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.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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