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.
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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