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.
A decision on building 46 new homes at the southern edge of Castle Cary has been delayed. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with using racially aggravated abuse towards a police officer. A teacher in Chard has been awarded a top prize at the National Special Educational Needs awards... and more.
A mother has pleaded not guilty to murdering her two-week-old baby son at Yeovil Hospital. A Yeovil man with two previous drink driving offences has escaped being sent to prison after refusing to take a breath test. Somerset gymnast Laura Gallagher has announced her retirement after 20 years in the sport...and more.
A new breast cancer unit opens to patients at Yeovil Hospital today. The Lib Dems have held the Summerlands seat on Yeovil Town Council in a by-election. School children in Yeovil have been helping to plant sixty thousand snowdrop bulbs at Montecute House...and more.
A care provider in Yeovil says hospital patients are being affected by the town's roadworks. A tractor has been completely destroyed, after its trailer of silage burst into flames. The carts roll into Ilminster tomorrow night, with carnival season well underway... and more.
A Yeovil house has been boarded up for three months due to anti-social behaviour. A Chard woman is a finalist at the Stevie Awards for Women In Business. A farm shop started by two Somerset schoolgirls has its first permanent home... and more.
Only one person in Somerset has been prosecuted for fly-tipping in the last two years. A new law governing tips could make local service industry staff better off. Traffic was severely held up yesterday afternoon, after a collision on the A303... and more..
A fifth person has been charged as part of the Michael Wheeler murder investigation. South Petherton Community Library is helping people to find out if they're eligible for pension credit. After a week-long closure, Network Rail have reopened the Yeovil Pen Mill to Thornford stretch... and more.
Yeovil Town are mourning the passing of former-manager, Barry Lloyd. The NHS in Somerset is urging more people to become organ donors. The family of an Ilminster man, awarded the Albert Medal, are looking for a museum to house the honour... and more.
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