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Somerset in Pictures: The sweet taste of victory

Anna Barclay Team Bath Netball squad. A group of women all dressed in royal blue kit with yellow detailing and white socks with white trainers are standing on the indoor netball court. They are all smiling and clapping, with some looking at the camera while others look at each other or out to the crowd. Anna Barclay

Valentine's Day is all about romance, and there has been plenty to love in Somerset this week.

Team Bath got their netball season up and running with a win, and the public were generous with their donations so a four-legged visitor could have a permanent home here.

Down in Hardington Mandeville they locals have a lot to be thankful to one family for, as they have been keeping the village shop going since the late 1800s.

Team Bath A large crowd of netball fans, most of them female, are seen packed into terraced seating as they watch Team Bath take on Nottingham ForestTeam Bath

Winning smiles: Team Bath Netball kicked off the 2025 NXT Gen League season with a victory against Nottingham Forest in front of a sold-out home crowd.

Camilla Adams Toby Thompson performing The Little Prince at The Egg Theatre in Bath, Somerset. Toby has short dark blonde hair and is wearing a jacket with buttons and a scarf. The stage dark, but there are three lamps illuminating Toby's face. One of the lamps is a sphere and patterned blue and green, like the Earth. Toby is looking at it.Camilla Adams

It's showtime: Toby Thompson took to the stage at The Egg Theatre in Bath to perform The Little Prince, an adaptation of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella of the same name.

Getty Images An aerial image shows the Recreation Ground, home of Bath Rugby, with the stands full. The image is taken on a clear day and much of the historic city centre is visible in the backgroundGetty Images

Pretty stunning: Is there a rugby stadium in the country with a better backdrop than the Recreation Ground in Bath? We highly doubt it.

Martyn Payne Four men stand together under a lamp in Frome. Three of them are dressed in traditional dark outfits, with two wearing black top hats, while the fourth is wearing a bright yellow waistcoat, a bright blue long jacket and a yellow pirate-style three cornered hatMartyn Payne

The lamp of love: A time-honoured tradition took place in Frome on Friday night, with the annual lighting of a lamp dedicated to Valentine's Day. Reg Ling, now 93, began the event in 1993 but has handed it over this year saying he is "too old" to continue.

A bobcat with striped fur looks at the camera, partly shielded by a fir tree, in an animal sanctuary

A new home: This rescued North American Bobcat called Bode can now relax after more than £3,500 was raised by Tropiquaria Zoo, near Watchet, after the animal's former owner was convicted of animal welfare offences. The fundraiser means he can stay in Somerset permanently.

A man in sports gear and a burgundy England football top leads a group of schoolchildren in an exercise routine. Some of the children are standing up and jumping whereas the majority are sitting down and watching

Inspiring: Paralympic footballer Jack Rutter visited St Lawrence's Primary School in Westbury to lead exercises and pass on some crucial advice about overcoming adversity.

An older woman with white hair and a dark blue jumper smiles at the camera from behind a till in a village shop

A family concern: Daphne Creed MBE is the third generation of her family to run the village shop in Hardington Mandeville, near Yeovil. She took it on from her mother in 1991, who had managed it from 1936, who in turn had taken over from Ms Creed's grandmother, who had run it since the 1890s.

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