The 54 and 58 bus routes that operate out of Yeovil have been saved from closure. Work has been completed on a four-year-long project to smarten up Chard town centre. The Conservative opposition Leader at Somerset Council is warning of 1200 job cuts as the Council makes savings of £100 million...and more.
Somerset Council and the operators of Buses of Somerset have reached an agreement that will ensure the 54 and 58 services out of Yeovil are kept running. Both services had been at risk due to low passenger numbers and budget cuts at Somerset Council but will now operate until March next year when a further review will take place. The 54 bus runs from Yeovil to Taunton passing through Somerton and Langport. While the 58 runs between Yeovil and Wincanton via Sherborne.
The Leader of Somerset Council, Councillor Bill Revans says he and his fellow Lib Dem colleagues had no alternative but to vote in support of cutting the Council’s spending by £100 million, otherwise, the authority would have been declared bankrupt. At a full meeting of Somerset Council earlier this week, Lib Dem councillors voted to put up the Council Tax by five per cent together with implementing deep cuts to a wide range of council services. Despite the cuts, Councillor Revans says the financial problems facing Somerset Council are far from over.
A Yeovil man has been fined £100 and given a community order for attacking a woman. Appearing at Poole Magistrates Court, Owynn Kew, aged 30, of Milford Road in Yeovil pleaded guilty to beating the woman in Lenthay Road in Sherborne in March last year.
Work has been completed on a four-year-long project to smarten up the look of Chard town centre. The Chard Heritage Action Project has involved relaying pavements and freshening up shop fronts. Restoration work has also been carried out at many of the 136 Listed Buildings in Chard, including the Guildhall and Chard School.
People in Somerset are being asked to take part in a new survey about alcohol use. Yeovil's MP Adam Dance will lead a debate in Parliament today on NHS dentistry. A Yeovil runner has been selected to represent England at a national endurance championship... and more
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
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