Wessex Water has been told to report on the number of times it releases sewage into local rivers. A Chard man is raising thousands of pounds to buy his father a bionic arm. A project has started to improve the diversity of habitats within Yeovil Country Park. A Covid vaccine centre in Crewkerne is seeking volunteers for next week....and more.
Wessex Water has been told to report on the number of times it releases sewage into local rivers. It follows the Environment Agency’s move to keep a closer watch on the use of storm drains.
A Chard man is raising thousands of pounds to buy his father a bionic arm. Del Crump lost his arm in a work accident 20 years ago. His son, Jake, says he’s raising the money to buy the bionic arm as a ‘thank you’ to his Dad for bringing him up.
A project has started to improve the diversity of habitats within Yeovil Country Park. Yeovil Rivers Community Trust has been given a grant of £6,000 to introduce aquatic benches, re-profile the bank sides, and make better the existing habitats at Dodham Brook at Ninesprings.
A Covid vaccine centre in Crewkerne is seeking volunteers for next week. The Covid hub at the Henhayes Centre is looking for volunteers to act as ‘meeters and greeters’ as people arrive for their jabs. If you’d like to volunteer, you should call the Henhayes Centre in Crewkerne.
A Chard painting and decorating business has won a top national award. ‘Bates and Misons’ run by Rachel Bates and Luke Watts came first in the 2021 Dulux Paint Awards for the work transforming the look of ‘Pip’s Railway Carriage Café’ at Lopenhead.
Yeovil Town’s game this weekend has been called off. The Glovers had been due to play Aldershot away on Saturday. The decision to postpone the fixture follows the death last week of the Yeovil Town Captain, Lee Collins.
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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