The Environment Agency has issued a warning about the dangers of people swimming in the River Parrett at Langport during the hot weather. Castle Cary Town Council has been given permission to carry out improvements to the historic Market House. A charity Tractor run was held in Haselbury Plucknett yesterday to raise money for the children’s charity, Young Lives versus Cancer...and more
The Environment Agency has issued a warning about the dangers of people swimming in the River Parrett at Langport during the hot weather. They say people should not enter the river, nor use the bridge in Langport to jump into the water. The Environment Agency says a blockage in the river has made it dangerous. Work to clear the obstruction is currently underway.
Castle Cary Town Council has been given permission to carry out improvements to the historic Market House in the town. The work will include restoring some of the Grade-2 listed buildings original features and installing a new lift to the top floor of the building.
Kingfisher, the parent company of Yeovil-based Screwfix, recorded sales of £3.3 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Kingfisher says Screwfix has opened two new stores in France since the start of the year and has plans to open a further eighty-five new outlets across the UK, Ireland and France.
Plans have been approved to build a new classroom extension at St Michael’s Academy in Grass Royal in Yeovil. Construction of the new art block is due to begin before the end of the year.
A road closure remains in place today in Ilminster. Greenway was shut to traffic last Friday for Wessex Water to carry out urgent repairs. The road should re-open tomorrow.
A charity Tractor run was held in Haselbury Plucknett yesterday to raise money for the children’s charity, Young Lives versus Cancer. It was organised by Lauren Ridout, whose son Artie was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year and received support from Young Lives versus Cancer.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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