Work to upgrade the gas network on Preston Road in Yeovil begins later this month. Somerset Council has been given the go-ahead to deliver the final phase of the Yeovil Refresh project. The wet weather is being blamed for a big drop in visitor numbers to Somerset this summer...and more.
Work to upgrade the gas network on Preston Road in Yeovil begins later this month. Wales and West Utilities start the work on July 20th. A one-way system will operate between Larkhill Road, Preston Grove and Bell Chase until September 2nd. Watercombe Lane at its junction with Preston Road will close. Wales and West say the work is to ensure the gas network is ready to transport hydrogen and bio-methane, to help deliver a greener Somerset.
The future of eleven council buildings and services in Yeovil has been secured. At a meeting last night, members of Yeovil Town Council voted to take over the management, staffing and funding of Yeovil Country Park, Mudford Rec and Westland Entertainment venue after Somerset Council said they could no longer afford to provide them.
Somerset Council has been given the go-ahead to deliver the final phase of the Yeovil Refresh project. The Council will now buy Glovers Walk and convert rooms above shops in Middle Street and Wyndham Street into living spaces. It follows the reallocation of £4.8 million of High Street funding to the Yeovil Refresh project by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The wet weather is being blamed for a big drop in visitor numbers to Somerset. Accommodation providers, attractions, and food sellers say takings are down by around 20 percent on this time last year.
Hambridge Primary School has been awarded a School Games Gold Mark. The Games Mark is a government-led scheme that rewards schools for their commitment to the development of sporting competition within their school and the local community.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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