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.
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Friday 29th September
The £29M project to up-grade Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre, which has run into financial problems, could be bailed out by Yeovil Town Council. New play equipment is to be installed at Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil. A Martock woman has been fined £95 after being caught speeding in a 20 mph zone...and more.
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Thursday 28th September
A new service that makes it easier for older women to get checked for womb cancer has started in Somerset. A convicted killer from Somerset who refuses to reveal the whereabouts of the body of his murdered wife has failed in his bid to be freed from prison. A Somerset woman, living with Multiple Sclerosis, is doing a skydive this weekend to raise money for the RNLI...and more.
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Wednesday 27th September
A Somerset head teacher is calling for tighter regulation on vaping after seeing a significant rise in pupils vaping on school premises. Somerset Council says it's facing significantly higher costs with the planned upgrade of Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. Avon and Somerset Police will soon start deploying a drone in the fight against rural crime...and more.
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Tuesday 26th September
A Somerset woman, who has Multiple Sclerosis, is calling on the government to overhaul the assessment process for claiming disability benefits. Somerset Council has been fined £1,000 after a stroke patient was left without care for long periods. A Consultant Urologist in Somerset says men need to be made more aware of the early signs of prostate cancer...and more.
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Monday 25th September
The NHS in Somerset is urging people to sign up for a Covid top-up booster jab. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assault. Work has started on creating a new cycle route along Lyde Road in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given for a new cricket pavilion to be built at the Recreation Ground in Ilminster...and more.
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Friday 22nd September
The RSPB in Somerset says it is seeing big changes in bird migrations to and from the county. The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says delays in answering 101 calls are a result of understaffing and accidental pocket dials. Beekeepers in Somerset are appealing for help to spot Asian hornets that are a threat to honey bees...and more.
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Thursday 21st September
Somerset NHS Trust, which runs Yeovil Hospital, paid out more than £13.5M in medical negligence claims in the last twelve months. Yeovil-based charity, School in a Bag, is asking for help to send supplies to earthquake-hit Morocco. Work has started on the next phase of the Yeovil Refresh project causing more disruption in the town centre...and more.
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Wednesday 20th September
We're being asked to think carefully before using NHS services in Somerset this week, due to strikes by doctors. Wilko will shut its Yeovil store at the end of September. Crosscountry Rail, who run trains through Somerset, has been given a new contract with the government...and more.
