Plans have been outlined to build four hundred new homes in IIminster. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident in Sherborne where a child was seriously injured. A consultation into plans to close ticket offices at Yeovil Junction, Penn Mill and Castle Cary railway stations has been extended. Chard Museum is running an event today celebrating the town’s aviation heritage...and more,.
Plans have been outlined to build four hundred new homes in IIminster. Land in the Herne Valley has been identified for the scheme by developers Persimmon Homes who say a formal planning application will be submitted to Somerset Council before the end of the year.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of a road traffic accident in Sherborne where a child was seriously injured. It happened on Monday afternoon when an Audi A5 in which the child was a passenger and a concrete mixer collided in Bradford Road, close to the Oxley Leisure Centre. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
A consultation on plans to close railway ticket offices has been extended. The Rail Delivery Group says the consultation will now continue until September. Yeovil, Castle Cary and Sherborne stations could lose their ticket offices if the proposal goes ahead.
Police are asking for the public’s help in tracing the person or persons responsible for spraying a swastika on a post box in the village of Tatworth, near Chard. The incident in Drakes Crescent is being treated as criminal damage. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
Chard Museum is running an event today celebrating the town’s aviation heritage. It’s being held at Chard Reservoir with those attending flying model aircraft and discovering why Chard is the ‘Home of Powered Flight’.
Somerset Council has warned that more homes are likely to flood with further heavy rain forecast to end the week. Discount retailer, The Original Factory Shop, which has an outlet in Crewkerne, has gone into administration. A Barista at Costa Coffee in Ilminster has won a place in the finals of a national competition...and more
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced plans to develop a new operational base on the Leonardo airfield in Yeovil. Several people have been rescued from their homes in Ilminster due to flooding. An £800,000 project is underway to restore two staircases at Montecute House...and more
Last week was the wettest seven-day period in Somerset for twelve years. NHS Somerset says it’s working towards making access to dental care fairer for all. A scout leader in Somerset has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to Young People...and more
A new group has been formed to challenge plans to build 100 new homes in Keinton Mandeville. Bridgwater Town Council has voted to increase its share of the Council Tax by 5%. Organisers of Yeovil in Bloom are appealing for young people to get involved in this year’s competition...and more
New data shows that South Western Ambulance is one of the worst-performing ambulance trusts in England. Plans to introduce improved accessibility at Yeovil Junction station have moved a step closer. A community centre in Street is providing vulnerable people with a warm, safe place to meet...and more.
A new NHS diagnostic centre has opened in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater...and more
Councillors have approved controversial plans to build four large carnival club sheds near Ilminster. Somerset Council says there's an increasing gap between the cost of education and the amount the government provides to run local schools. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, aimed at protecting homes and businesses from flooding, has been reduced in size...and more
Citizens Advice says thousands of people in Somerset have lost some or all of their council tax discount. The UK's first autonomous full-size helicopter, manufactured by Leonardo in Yeovil, has successfully completed its maiden flight. A new pharmacy has opened in Wincanton...and more
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