The Royal Bath and West Show has announced that it is coming back this year. Farmers and landowners in Somerset are being asked to spend thirty minutes each day recording what birds they see on their land. St Margaret's Primary School in Tintinhull near Yeovil has received a letter from the Queen. People in Somerset are being given the chance to walk across hot coals to raise funds for St Margaret's Hospice...and more.
The Royal Bath and West Show has announced that it is coming back this year, after taking a two-year break due to the pandemic. It'll return at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet beginning June 2nd and run for three days, featuring the usual livestock classes, exhibitions and entertainment.
Farmers and landowners in Somerset are being asked to spend thirty minutes each day recording what birds they see on their land. The South West Game and Conservation Trust say it’s to check the effectiveness of current conservation schemes. The count is part of the annual Big Farmland Bird Count that launched nationally at the weekend.
St Margaret's Primary School in Tintinhull near Yeovil has received a letter from the Queen thanking them for planting trees for the Platinum Jubilee. Thirty saplings have been planted by children at the school in support of The Queen’s Green Canopy project. Headteacher Hayley Robinson says it’s the first time in the school’s 150-year history that a reigning monarch has written to school.
People in Somerset are being given the chance to walk across hot coals to raise funds for St Margaret's Hospice. It's holding its second 'fire walk' later this month. Scott Bell, the two-time Guinness World Record holder for firewalking will be there to train people how to do it. For details of how to take part go to the St Margaret’s Hospice website.
South Petherton Football Club has won the Perry Street & District League Premier Division title with two games still to play. They were confirmed title holders following their 2-1 win against Chard United at the weekend.
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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