Yeovil's MP Marcus Fysh has joined calls for all lockdown restrictions to be removed before May. This week is the last chance for people to comment on planned major changes to the education system in Ilminster and Crewkerne. The building and grounds used for The Park School at Chilton Cantelo have been sold for just under 2-million pounds and more....
Yeovil's MP Marcus Fysh has joined calls for all lockdown restrictions to be removed before May. He’s one of a group of Conservative backbenchers wanting the government to relax some rules sooner following good progress with the Covid vaccine rollout. Mr Fysh says if the aim of vaccinating people aged over 50 by May is achieved, then the restrictions should end.
This week is the last chance for people to comment on planned major changes to the education system in Ilminster and Crewkerne. Under the proposals, the current system of first, middle and upper schools would end and be replaced with a flatter two-tier system of primary and secondary schools. It would mean that Merriott First School, Haselbury Plucknett Church of England First School, Ashlands Church of England First School, St Bartholomew’s Church of England First School would become primary schools. And, Wadham School in Crewkerne a secondary school, teaching children aged 11-19 instead of 13-19. Somerset County Council is due to make a final decision on the proposed changes at a meeting on March 17th.
The building and grounds used for The Park School at Chilton Cantelo have been sold for just under 2-million pounds. The Grade 11 listed 18th century manor house and 17-acres have been bought by a local buyer. It’s understood money from the sale will be used to pay-off debts from when The Park School closed last year.
More financial support is needed for outdoor learning centres. Mill-on-the-Brue in Bruton hasn't been able to provide overnight trips for primary school children since last March. Owner, Tricia Rawlingson Plan, says that without government help they can’t go on much longer.
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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