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.
Charity shops in Somerset report that they have received donations of dirty clothing and even soiled nappies. Plans have been submitted to build a further fifty new homes in Crewkerne. The National Audit Office says extra government funding to improve bus services, including in Somerset, has failed to deliver an increase in passenger numbers...and more
Dorset County Hospital is preparing to handle an increased number of births from now until the end of the year, following the closure of Yeovil Hospital's Maternity Unit. A number of former and current serving military personnel are pursuing the Ministry of Defence for compensation. Vandals have damaged a wooden shelter at the recreation ground in Ilminster...and more
Business owners in Chard say ongoing roadworks in Fore Street are hurting their trade. A vehicle has been destroyed in a fire at a farm at Charlton Mackrell. A new recycling scheme has been launched to support Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Castle Carey has created a Scarecrow Festival...and more
A murder trial starts today of the parents of a baby boy who died in Yeovil Hospital. Somerset residents are being asked to keep an eye on elderly neighbours, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s again today. A tiny black kitten has been found inside a crate of laundry delivered to a cleaning business in Yeovil...and more
The Care Quality Commission has published its report into the running of the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital. A public consultation has been launched into plans to build 150 new homes at Horton near Ilminster. A Chard man has embarked on walking 75 miles across Somerset, raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for Yeovil Hospital to be included in the government's national review of NHS maternity services. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with four counts of fraud. Yeovil Town players will be modelling the club’s new home and away strip at Huish Park this evening...and more.
Thousands more music fans will arrive at Worthy Farm for the start of Glastonbury Festival. The government has granted Somerset Council a stay of execution, allowing it to defer a spending deficit on special needs education. A party has been held to mark the 100th birthday of a Somerset woman who has lived in the same house for 100 years...and more.
Businesses at the Cartgate services off the A303 near Yeovil say they feel threatened by Welcome Break Ltd's plans to build a new, bigger services area right next door. A man who lives in Tintinhull, found nearly double the drink drive limit, has been given a 20-month driving ban. Police are warning of fake tickets being on sale for Glastonbury Festival...and more
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