A new NHS diagnostic centre has opened in Yeovil. The go-ahead has been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater...and more
A new NHS diagnostic centre, providing around 70,000 tests and outpatient appointments a year, has opened in Yeovil. Built on the site of Yeovil Hospital, it offers audiology, ear, nose and throat, and cardiology services.
The go ahead's been given to build a replacement school for Milford Junior School in Yeovil. Milford Juniors on Glenthorne Avenue closed in 2022 due to structural problems, with children taught in temporary classrooms on a nearby playing field. Now, the Department of Education has secured planning permission to build a new school on land opposite Milford Infants School, with an opening date of September 2027.
A new 500-bed hotel-style campus is being planned to accommodate workers at the new Agratas car battery factory near Bridgwater.
Somerset Council says the average cost of repairing a single pothole is £123.000. The figure follows Somerset being ranked 26 out of 153 local authorities for road maintenance in a survey conducted by the Department of Transport.
A community centre in Street is providing vulnerable people with a warm place to meet. The Crispin Centre is part of the Warm Welcome initiative and operates as a warm space from 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday
Councillors have approved controversial plans to build four large carnival club sheds near Ilminster. Somerset Council says there's an increasing gap between the cost of education and the amount the government provides to run local schools. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, aimed at protecting homes and businesses from flooding, has been reduced in size...and more
Citizens Advice says thousands of people in Somerset have lost some or all of their council tax discount. The UK's first autonomous full-size helicopter, manufactured by Leonardo in Yeovil, has successfully completed its maiden flight. A new pharmacy has opened in Wincanton...and more
The government is facing increasing pressure to clarify whether it will order new medium-lift helicopters from Leonardo in Yeovil. Somerset Council is spending £5 million on new laptops. A new singing group is being set up in Yeovil for people living with dementia...and more
The go-ahead has been given to build 200 new homes at Ilchester. Taunton Town Council is increasing its share of the Council Tax by 3 per cent a year. Somerset is featured in a new Agatha Christie drama being shown on Netflix from this week...and more
The company behind a proposed tidal lagoon between Watchet and Minehead says it could create up to eight thousand jobs. A third councillor on Somerset Council has joined Reform UK. St Margaret's Hospice says this year’s Christmas tree collection scheme raised forty-seven thousand pounds...and more.
The union representing workers at Leonardo in Yeovil says it needs a clear answer from the government on whether the Yeovil factory will be awarded a contract to build new medium-lift helicopters for the RAF. Somerset Council says more support will be provided to foster carers. A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place over the Somerset Levels...and more
The Government says it won’t bring forward a decision on buying new helicopters from Leonardo in Yeovil. A bird flu surveillance zone remains in place over the Somerset Levels. Yeovil’s temporary police station on Horsey Lane is to close at the end of the month....and more
Leonardo is threatening to shut its Yeovil factory. Somerset Community Foundation says there's still time to donate money to its Surviving Winter Appeal. The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is staging a number of special performances to mark its 50th anniversary...and more.
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