Highways workers have been taken off normal duties to clear drains and gullies to keep Somerset's main roads open. Network Rail says it will be Monday at the earliest before debris from a landslip that has shut Crewkerne Tunnel is cleared. The CEO of Somerset Community Foundation, Justin Sargent, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset...and more.
With further rain forecast for today and over the weekend for Somerset, highways workers have been taken off normal duties to clear drains and gullies to keep the County’s main roads open. Martock residents are preparing for further flooding with several properties in the village already under water. The Environment Agency says it is managing to contain the flood risk on the Somerset Levels but is on standby to act quickly should the situation worsen.
Network Rail says it’ll be Monday before debris from a landslip that has shut Crewkerne Tunnel is cleared. South Western Railway says no trains are running through Sherborne, Yeovil and Crewkerne stations and that it will be early next week before services restart. SWR says it is investigating ways to run a limited train service between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction via Westbury. For the latest on this go to the South Western Railway website.
The CEO of Somerset Community Foundation, Justin Sargent, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset. Justin has been Head of Somerset Community Foundation since 2005 and has steered it to being the largest independent funder of local charities in Somerset.
Somerset-born swimmer Brodie Williams says he's planning to use this week's European Short Course Swimming Championships to work on his technique, ahead of qualifying for the Olympic Games. The 24-year-old says his main focus is to work on his tumble-turns rather than secure a podium finish.
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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