Numatic in Chard has begun demolishing buildings on the former Oscar Mayer site. The leader of Somerset County Council says it's imperative they fill roles in the care sector in the County. A former resident of Ilton has been jailed after pleading guilty to numerous assault charges. St Margaret's Hospice has launched a new recruitment campaign. Billie Eilish has been confirmed as one of the headliners for next year's Glastonbury festival...and more.
Numatic in Chard has begun demolishing buildings on the former Oscar Mayer site. The makers of the Henry vacuum cleaner bought the former ready meals factory in May after Oscar Mayer moved production out of Chard. Numatic says it’s investing £30 million in creating a new production facility to make the full range of Henry vacuum cleaners at the site on Furnham Road.
The leader of Somerset County Council says it's imperative they fill roles in the care sector in the County. The council’s launched an urgent appeal asking people to fill care vacancies in the midst of a national staffing crisis. Meanwhile, research by the Carers’ Centre shows 80% of unpaid carers don’t ask for help even though they might need it. They're encouraging people in a caring role to ask for support more often.
A former resident of Ilton has been jailed after pleading guilty to numerous assault charges. Appearing at Exeter Crown Court. Jack Reid, was sentenced to three years on two counts of causing actual bodily harm, two of criminal damage, and one of threatening behavior.
St Margaret's Hospice has launched a new recruitment campaign. The organisation says it lost supporters during the pandemic and urgently needs to enrol new volunteers to maintain services.
Billie Eilish has been confirmed as one of the headliners for next year's Glastonbury festival. The 19-year-old will perform on the Pyramid stage on the Friday night becoming the festival's youngest ever solo headliner.
Yeovil Town are in action tonight. The Glovers are playing Maidenhead United in a National League fixture at Huish Park, kick-off at 7.45 pm.
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A Somerset man, whose life was saved by a defibrillator, is supporting a campaign for a register of locations of all public defibrillators. Campaigners in Somerset are urging the government to go further in tackling raw sewage discharges into local rivers. Eighteen new homes could be built on the site of a former care home in Templecombe. A Somerset inventor has launched a new strategy board game called ‘Prometheus’. Somerset Community Council is marking ninety-five years this month of its inception...and more.
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Local News Tuesday 25th October
The number of people in Somerset hospitals with COVID 19 has more than doubled over the last month. New traffic calming measures are being introduced outside a Yeovil school. Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information after a series of hoax phone calls were traced to the public phone box at The Shambles in Castle Cary. Police are asking for help in tracing a plant hire vehicle stolen in South Petherton...and more.
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Local News Monday 25th October
A new classroom block at Fairmead Special School in Yeovil has been officially opened by the Princess Royal, Princess Anne. A public car park in Yeovil town centre could be turned into a car wash. National Highways says it will consider all public comments on the plan to dual the A358 between Ilminster and the M5 at Taunton. Efforts are being stepped up to attract more young people into engineering in Somerset. People in Chard are being asked for their comments on a new draft strategy for the town's future...and more.
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Local News Friday 22nd October
Crewkerne is to lose another high street bank. Work has been completed re-building the Market Cross in Ilchester. Three Afghan families will arrive in Somerset next week to begin a new life in the County. Citizens Advice South Somerset says it's helping more people than ever at the moment. Ditcheat based horse racing trainer, Paul Nicholls says there are still plenty more trophies for him to win.
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Local News Thursday 21st October
The Director of Public Health for Somerset, Trudi Grant, says Covid cases will carry on rising in the county as the fallout from false-negative PCR test results continues. The manager of the Ambulance Service which covers Somerset says he's doing everything he can to improve the service in the County. Two Sea King helicopters, built-in Yeovil, that for the past 30-years have been in service with the Belgian Air Force, are being flown back to Somerset today. The lineup’s been announced for this year’s Ilminster Literary Festival...and more.
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Local News Wednesday 20th October
Higher rates of Covid in Somerset are a result of faulty PCR test results, according to Somerset County Council. There’s been a resurgence in booking holiday breaks in the County. A new block of flats could be built in Yeovil. Work to replace telegraph poles in the Jubilee Woods area of West Crescent, Ilminster is due to start next month.
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Local News Tuesday 19th October
Somerset County Council has published plans for a major overhaul of bus services in Somerset. Ownership of Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet has reverted back to Showering’s family. A Sherborne motorist has appeared in court charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. Plans have been submitted to build a new skate park in the village of Ilton, near Ilminster. A group representing owners of Mercedes vehicles in Somerset have joined a national legal claim against the car manufacturer...and more.
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Local News Monday 18th October
A Somerset GP says the government is "out of touch" thinking that a winter rescue package will help recruit new doctors. Police say they’re working with Yeovil Town football club to identify those behind the crowd trouble at Saturday’s FA Cup game against Weymouth at Huish Park. Two major brands in the Quedam shopping centre in Yeovil are closing. Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a girl in Sherborne. The public has voted Somerset for being the best place in England for accessible walks...and more.
