The go-ahead has been given for work to start on a major housing scheme in Crewkerne. People in South Somerset could be amongst the first in the country to trial a camera you swallow to get a diagnosis for cancer. Four new eco-themed homes are being built in Chard as part of a groundbreaking training project in support of apprenticeships....and more
The go-ahead has been given for work to start on a major housing scheme in Crewkerne. The development on the Crewkerne Key Site, alongside the A30 Yeovil Road, has been many years in the planning. Now, South Somerset District Council has given Taylor Wimpey final approval to build 635 homes on the land. The first phase will see 110 homes built, together with a signal-controlled road junction for access to the town centre and Crewkerne railway station.
People in South Somerset could be amongst the first in the country to trial a camera you swallow to get a diagnosis for cancer. The miniature imaging technology, known as a colon capsule endoscopy and no bigger than a pill, can provide a diagnosis in hours.
South Somerset District Council says during the pandemic it’s been dealing with an increase in reports of dangerous dogs on the loose. The Council is reminding owners that under the Dangerous Dog Act, to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control, causing fear or apprehension to the public, is a criminal offence.
Four new eco-themed homes are being built in Chard as part of a groundbreaking training project in support of apprenticeships. The properties on land behind Chard Working Men’s Club use sustainable materials and green energy and are being constructed by building apprentices, with supervision provided by on-site experienced builders.
A South Petherton motorist has been fined £87 with costs after pleading guilty to a speeding charge. Darrel Mounty of Flax Court Road, South Petherton, was caught travelling at 39 mph in a 30 zone.
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A new website has been launched to support people in Somerset with mental health issues. One of Yeovil’s oldest pubs has been sold. Artwork on the theme of aviation produced by students at Yeovil College has gone on display at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil.A pupil at Tatworth Primary School near Chard has won a prize in a national competition for writing a book review...and more
Work laying a gas main on the A37 Dorchester Road near the Quicksilver Mail roundabout in Yeovil is to continue for a further two months. Somerset Council says the public toilets in Yeovil bus station will close at the end of the month but the waiting room will stay open temporarily. Former Yeovil Town Captain, Josh Staunton, has set up in business as a professional gardener...and more.
Somerset Council seeking to save £40 million by cutting one thousand jobs says 201 employees have so far applied to leave the authority based on voluntary redundancy. East Somerset Railway near Shepton Mallet has been used for filming the TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel Rivals. An old-style red phone box in Castle Cary is being turned into Somerset's smallest museum...and more
Somerset's Chief Medical Officer says GP surgeries using healthcare professionals alongside doctors to provide treatments has freed up GP appointments. A farmer has been fined £15,000 for polluting a household water supply. Avon and Somerset’s new Police and Crime Commissioner has officially started work in the role. Chard Post Office is closed today for the handover of the business to new owners...and more.
Health inspectors have criticised Somerset's maternity services, including those at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset Council says re-opening Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre in its original form could cost up to £200,000 if a multi-million-pound upgrade of the building falls through. A film made by a Yeovil man on a budget of just five thousand pounds was screened at the prestigious British Independent Film Festival...and more.
The Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard says it needs an immediate injection of £100,000 to keep going. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has returned to Yeovil Rugby Club where she began her rugby career 20 years ago. Twenty-five Town criers from across the South will be in Ilminster tomorrow competing in the annual Ilminster Town Criers' Competition...and more.
Train services through Somerset are again being disrupted today due to continued strike action by the train driver’s union ALSEF. A campaign has been launched in Somerset aimed at stopping people overdosing on opioids. A Somerset business is raising a smile with its name.‘Top Of The Clops’, a tack shop near Taunton has won a place in the top ten of the UK’s funniest business names...and more.
A woman driver has been told she faces a prison term for causing the deaths of two people in a crash on the A303. The AA says there are more potholes than ever on Somerset’s motorway network, leading to an increase in damage to vehicles. The new cancer treatment unit at Yeovil Hospital should be open before the end of the year...and more.
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