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.
Avon and Somerset Police say they'll be carrying out enhanced patrols for drink and drug driving during and after England's opening World Cup game tonight. Somerset Chamber of Commerce is warning that the conflict in Iran is having a serious impact on local businesses. A master thatcher based in Ilminster says the traditional craft of thatching is under threat because of a lack of training opportunities...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal two-vehicle crash on the A358 near Ilminster. A man from Norton-sub-Hamdon has appeared in court charged with drink driving. An original Mr Blobby costume from the former Blobbyland theme park at Cricket St Thomas has been put up for sale... and more
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
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