The bridge over the River Cam at Queen Camel on the main A359 remains closed following Tuesday’s major flooding event. A campaign has been launched to have a tunnel under the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett re-opened. Yeovil Town supporters are meeting tonight to discuss the situation at the Club...and more.
The bridge over the River Cam at Queen Camel on the main A359 remains closed to traffic amid concerns that the structure may have been damaged by Tuesday night’s major flooding event. A big clean up has continued in Queen Camel after homes and businesses were left under several feet of water when the River Cam burst its banks. Properties were also flooded in West Camel, Galhampton, Bruton and North and South Cadbury. A helpline has been set up for those who’s homes and businesses were hit by the floods. If you need assistance you should call 0300 123 2224.
A campaign’s been launched to have a tunnel under the A30 at Haselbury Plucknett re-opened. The 300-year-old passageway that forms part of the Parrett Trail was closed in 2006 after a local landowner withdrew permission for the public to walk over his land. Now, Somerset Council is considering implementing a Compulsory Purchase Order to buy part of the land so that people walking the Parrett Trail can use the tunnel.
Developers wanting to convert the former White Horse Hotel in Wincanton say the "at risk" status on the building is delaying work on the project. Planning permission has been granted to turn the property into a shop and flats but the architect behind the project, Stuart Hall, says until the “at risk” status has been removed work can’t start.
Yeovil Town supporters are meeting tonight to discuss the situation at the Club. It follows the decision by Matt Uggla to withdraw from buying Yeovil Town and mounting concern about the club’s finances. Tonight’s meeting, organised by The Glover’s Trust, is being held at the Yeovil Sports and Social Club at Johnson Park and starts at 7 pm.
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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