The construction industry in Somerset has raised concerns over the scrapping of red diesel. Members of Chard Rotary Club have raised more than £3000 to support Ukraine. The organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ have announced it will now only be a two-night event. An Avon and Somerset Police Dog is through to the finals of the National Police Dog Trials and gardeners in South Somerset are being asked to sign-up for this year's Big Garden Party.
The construction industry in Somerset has raised concerns over the scrapping of red diesel. From Friday this week, the rebated fuel can no longer be used in construction vehicles like diggers and dump trucks. The changes were announced as part of the 2020 Budget to tackle climate change and make the UK carbon neutral by 2050.
Members of Chard Rotary Club have raised more than £3000 to support Ukraine. A bucket collection was held at Tesco in Chard, together with a collection held at St. Mary’s Church in the town
The organisers of ‘Live in Somerset’ have announced it will now only be a two-night event. They say they've not been able to find a replacement for Olly Murs to headline on the Friday night. It will now just run on Saturday and Sunday night during the August Bank Holiday with Rag 'n' bone man and Simply Red headlining.
An Avon and Somerset Police Dog is through to the finals of the National Police Dog Trials, after winning the South West and Wales competition. Five-year-old German Shepherd, Ash, who is used to track offenders and locate missing people, will compete in the National Police Dog Trials finals at Cirencester Park, in Cirencester, in May.
Gardeners in South Somerset are being asked to sign-up for this year's Big Garden Party. Entries are now open for the annual fundraising event run by the National Garden Scheme, raising funds for charity. In previous years people have hosted tea parties, BBQ’s and bake-off events.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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