Tuesday 10th September

    A new school for children with special needs has opened at Ash on the outskirts of Yeovil. One hundred Ash trees in Ham Hill Country Park are to be felled due to Ash dieback disease. The South Western Ambulance Service is holding its Annual Members Meeting in Ilminster next week...and more.

    A new school for children with special needs has opened at Ash on the outskirts of Yeovil. Hill View School on Main Street provides places for 60 students, rising to 120 by 2026 and catering for girls and boys with social, emotional and mental health needs.

    A hundred Ash trees in Ham Hill Country Park are to be felled due to Ash dieback. The disease has weakened the trees meaning they now pose a safety risk to the public. 

    The South Western Ambulance Service is holding its Annual Members Meeting in Ilminster next week. It’s open to everyone, and takes place on Wednesday, September 18th, at Monks Yard in Ilminster, starting at 10 am. 

    It's National Air Ambulance Week with our local service, the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, looking to raise much-needed funds. The charity says each call out of its helicopter costs around three and a half thousand pounds. 

    The Brewer's Arms in South Petherton recently reverted to charging 1994 prices to celebrate landlord Duncan Webb's 30 years behind the bar, selling pints for just £1.55.

    Yeovil Town are back in action tonight when they take on Solihull Moors in a National League fixture at Huish Park, kick-off is at 7.45.

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      A public inquiry is being held into plans to build a large solar farm in the village of Wayford. Fire crews have put out a small blaze at Tesco in Ilminster. Canadian firm KDC One is closing its Wellington factory, putting dozens of jobs at risk. It's Ilminster's turn to switch on the Christmas lights tonight... and more.

    • Thursday 20th November

      Taunton Town Council has agreed to provide funding for five years to support the town's Brewhouse Theatre. The Environment Agency is warning that Somerset could experience a drought next spring if this winter is drier than usual. We’re being asked to look out for rough sleepers during the current cold snap...and more

    • Wednesday 19th November 

      Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for stronger preventative measures to stop sewage discharges into local waterways. Somerset Council is to provide three new children's homes across the County. Street Football Club has appointed a father-and-son team to manage the club... and more.

    • Tuesday 18th November

      Somerset Council has set up a task force to help identify land for a permanent traveller’s site in the county. Police are appealing for information after a charity shop in Martock was targeted by burglars. A Somerset woman is seeking individuals with a connection to the armed forces to join a new amateur rowing club...and more.

    • Monday 17th November

      Workers belonging to the Unite union at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil are threatening further strike action. Dunelm says its Yeovil store in the Quedam will reopen on Tuesday, December 16th. A nurse working at Yeovil Hospital has won a place in the final of Miss England...and more.

    • Friday 14th November

      Yeovil Hospital has introduced a new system for handling patients at its A&E department aimed at cutting waiting times. It’s claimed that an Iron Age settlement preserved under Somerset's wetlands for 2,000 years is facing erosion due to climate change. Montacute Road in Tintinhull will be closed for five days next week for repairs to a gas main.

    • Thursday 13th November

      Workers at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil are taking part in a second day of strike action in their dispute over pay. Lloyds Bank has closed its branch in Chard permanently. A week-long programme of tree planting will be held at Ham Hill later this month to mark National Tree Week...and more

    • Wednesday 12th November

      Workers belonging to the Unite union at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil begin a two-day strike today. Yeovil MP, Adam Dance, has been speaking in a parliamentary debate on improving dyslexia support in schools. South Western Ambulance Service is inviting applications for positions on its governing council...and more

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