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.
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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