Local News Monday 9th May

Monday, 9 May 2022 06:00

Gardeners in Somerset are being urged not to cut their grass this month to help benefit wildlife. A Langport man has appeared in court charged with assault. The Blue Ball Inn in Bruton could reopen if plans to alter the building are given the green light by South Somerset District Council. The village shop in Charlton Horethorne has been put up for sale. Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has announced a further twenty homes for social rent will be built in the village where he grew up...and more.

Gardeners in Somerset are being urged not to cut their grass this month to help benefit wildlife. Research by the charity, Plantlife, shows that not cutting the grass in May can make a real difference to the numbers of birds and insects in people's gardens.

A Langport man has appeared in court charged with assault. Simon Hebert of Bow Street, Langport, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault at Taunton Magistrates Court. Hebert was fined £480 with costs and had a community order made against him.

The Blue Ball Inn in Bruton could reopen if plans to alter the building are given the green light by South Somerset District Council. The Blue Ball on Coombe Street, formerly known as The White Hart, closed in 2020. Owners, Cosmos Bruton Ltd, have applied to reopen the hotel and provide additional rooms within the neighbouring Number One Hotel. South Somerset District Council’s expected to make a decision on the application by the early summer.

The village shop in Charlton Horethorne has been put up for sale. The business in North Road is described as having consistent local trade as well as good seasonal tourism trade and is offered with a guide price of £275,000.

A start-up business school has been launched in Somerset to encourage people aged 50 and over with a business idea to get started. Figures show over half-a-million people aged over 50 are no longer in work since the pandemic.

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has announced a further twenty homes for social rent will be built in the village where he grew up. He started the project in his home village Pilton using funds generated by Glastonbury Festival saying he wanted to provide affordable houses for working people.

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Wednesday 30th April

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.
Tuesday 29th April

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.
Monday 28th April

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.
Friday 25th April

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
Thursday 24th April

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Wednesday 23rd April

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.
Tuesday 22nd April

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