Bucklers Mead Academy in Yeovil has received a ‘positive’ report from Ofsted. Nine positive Covid tests were reported across South Somerset in the 24-hour period to 5 pm on Monday. A new wildlife webcam has been set up to allow people tune in online to watch a barn owls. A plan is being launched to look at where beavers should and should not be reintroduced in South Somerset....and more.
Bucklers Mead Academy in Yeovil has received a ‘positive’ report from Ofsted following an inspection in February. A previous report in 2019 rated Bucklers Mead as ‘inadequate’. Following the 2019 inspection, a new head was appointed and the senior leadership team at Buckler’s Mead was restructured
Nine positive Covid tests were reported across South Somerset in the 24-hour period to 5 pm on Monday. The infection rate in the district stands at 47.5 per 100,000 people. 148 people have now died from Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in South Somerset.
A new wildlife webcam has been set up to allow people tune in online to watch a barn owl couple on the Blackdown Hills. It's hoped the owls called Finn and Orla will have eggs so people can watch them bring up their young.
A plan is being launched to look at where beavers should and should not be reintroduced in South Somerset. It's hoped the plan - being funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority - will prevent the animals being persecuted if released in an unsuitable location.
Yeovil United FC, previously known as Yeovil Ladies FC, is to merge with the women’s team at Bridgwater Town. The new club will be called Bridgwater United with games played at the new Bridgwater stadium beginning next season in September.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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