Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has added his support to the government’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine. Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking for people to protect others now that all Covid restrictions in England have been lifted. Recycling collections, suspended last week due to the bad storms, have resumed across Somerset. Four years after being on the brink of bankruptcy, Somerset County Council claims its new budget is one of the most sustainable of any authority in the country...and more.
Yeovil MP Marcus Fysh has added his support to the government’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine. He says even though Ukraine is not a member of NATO it is right for the West to defend the country. Mr. Fysh says he wants the British government to take a firm military response against Russia.
Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking for people to protect others now that all Covid restrictions in England have been lifted. Trudi Grant says even without a legal requirement to isolate after testing positive with Covid, people should still act with caution.
Recycling collections, suspended last week due to the bad storms, have resumed across Somerset. Somerset Waste Partnership is asking households to limit the amount of waste they put out for collection and instead to take their waste to a recycling centre.
Four years after being on the brink of bankruptcy, Somerset County Council claims its new budget is one of the most sustainable of any authority in the country. The budget will see council tax bills rise by three percent from April and comes ahead of elections in May to elect the members to run the new Somerset unitary council that will take on responsibility for delivering all council services in Somerset in 2023.
A date has been fixed to hold this year’s Yeovil half marathon. The 13.1-mile event, cancelled for the past two years due to Covid, is being held on Sunday, 27th March. Up to 2,000 runners are expected to take part.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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