Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is raising concerns about the government’s new clampdown on Covid. It’s been revealed that eight people aged over 60 in Somerset have died in the last two years due to domestic abuse. Work has been completed at Yeovil Library making it greener and more energy-efficient and a couple in Tintinhull, famous for the Christmas lights outside their home, say this Christmas will be the last time they put on the display at the house.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh is raising concerns about the government’s new clampdown on Covid. He’s unhappy about making it compulsory to wear face masks in public places and also people having to prove they’ve been doubled jabbed when attending large events. Mr. Fysh wants an easing of the restrictions before MP’s vote on the changes next week.
It’s been revealed that eight people aged over 60 in Somerset have died in the last two years due to domestic abuse. A new domestic abuse service is now being planned by the Safer Somerset Partnership.
Work has been completed at Yeovil Library making it greener and more energy-efficient. A new air source heat pump has been installed, lamps have been changed to LEDs, new thermally efficient windows fitted, and more insulation added to the building. The investment is part of a wider Somerset County Council scheme to make all its buildings more environmentally friendly.
A couple in Tintinhull, famous for the Christmas lights outside their home, say this Christmas will be the last time they put on the display at the house. The huge illuminated displays in the garden at the home of Dan and Mark Extance-Warr have raised thousands of pounds for local good causes over the years. However, Dan says they now plan to move the Christmas light show to a bigger venue, away from Tintinhull.
The new owner of Yeovil Town says he’s in talks with Somerset Council about buying back Huish Park. Water levels at some of Somerset’s reservoirs are below what they should be for this time of year. A Chard woman has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours... and more.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Chard, which left one person with life-threatening injuries. Texas Rocks in Middle Street, Yeovil, has closed temporarily following a significant fire. A Yeovil dental hygienist has been named as a finalist in the Ms Great Britain competition...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has criticised the Chancellor’s Spending Review for not delivering real change for Yeovil and South Somerset. The CEO of Leonardo UK states that they’re working towards closing the gender pay gap within the company. Yeovil Town is relocating its first-team training camp to Bristol... and more.
People in Somerset are being asked for their views on the state of the county’s roads and footpaths. A trial is being conducted at Yeovil Hospital to investigate whether administering shorter courses of antibiotics to patients can effectively treat sepsis. Somerset Council says it has no plans to reopen a block of public toilets in Chard...and more.
A mother from Chard says schools need to do more to identify students with dyslexia. A fire in a van that caught alight at Stoke-sub-Hamdon is being treated as accidental. A former Yeovil-based police officer, who made it appear he was working when he wasn’t, has been barred from policing...and more
Somerset Council is giving £1.5m to Hill View Special School at Ash near Martock to prevent it from closing. Two men have been convicted of killing a Yeovil man they mistakenly believed to be a convicted paedophile. People across Somerset are being asked to make a note of any wildlife they see...and more
Community Speedwatch volunteers in Keinton Mandeville have stopped monitoring the local traffic
because of online and verbal abuse. Redstart Primary School in Chard has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. A care home resident in Glastonbury has raised more than one thousand pounds for Children's Hospice Southwest by knitting soft toys...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says he’s been told the temporary closure of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital will not be made permanent. Firefighters have dealt with a fire on a coach carrying passengers at Vagg Hill in Yeovil. The authorities in Chile are holding a man who lives in Milborne Port after being found with class-A drugs in a suitcase...and more.
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