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.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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