Multiple flood alerts and warnings remain in place across South Somerset following the weekend’s heavy rainfall. Work starts today repairing a sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary. A business in Crewkerne is closing after 50-years trading in the town... and more
Multiple flood alerts and warnings remain in place across South Somerset following the weekend’s heavy rainfall with more rain to come today and tomorrow. Somerset Council says Red Flood warning are in force for the River Parrett at Langport with flooding expected to the Westover Trading Estate. And, the River Yeo at Muchelney with flooding expected to low lying properties. Amber flood alerts are in place on all rivers in South Somerset meaning flooding is possible. Somerset Council says multi-agency support continues with response teams on the ground. To report a flood call; Somerset Council on 0800 80 70 60 or the Environment Agency on 0300 123 2224.
Work starts today repairing a sinkhole on Station Road in Castle Cary which has blocked a busy road for more than four years. Station Road collapsed close to a new housing development in July 2021. Castle Cary Town Council say the road will shut to traffic between 8am and 5pm weekdays for the next two months while the sinkhole is repaired.
Eye operations in Somerset have been cancelled because money earmarked by the NHS for a private provider has been spent. It’s reported that SpaMedica in Taunton has fulfilled the 2-thousand procedures it was contracted to carry out and is rescheduling operations for the next financial year. Sheila Jeffrey, from Chard, was booked to have a cataract operation in February but says her appointment has been postponed.
Plans have been submitted to sub-divide retail premises in Crewkerne into three smaller units. If approved, 9 Market Street will be turned into two shops with the first floor converted to office space.
A business in Crewkerne is closing after 50-years trading in the town. Antiques Bazaar, on South St, will close at the end of March following the retirement of owner, Anthony Bucke.
The government is being asked to help fund Somerset's carnivals. Bridgwater Town Council wants more trains to stop at the town’s railway station. A fund raising pie throwing event is taking place for Red Nose Day in Chard... and more
Drivers are being told that it could take several more weeks yet before Hendford Hill in Yeovil reopens to traffic. A new bus service between Glastonbury and Castle Cary railway station is to start on a trial basis. Children in Chard are being given free reading books as part of a scheme founded by Dolly Parton... and more
The first of the new medium lift helicopters being built by Leonardo in Yeovil for the RAF will be delivered in 2031. Somerset Council has launched a public consultation on planned new charges at its two hundred public car parks. More women in Somerset are said to be taking up walking football... and more
A Yeovil headteacher says he’s concerned about plans to stop giving school holiday food vouchers to families on low incomes. The owner of Yeovil Town is calling on fans to be patient as he continues his overhaul of the National League side. A high voltage fault is being blamed for plunging 1700 homes into darkness in the Ilminster area... and more
Plans have been submitted to convert two properties in Yeovil into houses of multiple occupation. A new court date has been announced for a Yeovil man charged with attempted murder. An engineer who has worked at the Leonardo factory in Yeovil for 40-years has won a top industry award... and more
Police say a fire at the former Oscar Mayer food factory in Chard was started deliberately. Yeovil College says it would have been adversely affected had Leonardo not won the contract to build new medium-lift helicopters. A seven-foot dragon will be visiting towns and villages in our area during the next few weeks to promote Somerset Day... and more
Two Wildcat helicopters from 815 Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton have arrived in Cyprus to help protect RAF Akrotiri from further Iranian drone strikes. New figures show that 40 people were killed on Avon and Somerset’s roads in the last 12-months. A Somerset man has been recalling the day 60-years ago when he was a passenger on the last train on the Somerset and Dorset Railway... and more
Defence Minister Luke Pollard has been explaining why it took the government so long to confirm a contract for the Leonardo in Yeovil to build new medium lift helicopters for the RAF. Police are investigating a break in at a pet shop in Ilminster. Somerset Council is to stop using red ink on council tax reminder letters... and more
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