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.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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