Town and parish councils have stepped in with financial support to stop the shutdown of CCTV in Somerset. A Langport woman says she may have to give up her job if a plan to cut the 54 bus service between Yeovil and Taunton goes ahead. West Chinnock Primary School remains closed again today following a flood....and more.
Town and parish councils have stepped in with financial support to stop the shutdown of CCTV in Somerset. The service has been at risk due to Somerset Council withdrawing its funding for the network. Meanwhile, Ilminster Town Council is putting up its share of the Council Tax by around £60 from April.
A Langport woman says she may have to give up her job if a plan to cut the 54 bus service between Yeovil and Taunton goes ahead. The service is one of several routes currently at risk due to spending cuts at Somerset Council. Margeret Gamble says if the 54 service stops running she would have no other affordable way of getting to her job.
The owners of a dairy farm near Crewkerne have been fined £20,000 for polluting fresh water. Based at Leaze Farm, in Haselbury Plucknett, Faw Bakers Kingston Farms Ltd pleaded guilty at Taunton Magistrates Court to committing the offence at Rushywood Farm. The company further admitted a charge of failing to ensure that silage had been correctly stored.
West Chinnock Primary School on Scotts Way in West Chinnock remains closed today. The school shut last Monday following a flood with children transferring to Norton-sub-Hamdon Primary School for lessons. It’s thought West Chinnock Primary School will re-open as normal on Monday although this is yet to be confirmed.
Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
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