Police are investigating reports of deliberate fires being lit within Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil. Somerset Council has announced a new initiative to help elderly and disabled people stay living longer in their own homes. Local people are being offered the chance to work as Extras in a new BBC drama series being filmed in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating reports of deliberate fires being lit within Ninesprings Country Park in Yeovil. A search has uncovered evidence of several fires taking place, which Police describe as acts of arson. They say given the recent hot weather, the fires could easily have spread throughout the woodland, causing huge damage. Anyone with information is asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Somerset Council has announced a new initiative to help elderly and disabled people stay living at home for longer. The new strategy, aimed at cutting fourteen million pounds from the Adult Social Care budget, will be gradually introduced over the next two years, focused on helping people to stay well for longer to avoid needing hospital and residential care.
Military veterans in Somerset are being invited to attend a health roadshow that is touring the County this week. The forces charity ‘Help for Heroes’ has brought together various charities to stage the event.
Local people are being offered the chance to work as Extras in a new BBC drama series being filmed in South Somerset. The documentary-drama based on the Late Roman Republic and the life of Julius Caesar is being shot in the grounds of The Newt Hotel, near Castle Cary. BBC Studios are looking for Extras as Roman senators and soldiers. No previous acting or toga-wearing experience is required. Details of how to apply can be found on the Newt Hotel website.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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