Local News Monday 27th June.

Monday, 27 June 2022 06:00

Work has started on the major upgrade of the Triangle in lower Middle Street in Yeovil town centre. A former nursing home at Langport with development potential has been put up for sale. Somerset has won a share of one million pounds of government funding to provide skills training to people who are self-employed and those looking for work. Somerset Waste Partnership is planning to replace 22 of its bin lorries at a cost of five and a half million pounds. A Yeovil man has been jailed after pleading guilty to stealing two motor vehicles...and more.

Work has started on the major upgrade of the Triangle in lower Middle Street in Yeovil town centre. The work, part of the South Somerset District Council Yeovil Refresh project, will see a raised stage area with amphitheatre seating created in place of the bandstand, a big TV screen and water feature installed and new trees planted. Wessex Water is currently excavating the site and diverting the water main in the area. The work is being carried out by South West Highways who recently completed the improvement works to Wine Street in Yeovil town centre.

A former nursing home at Langport with development potential has been put up for sale. The Grange Nursing Home is advertised together with gardens measuring 4.2 acres. South Somerset District Council has been asked to grant permission to build 24 new homes on the site.

Somerset has won a share of one million pounds of government funding to provide skills training to people who are self-employed and those looking for work. People in those categories who want to develop new skills are being offered places on 16-week intensive courses in subjects such as Cyber Security and Digital Marketing. The sessions are being provided by Train4Tomorrow and begin next month.

Somerset Waste Partnership is planning to replace 22 of its bin lorries at a cost of five and a half million pounds. SWP says the vehicles regularly experience mechanical problems that result in missed collections. Under the proposals, ten of the lorries will be replaced with electric vehicles.

A Yeovil man has been jailed after pleading guilty to stealing two motor vehicles. Taunton Crown Court was told that Mathew Barrett broke into an address in Fielding Road in Yeovil and took the keys to Audi, which he used to drive off in. He drove the car to Ilminster where it was destroyed in an accidental fire. He then broke into a property in Ilminster and took a second car, which he used to drive back to Yeovil. Barrett was jailed for 25 months and banned from driving for 30 months after pleading guilty to two counts of taking a vehicle without consent, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance along with one count of dwelling burglary.

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Friday 12th June

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
Thursday 11th June

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
Wednesday 10th June

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
Tuesday 9th June

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
Monday 8th June

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.
Friday 5th June

A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
Thursday 4th June

An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
Wednesday 3rd June

A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more