Speaking in Somerset, the new head of the National Farmers Union has equated food security to national security. The front entrance to a pub in Langport has been damaged after a car crashed into it. Police are investigating the theft of a cattle trailer from a farm near Corscombe...and more.
Speaking in Somerset, the new head of the National Farmers Union has equated food security to national security. Around 50 per cent of all food consumed in the UK is produced in the UK. Tom Bradshaw, the new NFU President, is calling on all political parties to prioritise the issue of food security.
The front entrance of the Langport Arms on Cheapside in Langport has been damaged after a car crashed into it at the weekend. No one was seriously injured but a stone pillar and part of the porch entrance collapsed in the collision that happened at around 8 pm on Saturday. The pub says the front entrance will remain closed for some time and that access is through a side door.
A Somerset woman is raising awareness about living with Crohn's Disease. Scarlett Luxe was diagnosed at 15 years old and said she never thought her life would be the same again. In the UK, over half a million individuals are living with Crohn's Disease.
Police are investigating the theft of a cattle trailer from near Corscombe. It was taken from a farm at Halstock Leigh in the early hours of last Friday. Police say several trailers have been stolen across the Halstock area and that this latest theft is likely to be linked to similar thefts in the South Somerset area. If you can help the Police with their enquiries please call the non-emergency number 101.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
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