Somerset County Council elections, have been postponed for a year. Somerset's Director of Public Health says coronavirus infection numbers are continuing to fall. Police have named the driver who died following a crash on the A 303 Ilminster by-pass and a man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after suffering burns in a garden fire.
It's been confirmed that elections to Somerset County Council, which were due to take place in May, have been postponed for a year. It’s thought Local Government Secretary, Robert Jenrick, was influenced in his decision to suspend the vote, by the plans currently in progress, to re-organise local government in Somerset.
Somerset's Director of Public Health says coronavirus infection numbers are continuing to fall. Trudi Grant says the current rate has come down to 75 cases per 100,000 population and that the figures for the over 60’s are especially encouraging.
Police have named the driver who died following a crash on the A 303 Ilminster by-pass earlier this month. He was Sean Starke, 24, who lived in Ilminster. Mr Starke was killed when his car was in collision with van, close to the South Petherton roundabout, on Sunday, February 14th.
A cannabis factory has been discovered within the former NatWest bank in Crewkerne, which was the scene of a major fire on Monday. Cannabis plants were found growing inside the empty building on Market Street by investigators searching for possible clues as to the cause of Monday’s incident.
A man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after suffering burns in a garden fire in Sherborne. It happened at a property in South Avenue. The man’s condition in hospital is not known.
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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