Leonardo is threatening to shut its Yeovil factory. Somerset Community Foundation says there's still time to donate money to its Surviving Winter Appeal. The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is staging a number of special performances to mark its 50th anniversary...and more.
The general secretary of the Unite union, Sharon Graham, is calling on the government to 'end the uncertainty' over a major order for new helicopters with Leonardo in Yeovil. It follows a warning from the Italian-owned company that it will shut the Yeovil factory if the £ 1.4 billion order for up to 30 medium-lift helicopters for the RAF is not confirmed by March 31st. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Sharon Graham accuses the government of dithering and says the delay in placing the order is putting 3,000 jobs at the Yeovil factory, along with a further 10,000 in the supply chain, at risk. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson says the new medium-lift helicopter programme is ongoing and that a final decision will be made in due course.
Somerset Community Foundation is reminding people that there's still time to donate money to their Surviving Winter Appeal. People are being asked to donate the equivalent of their winter fuel payment to support vulnerable older people.
Food retailer Iceland has permanently shut its Yeovil store in the Quedam after more than 20 years. The business has transferred to the Iceland Food Warehouse on the Yeovil Retail Park at Babylon Hill.
The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is staging several special performances to mark its 50th anniversary, beginning this week. The Swan on Brunswick Street was originally a pub and was converted to a theatre by enthusiasts in 1975 who believed that Yeovil should have an independently run theatre.
A woman from Ilminster has been jointly charged with another woman after a man’s body was found inside a car in Cornwall. Somerset businesses, involved in the supply chain for Leonardo, have welcomed the news that the Leonardo factory in Yeovil is to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-two homes in Milborne Port... and more
The Leonardo factory in Yeovil has won a multi-million pound contract to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. A doctor, who previously worked at Yeovil Hospital, has appeared in court charged with illegally accessing NHS computers. A new Construction Innovation Centre has opened at Yeovil College... and more
The CEO of Leonardo has suggested the UK government could make an announcement immindently about ordering new medium lift helicopters to be built in Yeovil. A family run hardware business in Yeovil has gone into administration. The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset has been named the new patron of Somerset Chamber of Commerce... and more
Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil have been to Downing Street to hand-in a petition calling on the government to back British jobs. The decision to grant planning permission to upgrade Yeovil's Octagon Theatre has been enthusiastically welcomed by staff who work there. The search is on to find a defibrillator that has gone missing in Chard... and more
Plans have been passed to carry out a £15 million upgrade of Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre. A new medical unit providing NHS and private treatments has opened in Shepton Mallet. Manor Court Community Primary School in Chard is celebrating after receiving a Gold Artsmark for excellence in arts and cultural education...and more
First Bus has announced changes to bus timetables on routes across Somerset. A Somerset drone company is celebrating getting through the audition round of ITV’s Britain's Got Talent. A public footpath in South Somerset is set to remain closed for up to two years... and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is warning of a scaling back of jobs at the Leonardo helicopter factory in Yeovil. Work is underway on the multi-million-pound refurbishment of Yeovil police station. The A361 across the Somerset Levels has reopened... and more
10,000 incidents of potholes on Somerset’s roads have been reported to Somerset Council in the past four weeks. The Met Office is warning of more unsettled weather into March for Somerset. The Crowshute link in Chard will close for eight nights next month for road repairs... and more
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