A section of the main road in Chard is closed for emergency work today. Plans to build 100 new homes in Crewkerne have been turned down. A report is warning that confidence within small businesses across the South West is at its lowest since lockdown. The number of people being admitted into hospitals in Somerset with flu is starting to fall. A Somerset explorer is preparing for her next big adventure...and more.
A section of the main road in Chard is closed for emergency work today. The A30 East Street is shut between the Good Shepherd’s Church and the roundabout leading towards Tesco’s. A diversion is in operation along Furnham Road and Victoria Avenue. Meanwhile, a section of the A358 near Ashill is shut until 3 pm for repairs. The same stretch of road will close again between 9.30 am and 3 pm tomorrow and Wednesday.
Plans to build 100 new homes in Crewkerne have been turned down. Land at Kithill to the south of the town had been identified for the development. However, South Somerset District Council rejected the scheme on the grounds it did not “adequately integrate” with the character of the local area.
A report is warning that confidence within small businesses across the South West is at its lowest since lockdown. It's cited concern over the ending of Government support packages, rising energy costs, and staffing shortages.
The number of people being admitted into hospitals in Somerset with flu is starting to fall. Former member of the Covid Task Force, Professor Adam Finn says Covid is currently the main reason for hospital admissions.
A Somerset explorer is preparing for her next big adventure. Rosie Stancer has already crossed the South and North Poles solo. Now she’s embarking on a four-week trek across the Sinai Peninsula and into Saudi Arabia to explore the effects of climate change.
A well-known local gastropub has been put up for sale. The White Post at Rimpton which was recently voted in the top fifty best gastropubs in England is advertised with a guide price of £595,000.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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