Local vehicle owners are being advised to check the date of their next MOT. Plans to convert farming buildings into five homes at Maperton near Wincanton have been rejected by South Somerset District Council. Motorists are being advised that the A37 Dorchester Road will be shut for resurfacing at the turn-off to Stoford. A newly qualified children's nurse from Martock is in line for a national award...and more.
Local vehicle owners are being advised to check the date of their next MOT. The extension to MOT’s, brought on by the pandemic, finishes at the end of September. Local garages are reporting that bookings for MOT’s are running at record levels.
Plans to convert farming buildings into five homes at Maperton near Wincanton have been rejected by South Somerset District Council. The proposed site at Maperton Dairy Farm would have involved adapting buildings currently used to store hay and cattle. Local people had objected on the grounds the development would have been “out of keeping” with the village.
Motorists are being advised that the A37 Dorchester Road will be shut for resurfacing at the turnoff to Stoford for eight nights beginning next week. The closure will take effect from Thursday, September 9th to Friday, September 17th between 6 pm in the evening and 7.30 am the following morning.
A newly qualified children's nurse from Martock is in line for a national award. Hannah Graham has been shortlisted for an ‘Innovation in Service Award’ at the Student Nursing Times Awards for her work raising awareness of autism.
Members of the South Somerset Community Choir are in rehearsals for their first public performance since the start of the pandemic. The “Come and Sing” event will be held on September 13th at Crewkerne Methodist Church, in South Street, Crewkerne.
More than 4,500 people have expressed interest in joining a new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne. Somerset Council says a long-term solution is needed to make Hendford Hill in Yeovil fully safe for motorists. A Somerset man has won first prize at the World Marmalade Awards... and more
Somerset Council says Hendford Hill in Yeovil should be fully reopened to traffic by the end of May. Plans have been approved to build 40 new homes in Crewkerne. A huge pile of illegally dumped rubbish in Glastonbury has been cleared... and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision at Rimpton. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in South Petherton. Former Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson has been retained as first-team manager of Taunton Town for next season... and more
A former school in Sherborne has been badly damaged by fire. A care home in Yeovil has been rated outstanding. ublic spaces in West Coker owned by Somerset Council are being handed over to the parish council. Mendip Golf Club has presented a cheque for £12,000 to Mind in Somerset... and more
Plans have been submitted to turn a property on Preston Road in Yeovil into a House in Multiple Occupation. Yeovil’s Marlie Packer has been recalled to the England Red Roses starting line-up for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations game against Wales. Three sisters from Yeovil will be running the London Marathon this weekend in support of Guide Dogs UK... and more
Helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton have completed six weeks of sorties, protecting Cyprus from attacks by Iran. People in Somerset who use domestic heating oil are calling on the government to regulate the oil supply industry. Patients are being invited to register at a new NHS dentist in Crewkerne... and more
Expectant mothers are using Yeovil Hospital once again to give birth following the reopening of the maternity unit. A Yeovil man has been jailed for four years for committing sexual offences against two young girls. Plans have been approved to convert a pub in Milborne Port into housing... and more
NHS Somerset has delayed closing the hyper-acute stroke unit at Yeovil Hospital. A former Avon and Somerset Police officer has been jailed for making indecent images of children. A Somerset man has been fined after pleading guilty to hunting a wild animal with dogs... and more
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