A group of volunteers in Somerset, whose aim is to reduce knife crime, are teaching children how to stay safe when out walking alone. Taunton Town Football Club has been issued with a winding-up petition. With ice around again this morning, the NHS is advising that to stay safe on icy footpaths, people should 'waddle like a Penguin'...and more
A group of volunteers in Somerset is helping to teach children how to stay safe when out walking alone. 'Citizens Somerset' which works with the Police and Somerset Council to help reduce knife crime, are advising younger people on what to do if they encounter aggressive behaviour in a public space.
Taunton Town Football Club has been issued with a winding-up petition. Public records show the Inland Revenue issued the petition to the National League South club on Wednesday. It’s not known how much Taunton Town owes or when a court hearing will be held.
Waste collection days in some parts of South Somerset will change from February 12th. Somerset Waste Partnership says letters will be sent out next week advising affected households of the new date when their waste will be collected. SWP says the changes are aimed at making collections more efficient and reducing mileage and carbon emissions.
Somerset is estimated to have seen over 700 thousand pounds brought into the local economy through films and TV programmes being made in the County. Creative England estimates that film and TV productions across the South West as a whole have generated close to 30 million pounds. Screen Somerset, which is part of Somerset Council, works with production teams to attract filming to the local area.
With ice around in some places in South Somerset again this morning, the NHS is advising that to stay safe on icy footpaths, people should walk or waddle like penguins. The NHS says adopting a penguin-like stance can reduce the risk of slipping and tripping when walking on icy surfaces.
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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