Police are seeking witnesses to a crash in which a bus collided with metal railings in Sherborne. The government has given Somerset £3.8 million to hand out to families struggling to pay their bills this winter. A bird of prey sanctuary in Chard is seeking funding to build a treatment room. A group in Ilminster is planning to plant 7000 trees in and around the town and a local farmer is planning to open an archaeological visitor centre on the Blackdown Hills.
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash in which a bus collided with metal railings in Sherborne. The incident involving a vehicle belonging to First Bus of Somerset happened near the junction between Coldharbour and Greenhill at around 8.15 am last Friday. No one on the bus or the footpath was injured. If you witness the incident, you’re asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.
The government has given Somerset £3.8 million to hand out to families struggling to pay their bills this winter. The bulk of the money, £1.7 million, will be distributed by Somerset Citizen's Advice to help households with food, utility bills, and other essentials. Around £1.1 million has already been used on food vouchers for children eligible for free school meals
A new cycling group for women has been set up in Wincanton. ‘E-Spokes Cycling’ is offering hosted rides to women in the hope that they will take up cycling as a pastime.
A bird of prey sanctuary in Chard is seeking funding to build a treatment room. Sharandy’s Birds of Prey sanctuary says the treatment room it currently uses for injured birds is no longer fit for purpose. They’re looking to raise £2,500 to build the new hospital unit.
A group in Ilminster is planning to plant 7000 trees in and around the town. Peter Lansdown of the Ilminster Tree Project says the aim is to plant a tree for every person living in Ilminster. He asked local landowners to help by providing land to plant the trees.
A local farmer is planning to open an archaeological visitor centre on the Blackdown Hills. Marc Cox says the centre will showcase the history of the Blackdown Hills and give people holidaying or travelling through the County, an interesting place to visit.
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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