Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is investigating complaints about two-week delays in delivering the post in Yeovil. Plans to convert a Yeovil pub into a school have been turned down. A Crewkerne couple, whose name is Mr and Mrs White-Christmas say after three years together they've got used to people poking fun at their name...and more.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is investigating problems with postal deliveries in the town. It follows claims that mail is arriving up to two weeks after it should at some addresses, with important letters like medical appointments arriving too late. Royal Mail says it’s committed to improving the quality of its services in Yeovil, but union leaders claim the post is not being delivered on time due to staff shortages.
Plans have been passed to build a new diagnostics centre, providing more than 70,000 tests and outpatient appointments at Yeovil Hospital. It will be located next to the main hospital at Higher Kingston, with building work due to start in February.
Plans to change a popular Yeovil pub into a school have been turned down. Education provider, Five Rivers Child Care Ltd, had wanted to convert the Great Lyde pub on Lyde Road into a school for children with special educational needs and disabilities. One reason given by planners for the refusal was that the Great Lyde was the only pub, within reasonable walking distance of local residents
The UK’s only couple called Mr and Mrs White-Christmas, who live in Crewkerne, say the festive season is their trickiest time of the year. Kieran White and Tilly Christmas married in November 2020 and became Britain’s first couple with the name White-Christmas. They say December is difficult because when they book a meal or order takeaway, restaurants don't believe their name is for real.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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