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.
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
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
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