A drop-in is being held today in Podimore, offering advice to people affected by last month’s major flood event in South Somerset. People in South Somerset who haven't had their bins collected this week are being asked to be patient. The driver and passenger of a car had a lucky escape when their vehicle crashed two meters down into a garden in Ilminster...and more.
A drop-in is being held today in Podimore, offering advice to people affected by last month’s major flood event in South Somerset. A second drop-in is being held in North Cadbury on Monday. The events are organized by Somerset Council and the Environment Agency. Lead Member for Environment and Climate Change at Somerset Council, Councillor Sarah Dyke, says they’ll be gathering information to find ways of minimizing the impact of future major flood events.
People in South Somerset who haven't had their bins collected this week are being asked to be patient. Somerset Waste Partnership says some collections have been missed due to the bank holiday, to larger than normal amounts of cardboard and garden waste being left for collection, and to vehicles breaking down. SWP says extra crews are out collecting cardboard separately in some areas this week.
The driver and passenger of a car had a lucky escape when their vehicle crashed two meters down into a garden in Ilminster. One of the occupants had to be cut free by the fire service. Both were treated at the scene for shock but otherwise were unhurt.
Thousands of hospital patients in Somerset have been allowed home sooner than planned thanks to the success of a scheme launched three years. The 'Discharge to Assess' scheme is run by health and social care professionals and gives support to people at home after they have left hospital.
Strawberry growers in Somerset say this year’s crop should taste a lot sweeter. Jan Butterley from Nynehead Fruit says due to the cooler weather in early Spring that slowed the ripening process, this year's strawberries have turned out to be bigger and juicier.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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