Churches in Somerset are being warned to be extra vigilant for thieves targeting church roofs for metal. A Somerset woman is campaigning for long Covid to be recognised as a disability. Households will no longer have to pay to dump DIY waste at public tips under plans set out by the government. Members of Milborne Port Opera are calling for greater investment in the arts scene in Somerset and Children at Shepton Beauchamp Church School are keeping a close eye on a nest of Blue Tits where some eggs have been laid.
Churches in Somerset are being warned to be extra vigilant for thieves targeting church roofs for metal. Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical says metal thefts from churches are on the increase; it’s believed due to a rise in the price of lead and copper.
A Somerset woman is campaigning for long Covid to be recognised as a disability. Holly Pearse is a victim of ongoing Covid symptoms and fears that in the long term it could impact her employment. She wants sufferers to be given greater protection at work from being dismissed because of having the illness
Households will no longer have to pay to dump DIY waste at public tips under plans set out by the government. It would include plasterboard, bricks and baths. The move’s aimed at cutting fly-tipping with councils in England reporting over a million fly-tipping incidents in 2021.
Members of Milborne Port Opera are calling for greater investment in the arts scene in Somerset. The group says whichever political party wins control of the new Somerset unitary council after the local elections on Thursday, they want the new council to make more investment in theatres and village halls and to provide a wider range of local sporting opportunities.
Children at Shepton Beauchamp Church School are keeping a close eye on a nest of Blue Tits where some eggs have been laid. When the time comes for the eggs to hatch, the children will get a close-up view of events, thanks to a camera that has been installed inside the bird box where the Blue Tits have built their nest.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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