Somerset Council has paused roadworks on Fore Street in Chard indefinitely due to unforeseen complications. A Somerset farming family says they've lost faith in the government over plans to introduce inheritance tax on farm estates. Memories are being revived of a Live Aid concert in Yeovil from 40 years ago, which raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Somerset Council has paused roadworks on Fore Street in Chard indefinitely due to what it calls unforeseen complications. The repairs, which began in June and were meant to finish by early July, have frustrated local business owners who claim footfall on the High Street in Chard has plummeted.
A Somerset farming family says they've lost faith in the government over plans to introduce inheritance tax on farm estates. Labour says the move will only affect the 500 wealthiest landowners and is aimed at preventing land from not being used for agriculture. But the Kimber family, who've been farming in Wincanton for 80 years, say government policies are unfairly penalising hard-working farming families.
People in Wincanton could miss out on £240,000 for new local facilities if changes to a housing development are approved. Devonshire Homes is building 31 homes at Dancing Green near Wincanton Community Hospital and is seeking to remove its financial contributions for schools, health and leisure, citing viability concerns. Somerset Council is due to decide on the revised plans by early autumn.
Adult education courses in Somerset have been cancelled due to changes in government funding. Maths and English taught as a foreign language, and other Level-2 qualifications will no longer be offered, following updates to the Adult Skills Fund. Somerset Council says it will no longer fund the courses, but that anyone already enrolled will still be able to finish their qualifications.
Building 600 new homes in Yeovil could soon go ahead following the introduction of a new phosphate credit scheme. Plans to build around 12,000 new homes across Somerset are currently delayed due to a lack of phosphate mitigation. New credits, created by fallowing farmland near Yeovil, will allow for work to start building the 600 homes.
Memories are being revived of a Live Aid concert in Yeovil from 40 years ago, when 17 bands played at the Johnson Hall to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. A film of the event, held on August 30th 1985, is being shown at the Quicksilver Mail pub on Thursday, 28th August, for which tickets are now on sale.
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