A local MP is calling for speed cameras to be introduced on the A30 dual carriageway between Yeovil and Sherborne. People in Somerset are recycling more of their waste than ever before. The Federation of Independent Retailers is calling on the government to provide grants to small businesses...and more.
Local MP Chris Loder is calling for speed cameras to be introduced on the A30 dual carriageway between Yeovil and Sherborne. The MP for West Dorset wants cameras added to the eastbound carriageway, describing the stretch as an "unofficial racetrack". His comments follow an increase in accidents on the A30 between Yeovil and Sherborne.
The Federation of Independent Retailers – who have members in Yeovil - is calling on the government to provide grants to small businesses to install increased security measures. The group, which represents stores like newsagents and off licences, says shopkeepers are fearing for their lives because of an increase in theft and violence.
People in Somerset are recycling more of their waste than ever before. Somerset Council says fifty-six percent of what we throw away at home is now being recycled with only half of household waste going to landfill compared to last year.
A Somerset group that supports families of children with additional needs has received a grant of three-hundred-and-eighty-six thousand pounds from the National Lottery. The money will enable the Somerset Parent Carer Forum to run more peer-to-peer support groups.
A footpath in Ilminster is closed for five days from today. It’s to allow Wessex Water to carry out works to make a connection to a water main under the footpath off Jordans Road.
Plans have been approved to convert a disused barn into a residential dwelling in Winsham. A two-bed unit will be created from the single-storey outbuilding on Ammerham Lane.
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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