Preston Academy in Yeovil has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted. Ambulance workers in Somerset have called off their planned strike action this week. Fifteen million pounds is being invested at Yeovil Hospital. An Ilminster man has appeared in court charged with driving a motor vehicle when not in proper control of the vehicle and work starts this week upgrading a children’s play area in Chard.
Preston Academy in Yeovil has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors. Their report, based on a visit to Preston Academy in early January, rated the school as ‘good’ in all four areas of inspection. It represents a turnaround in the running of Preston Academy which in 2019 was rated as ‘requiring improvement’.
Ambulance workers in Somerset have called off their planned strike action this week after being offered additional money for this year and next year by the government. The GMB and Unison unions say it has suspended two days of planned strikes pending a satisfactory outcome to talks with health ministers.
Fifteen million pounds in NHS funding is being invested to deal with patients waiting at Yeovil Hospital. The hospital is getting a new theatre, new robotic surgery equipment, as well as an already announced new Day Ward that is due to open in the Spring.
An Ilminster man has appeared in court charged with driving a motor vehicle when not in proper control of the vehicle. Kevin Hopkins of Dowlish Ford near Ilminster was found guilty of the offence by magistrates in Yeovil and had three penalty points added to his licence and fined £285.
Work starts this week up-grading a children’s play area in Chard. The improvements to Upper Henson Park near Avishayes Community School are set to last five weeks and will see monkey bars, a climbing wall and new grassed areas introduced.
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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