Somerset’s Director of Public Health - Trudi Grant
Somerset’s Director of Public Health says some parts of the County are still experiencing increased cases of Coronavirus. Preston School in Yeovil has been rated as ‘good’ following an inspection by Ofsted. A Yeovil man is planning to walk the length of Hadrian's Wall dressed as the cartoon character and more....
Somerset’s Director of Public Health says some parts of the County are still experiencing increased cases of Coronavirus.
Although the average rate in the region as a whole has fallen, cases in Sedgemoor, Mendip and here in South Somerset have risen. Trudi Grant believes it maybe due to Lockdown Fatigue.
Preston School in Yeovil has been rated as ‘good’ following an inspection by Ofsted. Following an inspection in 2019, Ofsted said Preston School was ‘requiring improvement, the same rating they gave in 2017. Principal of Preston School, Gregg Morrison said everyone at Preston was extremely pleased to have received such a positive report from Ofsted, this time around.
Plans have been submitted to convert Castle Cary Post Office for residential use. Permission is being sought from South Somerset District Council to turn the building in Bailey Hill into apartments.
The Somerset Community Foundation is thanking people for supporting its ‘Surviving Winter Appeal’. £160,000 was raised in donations – far in excess of the target. The funds were used to help people in greatest need pay their energy bills.
A charity in Somerset that takes-in unwanted laptops to give to school children has said the pandemic has highlighted a digital divide in the County. SCHol has refurbished and given out 108 laptops since January to children in the greatest need to help with their home learning.
A Yeovil man is planning to walk the length of Hadrian's Wall dressed as the cartoon character - Where’s Wally. Billy-Joe Wilsher who will be raising money for Cancer Research and is hoping that dressing as ‘Where's Wally’ will get him more noticed.
Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
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