Hospitality businesses in South Somerset hit by Covid say government financial support for the sector can't come soon enough. It’s been made a lot easier to report potholes in South Somerset. There’s good news from people in Crewkerne and have had garden equipment stolen. The Government’s set out plans to pay farmers and landowners to create nature reserves and to help re-wild the countryside...and more.
Hospitality businesses in South Somerset hit by Covid say government financial support for the sector can't come soon enough. South Somerset District Council is offering grants to businesses whose turnover has been impacted by the pandemic. Details of how to apply can be found on the South Somerset District Council website.
It’s been made a lot easier to report potholes in South Somerset. The County Council has launched a new website for complainants to upload photos of potholes and pinpoint on a map exactly where a road is damaged. The details are then passed to an engineer for the pothole to be filled in.
There’s good news from people in Crewkerne and have had garden equipment stolen. Dozens of garden tools, including hedge cutters, lawnmowers, rotavators and chainsaws have been recovered by police. If you think some of the items belong to you, you can claim them back by calling the police non-emergency number 101.
The Government’s set out plans to pay farmers and landowners to create nature reserves and to help re-wild the countryside. The scheme’s part of a new post-Brexit system to replace EU subsidies.
Tickets are still available for Yeovil Town’s FA Cup Third Round clash with Championship league side Bournemouth at Huish Park tomorrow (Saturday 8th Jan) kick-off is at 5.45 pm. Seated tickets are priced at £20, terrace tickets are £18, under-16's £5 and under-12’s just £3.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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