Calls for more Government investment in research and development have been made at a West of England Aerospace Forum held in Yeovil. Young people in Somerset are being urged to have their say on how the county tackles climate change. Plans have been submitted to convert buildings on a World-War-Two transmitter site at Somerton for residential use. New research from the charity Help for Heroes shows that nearly three-quarters of veterans struggle with their mental health every day...and more
Calls for more Government investment in research and development have been made at a West of England Aerospace Forum held in Yeovil. Industry leaders say climate change and the pandemic, together with other countries spending more on R and D, have put companies in the South West more at risk. Peter Marchbank speaks for the Forum. He says the UK has the skills but what’s needed is for the government to invest further in the sector.
Young people in Somerset are being urged to have their say on how the county tackles climate change. The Somerset Youth Parliament is being invited to join two zoom sessions with MPs and members of the County Council to discuss ideas.
Plans have been submitted to convert buildings on a World-War-Two transmitter site at Somerton for residential use. The application to South Somerset District Council shows six dwellings will be created, together with parking and landscaping, and three new dwellings built on the site in Watts Quarry Lane.
New research from the charity Help for Heroes shows that nearly three-quarters of veterans struggle with their mental health every day. Servicemen and women from RNAS Yeovilton are among those who the charity helps.
Tintinhull’s famous Christmas lights are set to be bigger than ever this year. The show-stopping display in the front garden of Dan and Mark Extance-Warr's home has become an annual attraction. The couple says this year’s illuminated display, which will be lit on December 1st, will for the first time stretch into the back garden of their home.
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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