Twenty-nine senior managers at Somerset Council are being made redundant. Ofsted has carried out a re-inspection at Huish Episcopi Academy near Langport. Police are appealing for dash cam footage of a fatal crash on the A303 in South Somerset. We’re being encouraged this month to take part in 'No Mow May'...and more.
Twenty-nine senior managers at Somerset Council are being made redundant at a cost of more than five million pounds. They worked at the four district councils and the county council, which were closed and combined to form the new unitary Council that launched in April.
Ofsted has carried out a re-inspection at Huish Episcopi Academy near Langport after an inspection earlier in the year found examples of aggressive behaviour that was putting the safety of children at risk. Ofsted say that following the arrival of a new head teacher they’re now satisfied children are being kept safe but the school should remain in special measures.
Police are appealing for dash cam footage of a fatal crash on the A303 in South Somerset. It happened on Monday afternoon when a car and a van collided at Camel Hill. If you witnessed the accident you're asked to please call the non-emergency number 101.
Somerset Council is bidding for three-point-seven million pounds of government funding to improve the availability of electric car charging points across the county. It wants to look at how people can charge an electric car at home if they don't have a driveway.
We’re being encouraged this month to take part in 'No Mow May'. The aim is to persuade people to let their gardens grow and allow pollinating insects to flourish. Somerset Council says eighty per cent of rural verges will be cut outside of No Mow May, with a maximum cut of a single one-metre swathe of verge, unless there are specific safety risks.
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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