Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation governing the use of mobility scooters on public highways. Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset...and more
Yeovil-born actress Sarah Parish is supporting efforts to reopen the Octagon theatre. Sarah, best known for her appearances in TV’s Cutting It and Doctor Who, says her career would not have been possible without the Octagon, where she made her stage debut with Yeovil Youth Theatre. She wants the Octagon reopened so young people in Yeovil can have the same opportunities to perform and learn about acting that she had.
Mobility scooter campaigners in Somerset have welcomed a government review of the legislation and regulations around the use of mobility scooters. Currently, no training is required to purchase a mobility scooter, despite owners using them on the public highway.
The River Yeo at Cheddar could once again be used to help generate energy, thanks to a new project. If successful, it could revive the hydropower legacy at the site of the former Cox’s Mill Hotel, with all profits being channelled into local community ventures.
Changes are being made to the dates when garden waste is collected in Somerset. Somerset Council states that not all households are affected, but those that are should check their new collection date on the Somerset Council website. Collection dates remain the same until November 24th, when the new collection timetable takes effect.
This year’s Christmas lights switch-on in Ilminster will take place on Friday, 21st November. A Christmas market with live music will take place along the High Street, which will be closed to traffic from 4 pm onwards on the day of the event.
A major house builder in the South West says government targets for new house building in Somerset are 'unrealistic'. Pizza Hut is closing its restaurant in Yeovil. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard will be taking part in a ‘Sleeping Ruff’ challenge tomorrow...and more
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Reckleford in Yeovil is to shut for 15 days for essential drainage works. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has paid out compensation of £23 million for claims related to birth injuries. A Grade II listed building in Glastonbury has been converted into a health and wellbeing centre...and more
Somerton and Glastonbury MP, Sarah Dyke, says the government needs to get an urgent grip on the worsening dentistry situation in her constituency. Bridgwater Town Council has criticised plans by the Somerset Council to charge for Sunday parking. Somerset Council’s Libraries service has launched its Winter Coat Exchange scheme for a third year...and more
A new £7 million primary school and nursery is to be built in the grounds of Holyrood Academy in Chard. A public consultation has opened into plans to merge the parishes of Ansford and Castle Cary. The nomination papers that paved the way for Margaret Thatcher to become Britain's first female Prime Minister have been uncovered in a Somerset garage...and more
Two mothers in Chard are calling on carnival organisers to make carnivals more accessible to children with special educational needs. 4,000 people have been put on a waiting list at a new NHS dental practice in Somerset. Channel 4’s ‘Love It or List It’ is looking to feature properties in Somerset in a new series... and more
The maternity unit at Yeovil Hospital is to reopen within the next six months. There’s been a further delay to reopening Yeovil’s Octagon theatre. No CrossCountry trains will run through Somerset this weekend due to planned industrial action by the RMT union...and more.
Film and TV crews have given Somerset's economy a £4 million boost in the last 12 months.
Around 100 people have objected to plans to build 325 new homes in Crewkerne. Somerset Council is asking the public to report anyone they see sleeping rough...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is urging people to join a campaign for improved support for children with dyslexia. An opposition Conservative member of Somerset Council says businesses will suffer a ‘terrible blow’ if plans go ahead to sell off five Yeovil town centre car parks. A Yeovil man has been jailed for three years... and more.
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