Somerset Waste Partnership says it will be suspending all green waste collections for six weeks from Monday. Wessex Water is supporting changes to the law to stop polluted water from getting into the local rivers. Police are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed a mobile home near Castle Cary. South Somerset District Council says it won’t be buying the Oscar Mayer site in Chard...and more.
Somerset Waste Partnership says it will be suspending all green waste collections for six weeks from Monday. SWP has blamed the situation on not having enough drivers and on the high number of staff self-isolating after being pinged by the NHS app.
Wessex Water is supporting changes to the law to stop polluted water from getting into the local rivers. It follows calls on the government to amend the Environment Bill to make sure water companies separate drainage water from sewerage treatment water.
Police are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed a mobile home near Castle Cary. The unit was in a field in the village of Galhampton when it’s believed it was deliberately set alight. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday (29-07).
South Somerset District Council says it won’t be buying the Oscar Mayer site in Chard. The ready meals manufacturer is closing the site on the A358 Furnham Road and has put the land and buildings up for sale. It was suggested SSDC might buy the site for a new school, GP surgery, and low-cost homes but the Council says it’s not interested.
Police are searching for a man who behaved in a threatening and abusive way towards two children in Yeovil. The incident happened outside the Wilko store in Lower Middle Street last Sunday at lunchtime, around 12.30 pm. If you witnessed what happened, you’re asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.
South Somerset District Council has been shortlisted for the title of Council of the Year. The judging panel for the Local Government Chronicle annual awards said SSDC was singled out for being at the cutting edge of innovation. Five other local authorities are included on the shortlist.
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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