The DNA of apples is being studied in Somerset in a bid to develop new and better ciders. It’s been announced the new McDonald’s on Sherborne Road in Yeovil will open on Wednesday, November 3rd. Local cheesemakers, Wyke Farms of Bruton, have been congratulated by the Prime Minister. Chard man, Chris Williams, has won a top award for fitness. People in Somerset who've lost loved ones are being asked to remember them online.
The DNA of apples is being studied in Somerset in a bid to develop new and better ciders. Cider makers, Thatchers are working with the University of Bristol to create new varieties of apples while preserving under threat current varieties.
It’s been announced the new McDonald’s on Sherborne Road in Yeovil will open on Wednesday, November 3rd. Forty new jobs have been created with the opening of the new restaurant and drive-thru next to Pittards.
Local cheesemakers, Wyke Farms of Bruton, have been congratulated by the Prime Minister for producing what’s claimed to be the world’s first carbon-neutral cheese. Boris Johnson made his comments after a colleague MP mentioned the carbon-neutral cheese during a debate on COP26 in the House of Commons,
Chard man, Chris Williams, has won a top award for fitness. Chris was voted ‘best in class’ in the over-45’s section at the International Bodybuilding and Fitness Association Finals in Newcastle.
People in Somerset who've lost loved ones are being asked to remember them online. St Margaret's Hospice is holding its 'Light up a Life' event virtually to remember people who have died over the past year.
A new website has been launched to support people in Somerset with mental health issues. One of Yeovil’s oldest pubs has been sold. Artwork on the theme of aviation produced by students at Yeovil College has gone on display at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil.A pupil at Tatworth Primary School near Chard has won a prize in a national competition for writing a book review...and more
Work laying a gas main on the A37 Dorchester Road near the Quicksilver Mail roundabout in Yeovil is to continue for a further two months. Somerset Council says the public toilets in Yeovil bus station will close at the end of the month but the waiting room will stay open temporarily. Former Yeovil Town Captain, Josh Staunton, has set up in business as a professional gardener...and more.
Somerset Council seeking to save £40 million by cutting one thousand jobs says 201 employees have so far applied to leave the authority based on voluntary redundancy. East Somerset Railway near Shepton Mallet has been used for filming the TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel Rivals. An old-style red phone box in Castle Cary is being turned into Somerset's smallest museum...and more
Somerset's Chief Medical Officer says GP surgeries using healthcare professionals alongside doctors to provide treatments has freed up GP appointments. A farmer has been fined £15,000 for polluting a household water supply. Avon and Somerset’s new Police and Crime Commissioner has officially started work in the role. Chard Post Office is closed today for the handover of the business to new owners...and more.
Health inspectors have criticised Somerset's maternity services, including those at Yeovil Hospital. Somerset Council says re-opening Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre in its original form could cost up to £200,000 if a multi-million-pound upgrade of the building falls through. A film made by a Yeovil man on a budget of just five thousand pounds was screened at the prestigious British Independent Film Festival...and more.
The Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard says it needs an immediate injection of £100,000 to keep going. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has returned to Yeovil Rugby Club where she began her rugby career 20 years ago. Twenty-five Town criers from across the South will be in Ilminster tomorrow competing in the annual Ilminster Town Criers' Competition...and more.
Train services through Somerset are again being disrupted today due to continued strike action by the train driver’s union ALSEF. A campaign has been launched in Somerset aimed at stopping people overdosing on opioids. A Somerset business is raising a smile with its name.‘Top Of The Clops’, a tack shop near Taunton has won a place in the top ten of the UK’s funniest business names...and more.
A woman driver has been told she faces a prison term for causing the deaths of two people in a crash on the A303. The AA says there are more potholes than ever on Somerset’s motorway network, leading to an increase in damage to vehicles. The new cancer treatment unit at Yeovil Hospital should be open before the end of the year...and more.
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