Council tax bills in Somerset are to rise by three percent from April. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Crewkerne. The fire service is reminding people of the dangers of using outdoor gas barbeques inside the home and A pear tree at Wigborough Manor near South Petherton has been found to have a unique DNA.
Council tax bills in Somerset are to rise by three percent from April. The increase was agreed at the last budget setting meeting of the County Council before the new Somerset unitary Council takes over running all council services in May next year.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Crewkerne. It happened on Monday at around 7.30 am on the A30 Chard Road. Only one vehicle, a blue Ford Fiesta, was involved. It overturned and left the road, injuring the driver, who was airlifted to hospital. Police are keen to speak to anyone with dashcam footage of a blue Ford Fiesta being driven along the A30 in the area of Crewkerne, around 7.30 am on Monday.
The fire service is reminding people of the dangers of using outdoor gas barbeques inside the home. It follows the storms last weekend when hundreds of properties across Somerset were left with power. Devon and Somerset Fire Service say using outdoor barbeques in a kitchen can create a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
A pear tree at Wigborough Manor near South Petherton has been found to have a unique DNA. The tree, a Wigborough Pear, is nearing the end of its life and now a sapling has been taken from it for planting in the grounds of Montacute House.
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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