People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town. Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week...and more
People in Somerset are calling on the government to think again about the expansion of new solar farms across the county. The government wants to be a ‘clean energy superpower’ but residents are concerned that farmland will be lost.
A well-loved Yeovil taxi driver is being mourned in the town, following his death at 54 years old. Norel Scortea was originally from Bucharest but had made South Somerset his home. A collection is being made in his name and anyone who wishes to remember him should contact his employer, Radio Cabs.
Four days on from the fire that ‘significantly’ damaged Yeovil’s Dunelm store, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have told us they believe the fire was started by a discarded cigarette outside the premises. Meanwhile, Dunelm has confirmed that they will be redeploying staff from the site throughout the wider company whilst the doors remain closed.
Essential road closures will affect the A37 between Barwick and Stoford next week. Night-time road closures will be in place from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th September as Somerset Council’s Highways team resurfaces the Keyford roundabout. Access between 6 pm and 7.30 am will be maintained for residents, businesses and emergency services.
Belly dancing, samba music and an organ grinder are just a handful of attractions in Crewkerne town centre from Friday next week, as the summer fair and market returns. Organisers, the Rotary Club of Crewkerne District, say there will be funfair rides and thirty stalls to browse at the annual event that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.
Bird flu has been found at a nature reserve in Somerset, closing part of it down. St Margaret’s Hospice in Somerset is calling for the hospice sector to be given more central funding. The Barrington Boar in Barrington has been placed 12th in The Good Food Guide’s list of 100 best pubs in Britain... and more
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mobile home near Yeovil. Somerset Council is suggesting people turn their pumpkins into soup this Halloween. People in Yeovil have until Sunday to comment on controversial plans to sell off four car parks in the town centre... and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 12 new homes in Chard. A nursery in Yeovil has been rated ‘overall good' by Ofsted. A Somerset mortgage broker has achieved national recognition. A stretch of the M5 at Wellington will be shut every night this week...and more
The Unite union has announced four days of strikes by its members at Leonardo in Yeovil. One of Yeovil’s busiest roads is closed to traffic today. Staff at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard raised £3,000 taking part in a Sleeping Ruff challenge at the weekend...and more
New figures show that 500 young people were either injured or killed on roads in Somerset and Devon last year. The Old School Community Centre in Queen Camel has reopened, thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Somerset Freemasons. Two Fleet Air Arm engineers based at RNAS Yeovilton have recreated a family moment from 26 years ago...and more
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
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
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