The Leader of Somerset County Council, David Fothergill is calling for everyone in local government in Somerset to work together to make a success of creating a new unitary authority for the County. The number of Covid patients in Somerset’s main hospitals is doubling week-on-week. South Somerset District Council has rejected plans to build nineteen new houses in Templecombe...and more.
The Leader of Somerset County Council, David Fothergill is calling for everyone in local government in Somerset to work together to make a success of creating a new unitary authority for the County. The government announced earlier this week that its preferred choice for the future of local government in Somerset is one council to run all services. The idea of having two councils, promoted by Somerset’s District Councils, was rejected. and these councils warned that the single council plan will ‘level down’ the county and not help tackle the 'extreme poverty' that exists in some areas. They also say 300 District Council employees will lose their jobs.
The number of Covid patients in Somerset’s main hospitals is doubling week-on-week, according to NHS in Somerset. They say that on Monday this week, twelve patients were being treated for Covid in local hospitals. This compares to five patients the previous Monday.
South Somerset District Council has rejected plans to build nineteen new houses in Templecombe. The homes would have been built on the site of the former Knights Templar Nursing Home, close to Templecombe railway station. The Council says the developer’s refusal to build affordable homes was one reason why the application was turned down.
A husband and wife team in Norton-sub-Hamdon have retired after twenty years of fundraising for a local children’s charity. Carol and Doug Rogers launched the Smokestack Country Music Club in 2001, raising £165,000 for the Children’s Hospice South West.
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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