Police patrols in Sherborne have been stepped up following an increase in cases of anti-social behaviour. A public inquiry into plans for an estate of new homes in Castle Cary has been put back until the autumn. Half a million pounds has been given by the government to help towns in Somerset re-open their community facilities safely as Covid restrictions are lifted. Crewkerne Town Council is inviting suggestions for naming a new road after someone with historical links to the town.
Police patrols in Sherborne have been stepped up following an increase in cases of anti-social behaviour. The latest incidents include a wall being knocked down in Pageant Gardens and four vehicles parked on Lenthay Road having their tyres slashed. Police say they need help with catching those responsible and have asked Sherborne Town Council to install CCTV in the town centre.
A public inquiry into plans for an estate of new homes in Castle Cary has been put back until the autumn. Wyke Farms and Hopkins Development want to build on land between Castle Cary train station and the town centre. South Somerset District Council refused the application in May last year saying the homes would create "a highly conspicuous scar upon the local countryside". It’s expected the inquiry, which should have been held in May, will take place in November.
Half a million pounds has been given by the government to help towns in Somerset re-open their community facilities safely as Covid restrictions are lifted. The funding from the Department for Health and Social Care is aimed at helping to reconnect people with friends after months of living apart.
Crewkerne Town Council is inviting suggestions for naming a new road after someone with historical links to the town. Town Clerk, Rob Cottell says a number of suggestions have already been made, including that of the wife of King Harold the Second, Edith Swanneck, who once lived in Crewkerne.
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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