Wessex Water says placing controls on storm overflows will not necessarily reduce levels of sewage going into local rivers. It’s claimed switching from EU subsidies to a post-Brexit payment scheme, could force farmers out of business. A Yeovil motorist has been ordered to pay more than £500 for driving a vehicle without a licence and insurance. One of Somerset's spookiest myths is being brought to life for Halloween by the National Trust at Barrington Court...and more.
Wessex Water says placing controls on storm overflows will not necessarily reduce levels of sewage going into local rivers. Wessex Water were responding to a government U-turn that will now see new legal sanctions imposed on water companies.
It’s claimed switching from EU subsidies to a post-Brexit payment scheme, could force farmers out of business. The transition is being introduced over seven years and will, it’s claimed, mean less money for farmers. Chairman for Somerset NFU, Tom Kimber, says farming is likely to get more intensive as a result.
A Yeovil motorist has been ordered to pay more than £500 for driving a vehicle without a licence and insurance. Richard Phillips of Sunningdale Road was stopped by Police on the A35 Dorchester bypass and found not to have a licence or insurance to drive. He was fined £392, with court costs of £90 and had his driving record endorsed with six penalty points.
One of Somerset's spookiest myths is being brought to life for Halloween by the National Trust at Barrington Court, in the village of Barrington. Seven Hinkypunks have been hidden around the grounds of the stately home for children to find.
Members of Windwhistle Motor Club have taken part in an annual drive from Chard to Lands End. Twenty classic cars, ranging from a Sunbeam Imp Sport to a Daimler SP250, successfully completed the 250-mile journey raising funds to help pay for a new lifeboat station in Minehead.
Yeovil Literary Festival is now in full swing. Michael McIntyre, Miriam Margolyes and Sarah, the Duchess of York are amongst the big-name authors appearing at this year’s event.
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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