somerset in 2026 Numerous major transport projects (many backed by central government funding) will be implemented across Somerset over the next 12 months

Numerous major transport projects will be implemented across #Somerset over the next 12 months. Here's what the new year holds: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2572665... #LDReporter #HappyNewYear2026 #Dunster #Street #A39 #A396 #A38 #M5 #Highbridge #Bridgwater #Taunton #Langport #activetravel

Somerset MPs push for greater rail investment as Railways Bill moves forward Liberal Democrat MPs across Somerset are pushing for the government to invest in the south west as it moves to nationalise the railways

#Somerset MPs @gideonamos.bsky.social, @adamjamesdance.bsky.social and @sarahdykeld.bsky.social have urged the government to invest in the south west as part of the #RailwaysBill: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2569442... #LDReporter #Somerton #Langport #Wellington #Yeovil

Somerset caravan park owner with 'blatant contempt' for environment fined £116k John Holland has been ordered to return the Wet Moor SSSI to its original condition by January 23, 2026 - or he will face further unlimited fines

A #Somerset caravan park owner has been fined more than £116,000 by Natural England for damaging a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) near #Langport: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2566240... #LDReporter #court #LongLoad

"Unexplained" funds, six-figure fine, "blatant contempt" for a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The owner of La Lade caravan park in Long Load near #Langport faces the full wrath of the law.
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Thousands of Somerset homes protected from flooding as reservoirs upgraded The Environment Agency has substantially completed improvements to three key reservoirs which hold back floodwater on the Somerset Levels and Moors

Thousands of #Somerset homes will enjoy better protection from #flooding thanks to these three reservoirs being improved by the Environment Agency: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565839... #LDReporter #Langport #Burrowbridge #StokeStGregory #A361

Delivering new Somerset railway station 'on the horizon' despite government cuts Somerset Council has promised to keep pushing for a new railway station to serve Somerton and Langport as part of its local transport plan

Efforts to build a new railway station to serve #Somerton and #Langport have not entirely hit the buffers, according to #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2564744... #LDReporter @sarahdykeld.bsky.social

A #3D scan of a church interior near me.
#gaussiansplats #3Dscan #architecture #photogrammetry #religiousbuilding #radiancefields #scannerian #langport #Somerset

There’s encouraging station news in WECA which may point the way to success for #Langport in the search for a new station.
We take a look at elections in #Dunster, #Glastonbury and #SheptonMallet. What do they tell us about Somerset politics?
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Been out to Langport this afternoon for a walk. I've been to Langport dozens of times and often on the bike and stopped in the Riverside Canteen and bakery next to the river Parrett and seen the path by the river, but I have not walked along it until today #Langport #Somerset #riversidewalk

New homes approved near popular Somerset wedding venue despite sewage fears "Five times last winter, Wessex Water had to come out and clean up human sludge, toilet paper and hygiene products"

18 new homes have been approved near the Old Oak Farm wedding venue in #CurryRivel near #Langport - despite fears that the existing sewage system can't cope: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2550287... #LDReporter #Somerset

We are so pleased to have worked on this amazing regeneration project with the Langport Community. 5 years on, the impact of this project on the 7.6 mile stretch of river is celebrated in a documentary film: youtu.be/r-Ifij65FVc

#wedigcanals #ukcanals #langport #riverregeneration #IWA #WRG

Somerset town could merge with neighbouring village by 2027 A Somerset town could merge with its immediate neighbour if councillors give their backing later in the year.

#Langport and #HuishEpiscopi could officially merge by the #localelection2027 if #Somerset Council backs these long-running proposals: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2547002... #LDReporter

Somerset Levels wedding venue can expand as plans approved A beloved wedding venue on the Somerset Levels can expand the services it offers to brides after plans were approved.

Old Oak Farm wedding venue in #CurryRivel near #Langport will be able to expand the services it offers to brides following this decision by #Somerset Council: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2543843... #LDReporter

MP keeps pushing for railway station near planned 150 homes A Somerset MP has said she will continue pushing for a new railway station in her constituents following the publication of plans for new homes near…

#Somerset MP @sarahdykeld.bsky.social has vowed to keep fighting to restore rail services to #Somerton and #Langport after plans for 150 new homes in the former town were put forward: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2535304... #LDReporter

27-mile diversion planned for railway bridge repairs The road will be closed for nearly a month

ICYMI, here's why Network Rail will be shutting the #A378 in #Langport for more than a month over the summer: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset

Major transport schemes could transform Somerset by 2050 Somerset could get safer roads, more trains and better links

ICYMI, here's how #Somerset's groaning transport network could be given a new lease of life over the next 25 years: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #A358 #M5 #Taunton #Yeovil #Frome #Wellington #Watchet #A361 #CastleCary #A303 #Langport #Somerton #Glastonbury

For #stainedglassSunday an image from #AllSaints Church in #Langport #Joseph of #Arimathea
15th century glass

The King Alfred Pilgrimage Follow in the footsteps of King Alfred in the heart of Somerset.

So pleased to have finally reached this stage!

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#KingAlfred #Somerset #TheLastKingdom #Vikings #Glastonbury #Pilgrimage #Athelney #Aller #Langport #Somerton

Here are the planned divisions for:
- #Glastonbury and #Street
- #Langport and #Somerton (plus #CurryRivel)
- #Minehead
- North east #Somerset (including #Chilcompton and #Coleford)

#LDReporter #LE2027

Somerset GP surgeries to share £1m for expansion plans The improvements will be delivered within the next 12 months

If you live in #Somerset and are struggling to get a doctors' appointment, here's some good news: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #NHS #Bridgwater #Taunton #Glastonbury #Langport #Highbridge #Martock #Street #Wiveliscombe #Wincanton #BishopsLydeard #Crewkerne #Beckington

Somerset GP surgeries to share £1m for expansion plans The improvements will be delivered within the next 12 months

16 #Somerset GP surgeries will share just over £1m from the government to expand their premises, making it easier to offer more appointments & treat more patients: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #NHS #Bridgwater #Taunton #Crewkerne #Langport #Highbridge #Martock #Glastonbury #Beckington

Full list of Somerset doctors' surgeries to expand in NHS funding boost Work could begin this summer

ICYMI, here are the 16 GP surgeries in #Somerset which will get to expand over the next 12 months: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #NHS #Bridgwater #Street #Glastonbury #Wincanton #Highbridge #Wiveliscombe #BishopsLydeard #Beckington #Axbridge #Langport #Taunton

Full list of Somerset doctors' surgeries to expand in NHS funding boost Work could begin this summer

16 #Somerset GP surgeries will be able to expand following this nationwide £102m funding boost from central government: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #NHS #Glastonbury #Street #Wincanton #Highbridge #Crewkerne #Taunton #Bridgwater #Broadway #Langport #Wiveliscombe #BishopsLydeard