Monday 11th August

Monday, 11 August 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Bus drivers with First Bus in Somerset are being balloted about possible strike action. Six thousand pounds has been raised towards repairing a boat, used for sightseeing trips on the River Parrett in Langport, after vandals damaged it. A hedgehog rescue charity in Somerset is facing closure due to a lack of funds...and more

Bus passengers are being warned about potential disruption to services in Somerset. It follows the rejection of a pay offer by drivers belonging to the Unite union, who are being balloted on possible strike action. First Bus says it remains open to having constructive discussions with drivers to settle the dispute.

A community boat, damaged by vandals in Langport, has been fully repaired after local people raised six thousand pounds. The Duchess of Cocklemoor is used for taking visitors to Langport on sightseeing trips along the River Parrett.

A hedgehog rescue charity in Somerset is facing closure. Prickles Hedgehog Rescue Centre, which has been running for eleven years, says it’s having difficulty raising the income needed to stay open.

Langport-based charity Bibic has launched a new fundraising campaign. Bibic, which supports children and young people with neurological difficulties and disabilities, says it’s facing a funding gap and needs to raise £25,000 during August.

A man who knocked a pillion passenger off a motorbike in Yeovil has been given a twelve-month driving ban. Charles Hudson collided with the motorbike on the Horsey Lane roundabout at the junction of Lysander Road and Queensway in Yeovil, injuring the pillion passenger, who later died in hospital. Appearing in court in Yeovil, Hudson, aged 58, from New South Wales in Australia, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and was also fined £1,150 with a £460 victim surcharge.

Work starts today on gas main repairs in the Old Town area of Chard. Temporary traffic lights will be operating in Mill Lane with access to Bradfield Way blocked for the next eight weeks.

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