A resident's group has won the support of Yeovil Town Council to stop a former care home from being converted to a hostel for homeless people. Local numbers of Covid cases have fallen according to Somerset’s Director of Public Health Trudi Grant. Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil have signed up as the main tenant of the new I-aero building on Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Opposition is growing to sheds being built on the Dillington estate near Ilminster for local carnival clubs to build floats...and more.
A resident's group has won the support of Yeovil Town Council to stop a former care home from being converted to a hostel for homeless people. Bournemouth Churches Housing Association wants to shut their hostel on Newton Road in Yeovil town centre and transfer the business to the former Acacia Lodge care home building on Hendford Hill. The ‘Hands Off Hendford Hill Residents’ Group’ say getting the backing of Yeovil Town councillors has boosted their campaign. South Somerset District Council is due to make a final decision on the planning application within the next few months.
Local numbers of Covid cases have fallen according to Somerset’s Director of Public Health Trudi Grant. She says, however, that a "good proportion" of the reduction is due to changes in how people are tested, rather than an actual drop in infection.
Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil have signed up as the main tenant of the new I-aero building on Bunford Lane in Yeovil, next to the main Leonardo’s site. The aim of I-aero is to become a ‘centre of excellence’ with aerospace companies from across the Southwest having offices within the building.
Opposition is growing to sheds being built on the Dillington estate near Ilminster for local carnival clubs to build floats. Chairman of Seavington Parish Council, Ian Loxton, claims the roads around the Dillington Estate are unsuitable to handle large Carnival floats.
Work is to start soon replacing damaged play equipment in Bruton. South Somerset District Council has given £12,500 towards paying for the upgrade at Jubilee Park.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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