A new website has been launched to support people in Somerset with mental health issues. One of Yeovil’s oldest pubs has been sold. Artwork on the theme of aviation produced by students at Yeovil College has gone on display at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil.A pupil at Tatworth Primary School near Chard has won a prize in a national competition for writing a book review...and more
People in Somerset experiencing mental health issues are being encouraged to visit a new website. The Open Mental Health Alliance website lists nineteen Somerset-based organisations that provide mental health support. Speaking as part of Mental Health Week, Helen Fielden of Rethink UK says those requiring support will find all the information they need on the website.
One of Yeovil’s oldest pubs has been sold. The Pall Tavern on Silver Street, a Grade II Listed building dating back to the early 18th century closed last September. Whether the Pall Tavern will reopen as a pub or be turned into flats is unknown.
Two hundred staff at Somerset Council have been accepted for voluntary redundancy as part of attempts by the Council to avoid bankruptcy. Of those, forty-nine will each receive redundancy payments of more than one hundred thousand pounds.
Artwork produced by students at Yeovil College has gone on display at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil. Students were tasked with producing artwork on the theme of aviation, with the best pieces given a permanent home in the boardroom at Leonardo's.
Somerset’s mobile reuse initiative, Fixy, has been recognised for encouraging the repair and reuse of broken electrical items. The project, which is managed by Resource Futures in partnership with Somerset Council and Donate IT, has been shortlisted in the Reuse Initiative of the Year category at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management.
A pupil at Tatworth Primary School near Chard has won a prize in a national competition for writing a book review. Isabella Collins a Year-3 pupil at Tatworth Primary came third with her review of 'Out of Nowhere' by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, in a competition organised by the magazine Reading Plus.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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