A new scheme’s been announced to help provide better mobile phone reception in rural areas of South Somerset. A woman in Curry Rivel in South Somerset is helping to provide coronavirus vaccines to Third World countries. A specialist animal rescue team has been used to free a cow after it became stuck in a river at Huish Drove at Langport. Plans have been submitted to build 80 new homes in Wincanton....and more.
A new scheme’s been announced to help provide better mobile phone reception in rural areas of South Somerset. It’s aimed at persuading homeowners and business owners to fit wireless signal booster onto their properties in return for being paid £800. The scheme’s being run by Frequency Telecom.
A woman in Curry Rivel in South Somerset is helping to provide coronavirus vaccines to Third World countries. 'Twin My Vaccine' run by Rowan Patterson is raising funds for the charity UNICEF who are rolling out vaccines across Africa.
A specialist animal rescue team has been used to free a cow after it became stuck in a river at Huish Drove at Langport. The fire service say the animal was rescued unharmed and later returned to a nearby farm.
Plans have been submitted to build 80 new homes in Wincanton. The development would be on land at Lawrence Hill, close to the new McDonald’s restaurant. Abbey Manor Homes Ltd who are behind the scheme also plans to build new industrial units on the site and say the scheme meets the local need for more housing and demand for local employment as the town of Wincanton grows.
Filming has been taking place for the latest in the ‘Doctor Strange’ franchise at Burrow Hill Cider Farm at Kingsbury Episcopi near Martock. ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role is the sequel to the 2016 release of Doctor Strange and is due for release in March of next year.
More than 4,500 people have expressed interest in joining a new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne. Somerset Council says a long-term solution is needed to make Hendford Hill in Yeovil fully safe for motorists. A Somerset man has won first prize at the World Marmalade Awards... and more
Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
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