Plans to close all of Somerset’s railway station ticket offices are being criticised by disability campaigners in the county. A crash brought traffic to a halt around the Cartgate roundabout, just ahead of the evening rush hour yesterday. An Ilminster personal trainer is celebrating a major award and this summer’s reading challenge has begun in libraries.
Plans to close all of Somerset’s railway station ticket offices are being criticised by disability campaigners in the county. Whilst rail companies argue that the proposals are designed to increase trained staff who are available to help those with additional accessibility needs, Sarah Gayton from the National Federation of the Blind of the UK, says ticket offices are really important for their members.
A crash brought traffic to a halt around the Cartgate roundabout last night, just ahead of the evening rush hour. Vehicles were reportedly held around 4.55 pm, affecting both the A3088 and the eastbound A303.
An Ilminster personal trainer is celebrating a major award. Helen Isaac won the Muddy Stilettos 2023 trophy in the Best Personal Trainer in the Somerset, Dorset & Bristol category. She believes her fitness journey has dramatically improved her mental health and helped her recover from leukaemia in the early months of her business.
And this summer’s reading challenge has begun in libraries across Yeovil and South Somerset. The initiative is open to children aged between four and eleven to encourage them to keep reading throughout the holidays.
Services and acts of remembrance are taking place across Yeovil & South Somerset for VJ Day. An Ilminster café has unveiled a new defibrillator in the town. A room, named in honour of a member of Somerset Council’s Public Health team, has been opened at Yeovil Library...and more.
Yeovil residents are being asked whether they would pay for part of the Octagon Theatre refurbishment. Spending on buses in Somerset is the lowest per head in the region, according to the county's bus partnership. A Yeovil fraudster has been jailed for almost three years...and more.
A coroner has raised concerns after the death of a newborn baby at Yeovil District Hospital. Revised plans for the construction of up to 360 homes in Ilminster will be put forward in the autumn. Somerset’s Local Community Networks are marking the start of their third year in the county...and more.
A new 'family style' children's home for vulnerable children has opened in Somerset. Railway services between Yeovil and Exeter will run less frequently and at a slower speed from this week. A Crewkerne man has been given a one-year driving ban for drug driving. Chard Town Council says the public toilets near Sainsbury’s have been deep cleaned in preparation for re-opening them...and more.
Bus drivers with First Bus in Somerset are being balloted about possible strike action. Six thousand pounds has been raised towards repairing a boat, used for sightseeing trips on the River Parrett in Langport, after vandals damaged it. A hedgehog rescue charity in Somerset is facing closure due to a lack of funds...and more
Somerset Council has paused roadworks on Fore Street in Chard indefinitely due to unforeseen complications. A Somerset farming family says they've lost faith in the government over plans to introduce inheritance tax on farm estates. Memories are being revived of a Live Aid concert in Yeovil from 40 years ago, which raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
The owners of Yeovil Town Football Club say that they are hopeful of concluding a deal with Somerset Council to buy back Huish Park very soon. Hestercombe House and Gardens near Taunton has gone into administration. The Government is eyeing up the possibility of using brownfield land near railway lines in Somerset for house building...and more
A fire at the former Mermaid Hotel in Yeovil town centre is being treated as accidental. People with premium bonds in Somerset are being encouraged to check their numbers as over 800-thousand pounds of prizes remain unclaimed. Chard is set to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day later this month...and more.
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