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News
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Friday 8th November
The Leader of Yeovil Town Council is calling on the public to treat the town centre with more respect. Somerset Waste Partnership is asking householders not put blister packs or, pill packets as they’re called, out for recycling. Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash near Ilminster in which a learner motorcyclist was seriously injured .... and more
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Thursday 7th November
Somerset Council says 900 miles of the County’s roads will be gritted on a regular basis this winter. Work will start soon to strengthen Chard Reservoir to protect local communities from flooding. The first advent calendar produced by the charity Mind in Somerset has gone on sale...and more
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Wednesday 6th November
St Margaret's Hospice says increased employer’s national insurance contributions will cost them an extra £300,000 a year. A man has been arrested after more than 200 cannabis plants were found in a Yeovil property. Voting will take place on November 21st in the Blackmore Vale to fill a vacant seat on Somerset Council...and more
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Tuesday 5th November
The A303 between Ilchester and Sparkford can now be used as a dual carriageway for the first time. People living in rural parts of South Somerset may not get high-speed broadband until 2027. Plans have been submitted to build 150 new homes on the site of the former Horlicks Factory in Ilminster...and more
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Monday 4th November
Farmers in Somerset are warning of increased food prices and farmers going out of business as a result of last week’s budget. Police have released pictures of items stolen in a raid on Montacute House. A Somerset man has completed the 630-mile-long South West Coast Path, raising money for the RNLI...and more.
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Friday 1st November
Somerset Council is looking at new ways to ease traffic congestion on the A358 between Ilminster and Taunton. Bridgwater and Taunton College and Strode College in Street have announced plans to merge. The Westland Entertainment venue in Yeovil is selling tickets at £3 to make its shows more affordable for low-income families...and more
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Thursday 31st October
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is raising new questions about closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset Council Leader Bill Revans says yesterday's Budget failed to address local government's financial challenges. Chard High Street will be closed to traffic this evening for a trick-and-treat event to be held...and more
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Wednesday 30th October
Somerset Council is facing a seven-and-a-half million-pound overspend on providing children’s services. The South West has one of the highest rates of underage smokers in England. A helicopter from RNAS Yeovilton has gone on permanent display at Portland Marina....and more.
Community & Charity News
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Adrian Dening's Stars Over Somerset
Monday 11th to Sunday 17th November 2024
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Adrian Dening's Stars Over Somerset
Monday 4th to Sunday 10th November 2024
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Abandoned Vehicles
The number of abandoned vehicles in Somerset has shot up recently, partly due to economic hardship, the cost of vehicle repairs, and stricter emissions regulations that have made older cars less viable
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Reasons Learner Drivers Fail.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has revealed the top reasons learner drivers fail their driving tests. These are the most common pitfalls.
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Winter Coat Exchange Scheme
As the weather turns colder and winter approaches, people in Somerset are being given the opportunity to swap a used coat for another coat.
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Dog DNA
Avon and Somerset Police are encouraging dog owners to protect their pets from theft by entering their details into a DNA doggy database.
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Mobile Phones in Vehicles
Somerset County Council’s road safety team is working with partners to urge drivers to keep their fixed eyes on the road.
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Clean up our Countryside
Two new litter-pick stations have been installed, equipped with litter pickers and reusable bags for anyone to borrow and do their own two-minute clean-up at countryside sites across South Somerset.
Today's Weather
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Yeovil
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Chard
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Crewkerne
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Somerton
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Wincanton
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