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.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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