A new Solar Farm could be built in Wincanton. Rural crime in Somerset fell by 20 percent according to new figures from NFU Mutual. There’s better news for people in South Somerset waiting for eye operations. Around 500 wristbands have been given out to people with dementia in Somerset. A Crewkerne man has been fined £68 for a speeding offence...and more
A new Solar Farm could be built in Wincanton. Plans have been submitted to South Somerset District Council to install solar panels and associated equipment on land south of Brains Farm in Moor Lane, Wincanton.
Rural crime in Somerset fell by 20 percent according to new figures from NFU Mutual. However, the insurer says that the level of losses was still on the high side with one million pounds worth of property stolen over the past 12 months in rural parts of the County.
There’s better news for people in South Somerset waiting for eye operations. Patients at Yeovil Hospital are now being offered treatment at a new four million pound eye surgery theatre at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.
Around 500 wristbands have been given out to people with dementia in Somerset. The devices contain personal information about the wearer for health professionals to use in the event of an emergency. The wristbands are available from the Somerset Dementia Safeguarding partnership.
A Crewkerne man has been fined £68 for a speeding offence. Local magistrates were told that Alan Archer of Roundham near Crewkerne was caught driving at 89 miles per hour on a 70 miles per hour stretch of the A303 near Wincanton.
The Mayor of Chard, Jason Baker has publicly thanked members of a local Covid support group for their efforts during the pandemic. A remembrance service in the local St Mary’s Church followed by a medal presentation at the Guildhall was held in their honour, organised by Councillor Baker.
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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