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.
Toolstream in Yeovil has been put into administration, threatening the jobs of dozens of employees. NHS Somerset has issued a last chance call for people to get a flu jab after hospital admissions increased by 76% in a week. Police are investigating the theft of a bike valued at £7,000 in Sherborne... and more
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
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