Friday 17th October

Friday, 17 October 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

A new £7 million primary school and nursery is to be built in the grounds of Holyrood Academy in Chard. A public consultation has opened into plans to merge the parishes of Ansford and Castle Cary. The nomination papers that paved the way for Margaret Thatcher to become Britain's first female Prime Minister have been uncovered in a Somerset garage...and more

Holyrood Academy in Chard is to get a new seven-million-pound primary school and nursery built in its grounds as part of a major new housing development. Somerset Council says the new school could be open by 2028.

A public consultation has opened into plans to merge the parishes of Ansford and Castle Cary. Residents are being asked to comment on dissolving the two parishes and creating one parish to cover both areas. The consultation, available on the Somerset Council website, runs until December 8th.

The nomination papers that paved the way for Margaret Thatcher to become Britain's first female Prime Minister have been uncovered in a Somerset garage. The documents were among a collection of historic items discovered in a cardboard box belonging to the late Sir Edward du Cann, a former Taunton MP. It’s estimated that the papers, which are being sold at auction in January, could fetch up to £100,000.

Brympton Golden Oldies, a twice-monthly coffee morning held in Brympton for residents, has been presented with a Somerset Unsung Community Hero Award. The award, given by Somerset Council, is in recognition of the tireless efforts of organisers Bob and Sandra Brooks, Cheryl Collins, and Liz James, to make every coffee morning memorable with quizzes, bingo, and social interaction.

The Yeovil Literary Festival begins today and will run for the next 10 days, featuring presentations from over 60 authors and celebrities, including Michael Palin, Alison Steadman and Mary Berry.

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