Tuesday 17th October

Tuesday, 17 October 2023 at 06:00

By Steve Haigh

People in Somerset are being reminded to check that they are registered to vote at elections. Chard United Football Club is seeking further financial help with building new changing facilities at its Jocelyn Park ground. A bridal boutique in Ilminster has been shortlisted for a national award. Members of a Yeovil karate club have won big at a world championship event held in London...and more.

People in Somerset are being reminded to check that they are registered to vote at elections. It’s part of efforts by Somerset Council to encourage people to register before it is too late, as anyone not on the electoral register cannot vote in elections. Postal reminders are being sent out this week with people who’ve moved house recently urged to check they are registered to vote. If you are registered and your details have not changed, you do not need to do anything more.

Chard United FC is seeking further financial help with building new changing facilities at Jocelyn Park. Somerset Council has given eighty-three thousand pounds to the project and the Football Foundation twenty-five thousand but the Club says it needs to raise a further ten and a half thousand pounds before the work can start. Chard United would like the new changing rooms built in time for the Club’s fortieth anniversary next year.

The Somerset-based double transplant athlete, Keeleigh John, says she’s lucky to be alive after being hospitalised with diabetes. Keeleigh says she has been diagnosed with Steroid Induced Diabetes as a result of the long-term medication she uses to keep her liver and kidneys healthy. She says life has become one big juggling act.

Members of a Yeovil karate club have done well at a world championship event held in London. The South England Karate Academy based at Bucklers Mead Sports Centre returned with five bronze, three silver, and two gold medals.

A bridal boutique in Ilminster has been shortlisted for a national award. Fourteen and Sixpence, which opened in 2014, has been selected as a finalist for the South West in ‘The Wedding Industry Awards’.

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Thursday 29th October

A Yeovil man has been detained under the Mental Health Act for attacking his mother with a knife. People in Chard are being reminded that it’s unlawful to attach flags to lamp posts and street furniture. Wincanton Racecourse has called off its 'Badger Chase Day' because the ground is too firm... and more
Wednesday 28th October

Leweston School near Sherborne has announced that it is closing with immediate effect. NHS Somerset could merge with neighbours in Bath and North-East Somerset and Dorset to cut costs. Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant has launched a campaign to get more people nominated for national honours... and more
Tuesday 27th October

Work has started building a new six-million-pound flood defence scheme in Taunton. Plans have been submitted to build a new church hall in Martock. People are being asked to donate gifts to this year’s Chard Christmas Present Appeal... and more
Monday 26th October

Eligible groups in Somerset are being encouraged to get their flu jabs. There’s a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Avon & Somerset Police’s control room. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP, has visited Yeovil... and more.
Friday 23rd October

Somerset is the 11th most challenging place in England to be a child according to a report. Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire could have its own elected ‘Wessex Mayor’ by 2028. Cricketer, Ian Botham returns to the county this weekend... and more.
Thursday 22nd October

The NFU says that testing for the virus Bluetongue needs to be sped up. Construction of new flats on Yeovil’s Grimsby Corner site will officially begin next year. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind tomorrow... and more.
Wednesday 21st October

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