People in Somerset who are yet to receive their £150 council tax rebate are being urged to apply for it. Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford has launched a new survey to find out how people perceive knife crime. Yeovil Town Council has made a £5,000 donation to support the Ukrainian refugees living in Somerset and The look of Chard town centre is set to change in the coming months with a contractor appointed to undertake public realm improvement works.
People in Somerset who are yet to receive their £150 council tax rebate are being urged to apply for it. The money is being given to eligible households to help towards paying energy bills. Customers who pay by direct debit should have received the £150 but those who don’t pay by direct debit might not have been paid and need to make a claim.
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford has launched a new survey to find out how people perceive knife crime. The survey is open to all ages but young people aged between 12 and 25, in particular, are being encouraged to take part. The results will be used for a report on new ways to tackle knife crime. The survey is available online for 12 weeks on the Avon and Somerset crime commissioners' website.
Yeovil Town Council has made a £5,000 donation to support the Ukrainian refugees living in Somerset. The money will be used to support the ongoing work at the Somerset Supports Ukraine charity helping displaced Ukrainians.
The look of Chard town centre is set to change in the coming months with a contractor appointed to undertake public realm improvement works. Alun Griffiths Ltd has been appointed as the contractor to deliver the improvements in Fore Street, Holyrood Street, Boden Street and the Eastern Gateway. The work forms part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone programme in Chard that will see more than £2 million invested in the town centre.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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