Local News Archive

Each year Somer Valley hosts a Remembrance Day Special. A time where reflect not only on the national and historic stories but also the local stories. Our is area is filled with local history and the day marks a great time to stop and think. In the show you’ll hear lots of Poems, Stories and […]

Earlier this summer we were thrilled to be invited to Curo’s BIG Get Together, a residents’ event where colleagues get together with customers to listen, learn from each other and share ideas. Customers are at the forefront of designing this event. The event was a fantastic family event which the community seemed to love! Station […]

Catch up on our special show, Live from Valley Fest.

After almost two-and-a-half years of asking Somer Valley FM’s Jamie Skinner is finally getting Drivetime presenter Seb Bailey to watch Titane. At none other than the former Bristol IMAX! Join the two hosts for a special one-off screening of Julia Ducornau’s Palme d’Or winning fantastical body-horror-drama followed by a post-screening conversation between the pair. Covering […]

Somer Valley, the local radio station for North East Somerset, based in Midsomer Norton, continue to extend their reach, launch new shows, and meet listeners at outside events. ‘There is a gap. We are here to fill it, across the South West’. Richard Burgess, Station Manager of Somer Valley, detailed how the local radio station […]

Birthday greetings for seasoned Somer Valley listeners Somer Valley FM, the local radio station for North East Somerset, based in Midsomer Norton, were honoured to play a part in celebrating local birthdays. ‘Every presenter here loves hearing from our listeners’, commented Richard Burgess, Somer Valley FM Station Manager, ‘so we were delighted in being able […]

Somer Valley FM, the local radio station for North East Somerset, based in Midsomer Norton, held its Annual Celebration earlier this month at Bath College’s Somer Valley Campus. ‘We’ve had a great response to our event’ remarked Richard Burgess, Somer Valley FM Station Manager. ‘With over 60 people in attendance, it was a wonderful opportunity […]

Join Dom Chambers and Pete Helmore as they broadcast live for our Remembrance Special. Dom was live from Midsomer Norton high street where we heard from lots of local residents on the importance of Remembrance and took the 2 minute silence live. Children from the Midsomer Norton Primary school also joined us and let us […]

Somer Valley FM hosted a selection of special shows on Monday the 19th of September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.