Nearly 150 roads are being resurfaced this summer in Somerset. Ilminster Tennis Club has been named Somerset Tennis Club of the Year 2024 by the Lawn Tennis Association. The York Inn in Churchinford
has been named the pub of the year by the Countryside Alliance...and more.
Nearly 150 roads in Somerset are to be resurfaced this summer as Somerset Council and its new highways contractor embark on a lengthy programme of repairs. While most of the work will focus on rural roads, the programme also includes main roads and roads linked to major housing developments. Roads to be resurfaced in our area include the A30 Yeovil Road between Crewkerne and Haselbury Plucknett, also Creech Hill Road and Park Wall in Bruton, Long Hill and School Hill in Cucklington, East Street, Foldhill Lane and Stoke Road in Martock, Common Road, Moor Lane and Shaftesbury Lane in Wincanton. A full list of all roads to be resurfaced in Somerset this summer can be viewed on the Somerset Council website.
Relatives of people in a Chard care home, saved from closure by a private company, have been speaking of their relief. Sunnymeade was due to close earlier in the year after Somerset Council said it could no longer afford to keep it open. It has since been taken over by new owners, Agincare, who say it’s business as usual for the residents.
Ilminster Tennis Club has been named Somerset Tennis Club of the Year 2024 by the Lawn Tennis Association. The accolade is given to clubs based on their links to the community and how accessible they are to the public.
A Somerset pub has been named the pub of the year by the Countryside Alliance. The York Inn in Churchinford was given the award at an event held at the House of Lords after having already won the regional trophy.
The Ladies Women’s Guild in Chard is closing after 42 years due to a lack of members.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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