A Somerset group that sends supplies to Ukraine is appealing for donations. Plans have been submitted to convert a former Co-op store in Wincanton into new residential dwellings. The go-ahead has been given to convert a prominent town centre building in Sherborne into a shop and “self-service” hotel. Chard Town Football Club is looking for a new Team Manager. Today is the deadline to apply to the Woodland Trust’s ‘Great Tree Giveaway...and more.
A Somerset group that sends supplies to Ukraine is appealing for donations. ‘Somerset Aid for Ukraine’ sends food, medicine, and supplies to soldiers and civilians. They have another shipment leaving for Ukraine on the 21st of January. Organisers say they urgently need help with paying for the cost of the transport.
Plans have been submitted to convert a former Co-op store in Wincanton into new residential dwellings. The applicants, Hopkins Developments Ltd, want to turn the building on the High Street into five apartments and build five new homes on the adjoining land.
The go-ahead has been given to convert a prominent town centre building in Sherborne into a shop and “self-service” hotel. The three-storey building in Cheap Street was previously a NatWest bank.
Chard Town Football Club is looking for a new Team Manager. Ashley Fussell, who had been the Manager for six-years, and his assistant, Gary Warren, have both resigned. Their last game in charge should have been last weekend’s fixture against Wells City Reserves but the game wasn’t played due to bad weather.
Today is the deadline to apply to the Woodland Trust’s ‘Great Tree Giveaway. The conservation charity is giving away thousands of trees to schools and communities to help the UK reach its carbon net-zero target by 2050. To apply go to the Woodland Trust website.
A cheese manufacturer based in Cricket St Thomas, near Chard, has been given permission to extend its factory. Lubborn Cheese Ltd says the extension to its factory at Manor Farm will allow it to install new automated equipment and step-up production.
Work starts today building a new eastbound carriageway as part of dualling the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore. A childhood obesity clinic in Somerset has revealed that it is treating children as young as eight months old. Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign to recruit an army of young people to act as conservation champions...and more.
A Martock man has been jailed after admitting to shining lasers at aircraft flying over Yeovil. Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the TK Maxx store at Babylon Hill. Nearly four hundred people have put their names forward for redundancy at Somerset Council...and more.
Three local primary schools have been named on a list of England's top five hundred primary schools. A new co-working space for businesswomen has opened in Wincanton. Urgent repairs are being carried out to Ilminster's new public clock after it started showing the wrong time...and more
A new operator has been found to run a Chard care home that has been at risk of closure. A licence has been granted to run a new music festival in West Dorset. People have until midnight tonight to register for a vote in the election for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset...and more.
Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the illegal supply of prescription-only drugs in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court in connection with two burglaries in Langport. A well-known farm and restaurant business in South Petherton has been put up for sale. New figures have shown a further decline in the number of House Sparrows in Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town will play National League football next season after beating Truro 2-0 last night to win promotion and the National League South title. Somerset Council says the cost of keeping Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre closed has risen to £140,000 a year. A holiday website has reported a 31 percent upturn in visitor numbers to Somerset...and more.
Yeovil Town get another chance tonight to clinch promotion when they play away against Truro. Citizens Advice in Somerset says people are continuing to struggle with the cost of living. Some of England’s loudest voices will be heard in Yeovil later this month when the town's annual town crier competition takes place...and more,
A former sub-postmaster from Wincanton says she's having to work a 70-hour week to pay off debts she incurred due to the Post Office IT scandal. Two people have been fined for illegal fishing in Yeovil. Images of wildlife taken by a photographer in Somerton have been chosen to feature on a new set of charity cards...and more.
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