It’s believed that as many as sixty homes and business premises were left flooded in South Somerset when one month's rain fell in just three hours last Tuesday night. The charity 'Young Lives Versus Cancer' says its shop on Princes Street in Yeovil is at risk of closure. A new community shop has opened in the village of Chardstock, near Chard...and more.
Somerset Council says homes and businesses across a much wider area of South Somerset than had previously been thought were affected by last weeks major flooding event. It’s now believed that as many as sixty homes and business premises were left flooded in Queen Camel, West Camel, North and South Cadbury, Podimore, Bruton and Galhampton when the torrential downpour struck last Tuesday night. Anyone needing help should call the Flooding Helpline on 0300 123 2224.
The charity Young Lives Versus Cancer has announced that thirteen of its shops, including the one it runs on Princes Street in Yeovil, are at risk of closure. The charity says the shops are not taking enough money and have become unviable.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue has donated two fire engines to Ukraine. The appliances are part of an older fleet of vehicles that was due to be replaced.
Plans have been announced to expand Teals Farm at South Cadbury. Two hundred and fifty square meters of retail space and fifty car parking spaces are being added to the site in Orchard Lane just off the A.303.
Somerset Council says it will be spending five million pounds this year filling in potholes. The Council says there’s been a fifty percent increase in the number of potholes reported to them in the first four months of this year.
A new community shop has opened in the village of Chardstock, near Chard. Locals raised a quarter of a million pounds to start the Chardstock Community Shop, together with some grant funding given by the Parish Council.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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