Food vouchers are being handed out to families in South Somerset his week during the school half-term break. A motorcyclist from Yeovil has been killed in an accident near Dorchester. People in South Somerset who caught coronavirus but didn’t need hospital treatment are being asked to take part in a scientific study. People are being asked not to put batteries in with household rubbish after a battery fire inside a rubbish truck in Wincanton...and more.
Food vouchers are being handed out to families in South Somerset his week during the school half-term break. Somerset County Council has provided £250,000 for the vouchers to be given to fourteen thousand children to ensure that no child in Somerset goes hungry while schools are closed.
A motorcyclist from Yeovil has been killed in an accident near Dorchester. His Harley Davidson machine was in collision with a Ford Focus on Coombe Road in Winterbourne Steepleton at around 7.30 pm on Sunday. Police ask that anyone who witnessed the crash or has dash-cam footage call the non-emergency number 101.
People in South Somerset who caught coronavirus but didn’t need hospital treatment are being asked to take part in a scientific study. It’s to find out if people’s genes played a part in how the virus affected them.
People are being asked not to put batteries in with household rubbish after a battery fire inside a rubbish truck in Wincanton. The blaze was sparked by batteries crushed in a compactor at the back of the vehicle. Somerset Waste Partnership says batteries should be taken to recycling sites, or left in recycling bins at supermarkets and electrical outlets.
Attending services at a church near Chard is about to get more comfortable. St Mary’s Church at Higher Wambrook has applied for planning permission to build a toilet block for parishioners to use before, during, or after attending services.
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
A woman from Ilminster has been jointly charged with another woman after a man’s body was found inside a car in Cornwall. Somerset businesses, involved in the supply chain for Leonardo, have welcomed the news that the Leonardo factory in Yeovil is to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-two homes in Milborne Port... and more
The Leonardo factory in Yeovil has won a multi-million pound contract to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. A doctor, who previously worked at Yeovil Hospital, has appeared in court charged with illegally accessing NHS computers. A new Construction Innovation Centre has opened at Yeovil College... and more
The CEO of Leonardo has suggested the UK government could make an announcement immindently about ordering new medium lift helicopters to be built in Yeovil. A family run hardware business in Yeovil has gone into administration. The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset has been named the new patron of Somerset Chamber of Commerce... and more
Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil have been to Downing Street to hand-in a petition calling on the government to back British jobs. The decision to grant planning permission to upgrade Yeovil's Octagon Theatre has been enthusiastically welcomed by staff who work there. The search is on to find a defibrillator that has gone missing in Chard... and more
Plans have been passed to carry out a £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre. A new medical unit providing NHS and private treatments has opened in Shepton Mallet. Manor Court Community Primary School in Chard is celebrating after receiving a Gold Artsmark for excellence in arts and cultural education...and more
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