Somerset County Council says it could take up to six months to investigate June’s major flooding incident in Chard. New ‘check your speed’ flashing warning signs are being trialed at roadsides across South Somerset. South Western Railway has introduced a new booking system for disabled passengers. Yeovil Freewheelers bloodbikes has launched an appeal for new members.
Somerset County Council says it could take up to six months to investigate June’s major flooding incident in Chard. The County County Council says those parts of Chard worst hit by the flash flooding event of June 28th that left homes underwater and roads closed are being investigated as a priority, that it could take to the end of the year to check for blocked and broken drainage pipes in other areas. Meanwhile, business owners on the Furnham Road Industrial Estate claim their premises are at daily risk of flooding due to blocked drains and are asking the County Council to make their situation a top priority.
New ‘check your speed’ flashing warning signs are being trialled at roadsides across South Somerset. The County Council's Road Safety Team says early indications are that the messages are forcing drivers to slow down by an average of 7 miles per hour in built-up areas.
South Western Railway has introduced a new booking system for disabled passengers. It means disabled passengers now have to give only 10 minutes notice of traveling, with stations providing a dedicated phone service to make bookings.
Yeovil Freewheelers Bloodbikes has launched an appeal for new members. The Freewheelers transport important medical supplies between NHS sites using a network of volunteer bikers. Chairman Mel Rowbottom says they need more bikers because of the extra journey they have to carry out for the NHS.
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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