An urgent call has been made for more people to volunteer as stewards at Covid vaccination sites in South Somerset. Changes are being recommended to the Yeovil Parliamentary constituency. Pubs, farms, and stately homes in South Somerset have joined with a national campaign for a relaxation of the rules on temporary campsites. Organisers of Yeovil Pride plan to hold a march in the town again this summer. A Sherborne man has donated his lifetime collection of postage stamps to charity.
An urgent call has been made for more people to volunteer as stewards at Covid vaccination sites in South Somerset. NHS Volunteer Responders says demand for stewards has soared in recent weeks, with higher numbers of people attending for the Covid jab.
Changes are being recommended to the Yeovil Parliamentary constituency. The constituency, that currently returns Conservative Marcus Fysh as Member of Parliament, would see the villages between Podimore and the northern edge of Yeovil moved into the Glastonbury and Somerton parliamentary constituency. The Boundary Commission has now started an eight-week public consultation on the changes which will take effect at the next general election.
Pubs, farms, and stately homes in South Somerset have joined with a national campaign for a relaxation of the rules on temporary campsites. Temporary campsites are allowed to open for 56 days a year only. The ‘Carry on Camping’ campaign wants the limit extended to six months, to help owners recoup lost income from the past year.
Organisers of Yeovil Pride plan to hold a march in the town again this summer. The LGBT+ event had to be held online last year due to the pandemic. Chairperson of Yeovil Pride, JK Doran, says the march is planned for August.
A Sherborne man has donated his lifetime collection of postage stamps to charity. John Firmin started the collection, which includes hundreds of first-day covers and a rare half Penny Black when he moved to Sherborne in 1960. His collection will be auctioned with proceeds going to the Bone Cancer Research Trust.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
A new operator has been found to run a Chard care home that has been at risk of closure. A licence has been granted to run a new music festival in West Dorset. People have until midnight tonight to register for a vote in the election for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset...and more.
Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the illegal supply of prescription-only drugs in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court in connection with two burglaries in Langport. A well-known farm and restaurant business in South Petherton has been put up for sale. New figures have shown a further decline in the number of House Sparrows in Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town will play National League football next season after beating Truro 2-0 last night to win promotion and the National League South title. Somerset Council says the cost of keeping Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre closed has risen to £140,000 a year. A holiday website has reported a 31 percent upturn in visitor numbers to Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion when they play away against Truro. Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month when the town's annual town crier competition takes place...and more,
A former sub-postmaster from Wincanton says she's having to work a 70-hour week to pay off debts she incurred due to the Post Office IT scandal. Two people have been fined for illegal fishing in Yeovil. Images of wildlife taken by a photographer in Somerton have been chosen to feature on a new set of charity cards...and more.
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