Business leaders in Somerset say employers need better guidance on how to support staff now that self-isolation rules for people with Covid are about to end. There's been an increase in the number of family’s permanently homeschooling, since the beginning of the pandemic. Parish councils in Somerset are being encouraged to take back control of local services. Nominations have opened for this year's Pride of Somerset Youth Awards...and more.
Business leaders in Somerset say employers need better guidance on how to support staff now that self-isolation rules for people with Covid are about to end. It follows the government’s announcement that Covid restrictions will be lifted beginning from February 24th, one month earlier than planned.
There's been an increase in the number of family’s permanently homeschooling, since the beginning of the pandemic. In Somerset, the number of children being taught at home has risen by 25% in just two years.
Parish councils in Somerset are being encouraged to take back control of local services. It's in preparation for the move to the one council for Somerset, and the disbandment of district councils, in April 2023.
Nominations have opened for this year's Pride of Somerset Youth Awards. The awards are to recognise young people who've gone above and beyond to help out in their local communities.
Crewkerne Station has won a top prize for its Christmas decorations. The Friends of Crewkerne Station have been awarded the title ‘Station Christmas 2021’ in a competition run by the Blackmore Vale Community Rail Partnership.
People in Ilminster can enter a competition to win a garden tree. Seventy saplings are being given away by the Ilminster Tree Project as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative. To enter the draw email greenilminster@btinternet.com or phone 07816 213428. The closing date is Sunday, 20th February.
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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