Yeovil’s Wilko branch looks set to close after a rescue deal collapsed. The next stage of the ongoing Yeovil refurbishment scheme will begin later this month. If you recycle in Somerset, you can be sure that your plastic has been recycled here in the UK over the last year... and more.
Yeovil’s Wilko branch looks set to close, alongside those in Bridgwater and Taunton, after a rescue deal collapsed. The owner of HMV, Doug Putman, had hoped to keep up to 300 shops open but the GMB union says all will shut by early October.
Meanwhile, the next stage of the ongoing Yeovil refurbishment scheme will begin later this month. Large parts of the town centre are already affected by the Yeovil Refresh project, with existing works along The Borough, Middle Street and the bandstand. Work, around Newton Park, Wyndham Street and the bottom of Middle Street will start by the end of the month with updated pedestrian crossing points, wider pavements and on-street parking bays promised.
If you recycle in Somerset, you can be sure that your plastic has been recycled here in the UK over the last year. Somerset Council say that the plastic bottles, tubs, pots and trays collected from households and at their recycling centres have all been sent to sites in this country to be turned into new products and packaging. The news comes ahead of next week’s Somerset Recycling Week.
The organisation which runs Martock's foodbank says it's had an amazing response to its appeal to replace items stolen last week. Thieves took hundreds of pounds worth of food and household essentials. Dave Sinclair, from Martock Christian Fellowship which runs the foodbank, says everyone has rallied around to help.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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