Local News Wednesday 1st December

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 06:00

A Yeovil business owner is asking people not to be put off using local shops by the re-introduction of the compulsory wearing of face masks. Work’s due to begin early in the New Year up-grading the traffic lights and pedestrian crossings along Lysander Road in Yeovil. Plans have been submitted to convert a former nursery building in Yeovil for residential living. A local man has set off on a 200-mile fundraising trip for Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes...and more.

A Yeovil business owner is asking people not to be put off using local shops by the re-introduction of the compulsory wearing of face masks. Face coverings on public transport and in shops have again been made mandatory by the government to stop the spread of the new Covid 19 variant. Dawn Woodward, who runs the Emporium on Princes Street in Yeovil, says December is her most important trading month and is hoping the compulsory wearing of face masks won’t affect her takings.

Work’s due to begin early in the New Year up-grading the traffic lights and pedestrian crossings along Lysander Road in Yeovil. It’s part of an eleven-and-a-half million pound project by Somerset County Council to renew ageing traffic lights systems and pedestrian crossings in five local towns, including Yeovil.

Plans have been submitted to convert a former nursery building in Yeovil for residential living. The site was formerly the Larkhill Church Day Nursery and, if the plans are approved, will be turned into four flats.

A local man has set off on a 200-mile fundraising trip for Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes. Paul Fahie, who lives in Sparkford, is visiting hospitals in the South West that are served by Yeovil Freewheelers as a thank you to the group for all the help they have given to him.

A new pop-up market opens in Mudford today. It’s being held in the car park opposite Mudford Village Hall from one o’clock onwards. Organiser, Nick Else, says there’ll be a range of stalls selling everything from fruit and veg to fresh fish, local meat, flowers, jams and Christmas gifts.

An Ilminster girl has donated twelve inches of her hair to the children’s cancer charity 'The Little Princess Trust'. Maisy Buttle’s golden locks were cut off at the Angie Cullen Hair salon in Ilminster and will now be used to make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer or other medical conditions.

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