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.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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