Somerset Community Foundation has launched a new appeal, calling for donations to help people living in poverty. Four people, including a man from Chard, have been ordered to pay back more than £375,000 after being convicted of being involved in the supply of illegal drugs. Military veterans and their family members are being offered places on a new training course at the Somerset Recovery College and More women are being encouraged to take up fishing. It's part of a new project by the Westcountry Rivers Trust.
Somerset Community Foundation has launched a new appeal, calling for donations to help people living in poverty. ‘The Somerset Cost of Living Crisis Appeal’ will fund local charities which help people with their everyday living costs.
Four people, including a man from Chard, have been ordered to pay back more than £375,000 after being convicted of being involved in the supply of illegal drugs. The ringleader of the group, Wesley Wells-Burr, who owned a house in Chard, was jailed last week after police discovered cannabis factories that he ran near Taunton and in Chard. Wells-Burr was jailed at Taunton Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Military veterans and their family members are being offered places on a new training course at the Somerset Recovery College. It's called "The Art of Resilience for the Military Community" and teaches techniques for managing stress and anxiety.
More women are being encouraged to take up fishing. It's part of a new project by the Westcountry Rivers Trust which has secured funding from the National Lottery and Sport England.
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
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
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