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.
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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