somersetcountygazette.co.uk media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somersetcountygazette.co.uk in the centre. We have seen it on 9 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is somersetcountygazette.co.uk biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somersetcountygazette.co.uk in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is somersetcountygazette.co.uk left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somersetcountygazette.co.uk in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is somersetcountygazette.co.uk reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for somersetcountygazette.co.uk are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What somersetcountygazette.co.uk has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with somersetcountygazette.co.uk’s own report linked underneath.
King Charles III has arrived in Guyana, the second stop on his nine-day Caribbean tour. The visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and Guyana and renewed calls for Britain to apologise for its role in the slave trade.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it as‘Very good’ – Charles sips specially distilled rum during state visit to Guyana (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading to the eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. The shipments are part of an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase fuel supplies and lower prices.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asTanker with Russian diesel sets sail for US following Trump deal (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Conservative MP Sir David Davis's reference to "IRA lawyers" during a debate on the Troubles Legacy Bill has drawn strong criticism. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill called the remarks "shameful", while John Finucane, MP for North Belfast, demanded an apology.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it as‘IRA lawyers’ comment blasted as ‘shameful’ by NI First Minister (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
The Weston family's holding company, Wittington Investments, has agreed to purchase the UK pharmacy chain Boots for approximately £6.7 billion. The deal includes Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, and the No7 Beauty Company.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asWhat £6.7bn Boots deal means for Somerset customers and staff (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in office for two months, opening the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He faces decisions on North Sea oil drilling and an upcoming budget, while promising to move beyond a decade of political turmoil.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asAndy Burnham holds back tears as he speaks of late father Roy at conference (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, was arrested by Hampshire Police on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life. The arrest follows footage appearing to show him slashing a dinghy in the English Channel while a rescue crew member was on board.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asDanny Tommo denies criminal damage charge over alleged Channel boat slashing (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asDiesel prices near record highs as AA issues fuel price warning (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi with convictions for assault, burglary, and racially aggravated harassment, will stand as a Conservative candidate in Somerset’s local elections on 6 May 2027. Party leader Kemi Badenoch defended his selection, citing his rehabilitation and counter-extremism work.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asFormer neo-Nazi to stand for Conservatives in Somerset local elections (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Conservatives select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as council candidate despite far-right convictions
Trust 62The Conservative Party has selected Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi convicted of racially aggravated harassment and malicious communications, as a candidate for Somerset Council. Party leader Kemi Badenoch defended the decision, citing his rehabilitation and Home Office certification to train police on antisemitism.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk reported it asFormer neo-Nazi to stand for Conservatives in Somerset local elections (opens somersetcountygazette.co.uk in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for somersetcountygazette.co.uk.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 9
- Reports listed
- 9
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
9 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. somersetcountygazette.co.uk is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 9 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of somersetcountygazette.co.uk: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 1 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
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