Network Rail says rail passengers in Somerset can expect disruption on the railways every day between now and the 9th of January. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a lorry and a car collided on the A303 at Buckland St Mary. A food bank in Chard is handing out gifts to local children this Christmas. A Chinese takeaway in Chard is on the move. The A30 between Chard and Crewkerne is to close for eight weeks in January...and more.
Network Rail says rail passengers in Somerset can expect disruption on the railways every day between now and the 9th of January due to members of the RMT union taking strike action as part of a long-running dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. Passengers are advised to check the websites of GWR and South Western Railway before they set off.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a lorry and a car collided on the A303 at Buckland St Mary. It happened last Saturday at around 3 pm near to the Eagle Tavern and involved a lorry and a 4x4. Police are anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dashcam footage to call the non-emergency number 101.
A food bank in Chard is handing out gifts to local children this Christmas. The Lord’s Larder held a toy appeal in November and had more than 200 items donated, some of them still boxed and unopened. The toys are being given to local families in the greatest need.
A Chinese takeaway in Chard is on the move. ‘Top Chef’ in Fore Street in Chard has been given planning permission to convert empty shop premises 9A Holyrood Street into a takeaway.
The A30 between Chard and Crewkerne is to close for eight weeks in January for urgent drainage works to be carried out. The road will shut on Monday, 23rd of January between Liddon Hill and St Rayn Hill to allow for 550 metres of drainage pipes and gullies to be installed.
A school in Ilminster has raised £250 for a children’s charity by holding a Christmas Jumper Day. Staff and pupils at Herne View Church of England Primary school held a number of Christmas-themed events with all money raised going to Save the Children.
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
Two military helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton are being sent to Cyprus to help bolster UK’s defences amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Yeovil Town Council is seeking legal advice over the closure of the hyper acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. Flood warnings have been lifted on the Somerset Levels... and more
A man has died in a fire in Wincanton. Somerset Council is planning further cuts of twenty-one million pounds to help balance its books. A campaign to raise £30,000 for a minibus has been launched in Chard... and more
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