Plans to convert the former Boden Street mill building in Chard into new housing have been halted. Police have made an arrest in connection with an assault on a man in Langport. A change is being made in the running of all of Somerset’s recycling centres. The former Haynes Publishing site at Sparkford has been put up for sale. A national shortage of veterinary staff is putting increasing amounts of pressure on practices in Somerset...and more.
Plans to convert the former Boden Street mill building in Chard into new housing have been halted. It’s also emerged that the cost of the town's new swimming pool has increased to sixteen million pounds. South Somerset District Council could now have to take out a 12 million pound loan for the scheme to progress.
Police have made an arrest in connection with an assault on a man in Langport. It happened in the area of Parrett Close last Friday. The man needed hospital treatment for his injuries which were not thought to be life-threatening.
A change is being made in the running of all of Somerset’s recycling centres. Viridor, who has run all 16 sites over many years, is handing responsibility to waste firm, Biffa. It’s expected that Viridor staff will transfer to Biffa employment from September.
The former Haynes Publishing site at Sparkford has been put up for sale. The site has not been used since 2013 after Haynes moved from print to online with its publishing activities.
A national shortage of veterinary staff is putting increasing amounts of pressure on practices in Somerset. The British Veterinary Association blames the shortage on Brexit and a big increase in pet ownership during the pandemic.
A former pub in Ilminster is to be turned into residential dwellings. The Bell Inn on the High Street closed four years ago. The current owner has been granted a ‘change of use’ on the building by South Somerset District Council.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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