Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. In a written reply to the Education Minister, Mr Dance expressed concerns about teacher shortages in local schools, saying recruitment continues to be a serious issue for Headteachers. The government says it’s giving £29,000 to each of six schools in the Yeovil area to pay for trainee teachers and help retain existing staff.
Plans have been approved to change a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation. The Ferns Nursing Home on St Michael’s Avenue closed in 2022 and will be converted into three communal kitchen-dining areas, two lounges and two laundry rooms. The HMO will have thirty-one bedrooms, with construction due to start in the autumn.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died after colliding with a van. It happened on the A39 in Polsham on Tuesday at around 5.30 pm. If you saw what happened or have dashcam footage, you’re asked to please call the non-emergency number 101.
A symposium on the future of farming takes place at the Royal Bath and West Showground tomorrow. Glastonbury and Somerton MP, Sarah Dyke, is hosting the event, and inviting farmers and those who work generally in the agricultural sector to attend.
Fishers Lane in Hinton St George is closed for resurfacing today. It’s shut between Fosse Way and Kingstone Road and will stay closed until next Wednesday, April 16th.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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