Plans have been turned down to build 130 new homes in Henstridge. Projects that help tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in Somerset are now eligible for new funding. A Somerton woman has been fined for speeding on the M5. The Bishop's Palace in Wells has set up a 'Swan Cam' after one of its swans laid eggs. Young people in Castle Cary have been testing their skills in a bid to become skateboarding champions...and more.
Plans have been turned down to build 130 new homes in Henstridge. South Somerset District Council’s Area East Committee rejected the application from Barratt David Wilson Homes to develop land next to the A357 Stalbridge Road on the grounds of inadequate parking.
Projects that help tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in Somerset are now eligible for new funding. The Avon and Somerset Police Crime Commissioner has made £60,000 available to local groups to help tackle crime. Details can be found on the Somerset Community Foundation's website.
A Somerton woman has been fined for speeding on the M5. Antonia Baxter of Cherry Close was caught driving at 92 mph. She was fined £80 and had 4 penalty points added to her licence.
The Bishop's Palace in Wells has set up a 'Swan Cam' after one of its swans laid eggs. Grace, as she’s called, can be seen with her partner Gabriel in the family on the Bishop's Palace website.
Young people in Castle Cary have been testing their skills in a bid to become skateboarding champions. Free coaching sessions were held at the town’s skatepark at the weekend for the new hopeful. 11-year-old Lottie said she started skating after watching teenager Sky Brown win a Bronze medal at the Olympics.
Yeovil-based army veteran Jules Allen is celebrating after winning silver at the Invictus Games. Jules was competing for the UK in the wheelchair rugby and lost in the final to the USA.
Photo: Jules Allen from Yeovil who won silver for Team UK in the wheelchair rugby at the Invictus Games
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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