The Environment Agency says reservoir levels across Somerset are well below what they should be for the time of year. A former school building in Wincanton could be turned into a recording studio and arts venue. Families in Somerset are being reminded of the October 31st deadline to apply for school places ...and more
The Environment Agency says reservoir levels across Somerset are an average of 24% full, which is well below what they should be at this time of year. Examples include Sutton Bingham on the outskirts of Yeovil which is at 26% capacity and Clatworthy reservior at 23%. The most serious situation is at Wimbleball which is at 15% capacity. Last week, the Environment Agency announced that Somerset had been placed under a ‘severe drought’ restriction to protect supplies.
Plans to transform a former betting shop in Yeovil into a hot food takeaway have been refused after planners raised concerns over children's health, noise, and highway safety. The application sought to change the use of 94A Lyde Road, a vacant single-storey commercial building on the Buckland Road Penn Mill trading estate. But Somerset Council planners recommended the scheme be refused, with the health implications of a takeaway close to a place where young people gather forming a central part of their decision.
Families in Somerset are being reminded of the deadline to apply for school places for next year. Somerset Council says applications for secondary and upper school places need to be submitted by October 31st. For children starting school or moving to a middle school, the deadline to apply in mid-January.
Work has begun today creating a new walking and cycling route linking nearby villages with the site of the new electric vehicle battery plant being built at Bridgwater.
A former school building in Wincanton could be turned into a recording studio and arts venue. The proposals relate to the former Baptist School on Mill Street, a Victorian building dating back to 1887. Under the plans submitted to Somerset Council it will be converted into a creative hub offering professional recording and mixing facilities for musicians, and video creators.
Parts of Somerset have been moved into the highest drought category to protect water supplies. A new group's been formed to try and save Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre from closure.Tesco in Yeovil is recruiting for temporary staff for the busy Christmas period... and more
Hate crime recorded by Avon and Somerset Police has risen to a record high. The Communication Workers Union claims postal workers in Somerset are leaving their jobs due to a controversial new delivery system. Four new Deputy Lieutenants have been appointed to support Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant... and more
Somerset Council says it can’t confirm whether new parking machines being installed across the county will be able to accept cash. The number of cloned cars seized have more than double in the past 3-years with Avon and Somerset Police recovering one fraudulent vehicle every week. The skull of a 50,000 year old Woolly Rhino found on the Mendips Hills has gone on a display at a museum in Wells...and more
Plans have been passed to build 760 new homes on the southern edge of Yeovil. Somerset Council has admitted it doesn't know how many young people are not in education, employment or training. An event is being held in Crewkerne for people looking for information about health and social care... and more
Two people were arrested on suspicion of racially motivated public order offences during an anti-immigration protest held in Yeovil at the weekend. Women in Somerset now have access to two brand new mobile breast screening units. A drought permit has been approved for Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor which is currently only 18% full...and more
A controversial new one-way traffic system in Bridgwater is to be changed back to a 2-way system. Plans to cut support funding to young carers in Somerset have been scrapped. A new website has been launched in Chard bringing together everything residents and visitors need to know about the town...and more
Somerset Council is to press ahead with increases to parking charges at its car parks. Police say increasing numbers of young people in Somerset are riding e-scooters illegally. Wells market has received national recognition...and more
Somerset Council says it's started talks about what do with the Brewhouse theatre in Taunton after it closes at the end of the month. A Chard man has been sentenced for keeping multiple different dogs despite being banned from doing so. NHS van drivers based in Bridgwater who supply hospitals in Somerset with essential medical equipment will walk out on strike next week... and more
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