Extra precautions to fight off Covid have been put in place at 43 schools in the County. A Somerset woman is calling for greater awareness of a condition in children who were exposed to alcohol in the womb. A tapestry dating from the 15th century has been returned for public display at Montacute House. The title of "world's best cider" for 2021 has been won by a brand outside Somerset...and more.
Extra precautions to fight off Covid have been put in place at 43 schools in the County, including in Yeovil and across South Somerset. Somerset County Council is asking families with children from nursery to college age to take a Covid test twice each week.
A Somerset woman is calling for greater awareness of a condition in children who were exposed to alcohol in the womb. New research shows there could be up to half a million young people in the UK affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. It can lead to lifelong physical, mental and behavioral problems, but often goes undiagnosed. Amanda Boorman adopted two young boys with the condition and says she has struggled to get their condition treated.
A tapestry dating from the 15th century has been returned for public display at Montacute House, near Yeovil, following four years of the restoration project. It shows a medieval knight in armour parading across a background of a thousand flowers. The National Trust spent 1,300 hours cleaning and strengthening the tapestry.
The title of "world's best cider" for 2021 has been won by a brand outside Somerset. Despite the county's famous orchards, local producers were pipped to the post in the World Cider Awards by ‘Farmhouse Still’ a cider made by St Ives Cider of Cornwall.
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Local News Wednesday 27th October
A Somerset man, whose life was saved by a defibrillator, is supporting a campaign for a register of locations of all public defibrillators. Campaigners in Somerset are urging the government to go further in tackling raw sewage discharges into local rivers. Eighteen new homes could be built on the site of a former care home in Templecombe. A Somerset inventor has launched a new strategy board game called ‘Prometheus’. Somerset Community Council is marking ninety-five years this month of its inception...and more.
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Local News Tuesday 25th October
The number of people in Somerset hospitals with COVID 19 has more than doubled over the last month. New traffic calming measures are being introduced outside a Yeovil school. Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information after a series of hoax phone calls were traced to the public phone box at The Shambles in Castle Cary. Police are asking for help in tracing a plant hire vehicle stolen in South Petherton...and more.
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Local News Monday 25th October
A new classroom block at Fairmead Special School in Yeovil has been officially opened by the Princess Royal, Princess Anne. A public car park in Yeovil town centre could be turned into a car wash. National Highways says it will consider all public comments on the plan to dual the A358 between Ilminster and the M5 at Taunton. Efforts are being stepped up to attract more young people into engineering in Somerset. People in Chard are being asked for their comments on a new draft strategy for the town's future...and more.
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Local News Friday 22nd October
Crewkerne is to lose another high street bank. Work has been completed re-building the Market Cross in Ilchester. Three Afghan families will arrive in Somerset next week to begin a new life in the County. Citizens Advice South Somerset says it's helping more people than ever at the moment. Ditcheat based horse racing trainer, Paul Nicholls says there are still plenty more trophies for him to win.
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Local News Thursday 21st October
The Director of Public Health for Somerset, Trudi Grant, says Covid cases will carry on rising in the county as the fallout from false-negative PCR test results continues. The manager of the Ambulance Service which covers Somerset says he's doing everything he can to improve the service in the County. Two Sea King helicopters, built-in Yeovil, that for the past 30-years have been in service with the Belgian Air Force, are being flown back to Somerset today. The lineup’s been announced for this year’s Ilminster Literary Festival...and more.
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Local News Wednesday 20th October
Higher rates of Covid in Somerset are a result of faulty PCR test results, according to Somerset County Council. There’s been a resurgence in booking holiday breaks in the County. A new block of flats could be built in Yeovil. Work to replace telegraph poles in the Jubilee Woods area of West Crescent, Ilminster is due to start next month.
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Local News Tuesday 19th October
Somerset County Council has published plans for a major overhaul of bus services in Somerset. Ownership of Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet has reverted back to Showering’s family. A Sherborne motorist has appeared in court charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. Plans have been submitted to build a new skate park in the village of Ilton, near Ilminster. A group representing owners of Mercedes vehicles in Somerset have joined a national legal claim against the car manufacturer...and more.
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Local News Monday 18th October
A Somerset GP says the government is "out of touch" thinking that a winter rescue package will help recruit new doctors. Police say they’re working with Yeovil Town football club to identify those behind the crowd trouble at Saturday’s FA Cup game against Weymouth at Huish Park. Two major brands in the Quedam shopping centre in Yeovil are closing. Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a girl in Sherborne. The public has voted Somerset for being the best place in England for accessible walks...and more.
