Work’s finally started on improving Yeovil town centre. The director of public health in Somerset, Trudi Grant, says schools with high numbers of coronavirus cases are struggling to cope. A new Indian takeaway could soon open in Yeovil. A Langport man has completed a coast-to-coast charity walk for an outdoor equine-assisted learning centre near Ilminster. Chard Carnival takes place tomorrow night but without the usual display of illuminated floats.
Work’s finally started on improving Yeovil town centre. The Yeovil Refresh project which is running about a year behind schedule will see Westminster Street partially pedestrianized, wider pavements and tree planting in the High Street, and a public performance space created in Lower Middle Street.
The director of public health in Somerset, Trudi Grant, says schools with high numbers of coronavirus cases are struggling to cope. More than 40 schools in Somerset have been forced into re-introducing Covid restrictions, including face coverings. Some schools have moved to home learning.
A new Indian takeaway could soon open in Yeovil. Metro Kitchen has applied for a change of use to turn 67 Princes Street into a food outlet. It would join a number of other takeaways on Princes Street, including The Rising Sun and Magic Spice.
A Langport man has completed a coast-to-coast charity walk for an outdoor equine-assisted learning centre near Ilminster. Shaun Murphy and his friend Andy McMillan walked the 100-miles between St Bees in Cumbria and Robin Hood's Bay on the East Coast raising just under £2,000 for EAQ Manor Farm at Stocklinch where his daughter Ella, who suffers from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, for provided with horse therapy.
Chard Carnival takes place tomorrow night but without the usual display of illuminated floats. Due to clubs not having the funds to build new floats because of Covid, a Celebration of Carnival Parade will be held instead, starting in the High Street at 7 pm, tomorrow.
Somerset Council says it can’t confirm whether new parking machines being installed across the county will be able to accept cash. The number of cloned cars seized have more than double in the past 3-years with Avon and Somerset Police recovering one fraudulent vehicle every week. The skull of a 50,000 year old Woolly Rhino found on the Mendips Hills has gone on a display at a museum in Wells...and more
Plans have been passed to build 760 new homes on the southern edge of Yeovil. Somerset Council has admitted it doesn't know how many young people are not in education, employment or training. An event is being held in Crewkerne for people looking for information about health and social care... and more
Two people were arrested on suspicion of racially motivated public order offences during an anti-immigration protest held in Yeovil at the weekend. Women in Somerset now have access to two brand new mobile breast screening units. A drought permit has been approved for Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor which is currently only 18% full...and more
A controversial new one-way traffic system in Bridgwater is to be changed back to a 2-way system. Plans to cut support funding to young carers in Somerset have been scrapped. A new website has been launched in Chard bringing together everything residents and visitors need to know about the town...and more
Somerset Council is to press ahead with increases to parking charges at its car parks. Police say increasing numbers of young people in Somerset are riding e-scooters illegally. Wells market has received national recognition...and more
Somerset Council says it's started talks about what do with the Brewhouse theatre in Taunton after it closes at the end of the month. A Chard man has been sentenced for keeping multiple different dogs despite being banned from doing so. NHS van drivers based in Bridgwater who supply hospitals in Somerset with essential medical equipment will walk out on strike next week... and more
Prince William is visiting Ilminster today, where he will launch ‘Ready Together’, a new initiative helping communities prepare for emergencies. Barwick and Stoford Primary School near Yeovil says it's confident of emerging stronger after being placed in special measures by Ofsted. Vapes and weight-loss jabs are putting workers at recycling centres in Somerset at risk after being wrongly thrown away...and more
Ilminster is gearing up for a Royal visit by Prince William tomorrow. Plans have been approved to convert the former Battens Solicitors building on Princes Street in Yeovil into 21 flats. A 'Just Giving' page has opened for making donations towards Ilminster Carnival which, on Saturday, had to be cancelled midway through due to a gas leak...and more
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