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.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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