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.
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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