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.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
A new operator has been found to run a Chard care home that has been at risk of closure. A licence has been granted to run a new music festival in West Dorset. People have until midnight tonight to register for a vote in the election for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset...and more.
Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the illegal supply of prescription-only drugs in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court in connection with two burglaries in Langport. A well-known farm and restaurant business in South Petherton has been put up for sale. New figures have shown a further decline in the number of House Sparrows in Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town will play National League football next season after beating Truro 2-0 last night to win promotion and the National League South title. Somerset Council says the cost of keeping Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre closed has risen to £140,000 a year. A holiday website has reported a 31 percent upturn in visitor numbers to Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion when they play away against Truro. Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month when the town's annual town crier competition takes place...and more,
A former sub-postmaster from Wincanton says she's having to work a 70-hour week to pay off debts she incurred due to the Post Office IT scandal. Two people have been fined for illegal fishing in Yeovil. Images of wildlife taken by a photographer in Somerton have been chosen to feature on a new set of charity cards...and more.
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