Residents in Castle Cary and Crewkerne could lose their local recycling centres as part of planned spending cuts at Somerset Council. Final approval has been given to build three hundred and sixty new homes in Ilminster. A new warm space has opened to the public in Ilminster...and more
Residents in Castle Cary and Crewkerne could lose their local recycling centres as part of planned spending cuts at Somerset Council. Five recycling centres in the County are at risk of closure due to the Council needing to save one hundred million pounds by April to avoid bankruptcy. A final decision will be made on the closures at a full Council meeting on February 20th.
Final approval has been given to build three hundred and sixty new homes in Ilminster. They’ll be built on land off Canal Way by developers Persimmon Homes South West. Local people had raised concerns about the high number of new houses being planned but Somerset Council says the developers will be making a financial contribution to help mitigate local concerns.
A new warm space has opened to the public in Ilminster. Local Quakers and members of the Women's Institute have teamed up with Abri and Tesco to provide free food, drinks and company every Sunday during January and February at Muchelney House in Ilminster.
A new Dean has been appointed at Wells Cathedral. He’s the Reverend Canon Toby Wright, Team Rector of Witney in Oxfordshire and also Honorary Canon of Christ Church in Oxford.
A Chard woman who became the first-ever female government minister more than one hundred years ago is being remembered at an event in the town. Margaret Bondfield, who was born and educated in Chard and as the Labour MP for Northampton worked as parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of Labour in Ramsey McDonald's government in 1924. Local historian, Sue Dockett, will tell the story of Margaret Bondfield’s life at Chard Guildhall on Thursday, January 25th.
The Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, has admitted to making mistakes in cutting jobs. Yeovil MP Adam Dance is supporting a Lib Dem initiative to introduce a new ‘Farm First’ training scheme. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to help buy a second helicopter... and more.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attack in Wincanton. A member of Somerset Council, jailed for 26 months for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest, may not have to stand down as a councillor. NHS Somerset has announced that changes to stroke services at Yeovil Hospital will "go live" in the spring of next year...and more
Avon and Somerset Police say 62 drivers were arrested in the first week of the Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. A reindeer farm near Yeovil thinks it may have to close after being told it needs a Zoo licence. Father Christmas has made a special delivery of presents to Charlton Farm Children's Hospice in Somerset...and more
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset has criticised the government for axing the role. Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic accident near Ilminster in which a woman was seriously injured. Residents of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil are raising funds for charity with a big display of Christmas lights...and more.
Plans to build 150 new homes in Ilminster have been scrapped. A Somerset councillor has been jailed for 26 months. Marks & Spencer wants to build a new Food Store in Ilminster. Poundland has announced that it’s shutting its store in Middle Street in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Chard. Lloyds Banking Group has announced a date for closing the Halifax in Yeovil. Train journeys on the Castle Cary to Taunton line will be disrupted next week due to engineering work. The mental health charity MIND in Somerset has produced a Christmas advent calendar... and more.
The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police says her force is doing all it can to reduce anti-social behaviour. Somerset Council has deferred a decision on introducing Sunday car parking charges. People living in deprived areas in Somerset are being fast-tracked for hospital treatment...and more
Fire crews have rescued the driver of a car that got stuck in floodwater near Ilminster. Avon and Somerset Police are urging people going out to celebrate this Christmas to book a taxi or use public transport. A woman from South Petherton has come top at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships...and more,
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