Residents of Chard are being asked to be more proactive and call the local police when they spot acts of crime and anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council says its gritting teams went out 1700 times last winter, covering more than 117,000 miles and spreading 6,000 tonnes of salt to keep local roads open. Leonardo Helicopters says it will be conducting test flights over Yeovil tonight up until 10.30 pm...and more
Residents of Chard are being asked to be more proactive when they spot acts of crime and anti-social behaviour. Speaking at a meeting of Chard Town Council, Police Community Support Officer Beatrice Gane said the police were not getting the full support of local people in the fight against crime. She said people would post on Facebook about seeing a crime but not tell the police so they could make a proper response. At the same meeting, Town Clerk David Bell said the Council had dealt with a “dramatic increase in littering and drug paraphernalia” in the town in the past year.
A charity supporting people involved in the infected blood scandal, including those in Somerset, says it’s vital that the government speeds up compensating victims. It's been a year since the official report on the infected blood scandal was released, yet only 100 people have been compensated. Hazel Busby, who lives in Street, contracted Hepatitis C in the 1970s after she was given contaminated blood. She says the delay in paying compensation is 'appalling'.
A councillor is calling for more to be done to help keep village life going. Councillor Matt Martin, who represents the King Alfred division on Somerset Council, wants local jobs provided to keep young people living in villages; otherwise, he warns that small communities will die. Speaking at the council’s climate and place scrutiny committee, Councillor Martin said one way to keep young people in the county and attract more young people to Somerset would be to create a ‘University of Somerset’.
Somerset Council says its gritting teams went out 1700 times last winter, covering more than 117,000 miles. 6,000 tonnes of salt were used to prevent ice from forming on local roads. The coldest road surface temperature of the winter in Somerset was minus 5.3 degrees Celsius on January 3rd.
Leonardo Helicopters says it will conduct test flights over Yeovil tonight. The exercise is due to be completed by 10:30 p.m.
Ten extra maternity beds have been made available at Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital following the closure of Yeovil's maternity unit. Some Glastonbury festival goers say they've been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a glamping business was liquidated. Chard Fire Station is asking businesses to offer their buildings for fire training. The Cotley Inn, in Wambrook, has been placed on a top 10 list of the best pubs in Britain...and more.
Yeovil MP Adam Dance says closing the maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital is a disaster for the town. A Somerset transport company that supplies supermarkets says it’s being held to ransom by cyber hackers. NHS Somerset says 70% of people in the highest risk groups have yet to get their Covid-19 spring booster jab...and more
A Yeovil man says his life has improved since having a new weight loss treatment. A pub near Chard is blaming increased running costs imposed by the government for the business closing. A Somerset woman has been left with facial injuries after coming off her horse when it was spooked by a driver overtaking at speed...and more
Four thousand people have signed a petition calling for Yeovil’s maternity unit to be re-opened as soon as possible. UNISON is calling on Somerset Council to clarify how it will operate services now that hundreds of staff have been made redundant. The Bishop of Bath and Wells says he’s concerned about amendments to the assisted dying bill...and more.
A Wincanton woman, who is due to give birth with her first child at Yeovil Hospital, says she’s been left in shock after being told the maternity unit in the town is to close. A South Petherton man has appeared in court charged with riding a motorbike while under the influence of drugs. One of Ilminster’s oldest residents has died aged 104...and more
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has been asked to intervene in the decision to close the maternity ward at Yeovil Hospital. A man who lives in Winsham near Chard has been given a suspended prison sentence for breaching his sex offender notification requirements. Plans have been submitted to convert Dolphin House in Yeovil into 18 residential units...and more
The Labour Ward and Special Care Baby Unit at Yeovil Hospital is closing for six months following safety concerns. Chard Youth Centre says it will be heartbreaking if it has to close. The road between Ilminster and Chard at Dowlish Ford is shut to traffic again today. People in Somerset are being advised to wear sunglasses to protect their eyesight during the current sunny weather...and more
A Somerset beef farmer says the trade deal between the UK and the US must ensure that animal welfare standards are maintained. A Somerset teenager is trying to raise money to buy a bionic hand. Grants of up to £400 are being offered to schools in Somerset to encourage children to create new green spaces...and more.
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