Local News Tuesday 15th November

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 06:00

Trudi Grant, Director of Public Health at Somerset County Council

Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking local schools to keep their Covid precautions in place to ensure that nativity plays and carol concerts in schools this Christmas go ahead. It’s claimed building a new McDonald's drive-thru near Ilminster would create up to 65 jobs. A prominent member of South Somerset District Council is stepping down after 20 years of service. Police are appealing for the public's help in connection with a recent assault in Yeovil. A school near Wincanton has applied for permission to build a conservation pond within the school grounds...and more.

Somerset’s Director of Public Health is asking local schools to keep their Covid precautions in place to ensure that nativity plays and carol concerts in schools this Christmas go ahead. Trudi Grant says that although hospital admissions of people with Covid have decreased locally, South Somerset, in particular, remains a hotspot for contracting the infection.

It’s claimed building a new McDonald's drive-thru near Ilminster would create up to 65 jobs. McDonald’s wants to build the outlet just off the Southfields roundabout by the Ilminster by-pass on the A303.

A prominent member of South Somerset District Council is stepping down after 20 years of service. Councillor Linda Vijeh, Conservative ward member for Neroche ward, will leave the role at the end of December. Councillor Vijeh is also giving up her role as County Councillor for the Ilminster ward.

Police are appealing for the public's help in connection with a recent assault in Yeovil. The incident happened in Yeovil bus station in Glovers Walk on Thursday, October 28th at around 4.30 pm. Anyone who witnessed the attack is asked to call the police non-emergency number 101.

A school near Wincanton has applied for permission to build a conservation pond within the school grounds. The Meadows School in Cucklington has submitted a planning application to South Somerset District with a decision expected early in the New Year.

Ilminster Town Ladies football team have been drawn at home against Southampton Ladies in the Second Round Proper of the Women’s FA Cup. The game will be played at the Archie Gooch Stadium in Ilminster on Sunday, November 28th. Ilminster Ladies beat Sherborne 3-0 at the weekend to progress to the second stage of the Women’s FA Cup.

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Thursday 30th October

Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Wednesday 29th October

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Tuesday 28th October

Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
Monday 27th October

The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
Friday 24th October

New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Thursday 23rd October

Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
Wednesday 22nd October

A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more .
Tuesday 21st October

Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more