Plans have been submitted to build 61 new homes between Montacute and Stoke-sub-Hamdon. Organisers of Langport Triathlon say it’ll be a few more days before they’re able to give out the results in the cycling section following a medical emergency in the crowd at Sunday's event. A new town crier is wanted in Wells...and more.
Plans have been submitted to build 61 new homes between Montacute and Stoke-sub-Hamdon. The development would be on land next to the playing fields at Stanchester Academy. Acorn Property Group, which is behind the scheme, says 21 of the 61 homes would be ‘affordable’. Somerset Council’s expected to decide on the application early in the New Year.
Organisers of Langport Triathlon, held at the weekend, say it’ll be a few more days yet before they’re able to give out the results in the cycling section. It follows a medical emergency in the crowd at Sunday's event, which delayed some competitors from reaching the finish line.
A new museum, telling the story of Clarks’ shoes, opens in Street on Thursday. The opening coincides with the 200th anniversary of shoe production starting in Somerset.
Entries have opened for this year’s Somerset Prepared Community Resilience Awards, recognising people and groups who’ve helped their local area be better able to deal with emergencies. Entries are invited on behalf of people who have set up a flood group, run a good neighbour scheme, written a community emergency plan, or organised volunteer training. Entry forms can be found on Somerset Council’s website. Entries close on Monday, September 22nd.
A new town crier is wanted in Wells. It follows the retirement of Len Sweales from the role after 25 years.
Martock Job Club is holding two drop-in sessions today. People seeking employment will be offered help finding vacancies, as well as accessing training and education. The sessions at the Parish Hall in Martock are free to attend and run from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 3.30 pm.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says July has been its busiest month ever for emergency calls. Police have recovered a 1970s Austin Mini pick-up stolen in Shepton Mallet. A specialist spinal injuries service at Yeovil Hospital has treated three hundred patients in its first year... and more
The Environment Agency has declared a drought across Somerset as the hot weather takes its toll on the county's water supplies. Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic accident near Crewkerne. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...and more
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a series of moped thefts in Chard. A combine harvester has been destroyed in a farm fire at Forton, near Chard. A bowls player from Yeovil has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow... and more
The former Beales department store in Yeovil could be brought back into use as part of a wider masterplan for the future of the town. A yellow heat health alert is in place across Somerset from nine o’clock this morning until nine o’clock on Friday morning. A Somerset farmer says this year is the driest on his land since 1976... and more
Gooch and Housego, based in Ilminster and one of the town’s biggest employers, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal to an American private equity firm. A father who shook his four-week-old baby to death at a house in Chard has been sentenced to life in prison. A doctor who works for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of five people to have jointly set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain... and more
Avon and Somerset Police are warning people to watch out for scammers posing as Amazon. The CEO of the company that provides Somerset's recycling is warning of a major incident if people continue to put used batteries in waste bins. A former Yeovil pub could be demolished to make way for a major hotel expansion.
The West Country is officially one step closer to being declared in drought. Somerset Council says it's remodelling its service after a children's home was closed following an inspection. A new McDonald's planned off the M5 at Bridgwater could create up to 120 local jobs... and more
Two men have been jailed for stealing electrical items and cash from a property in Yeovil. Somerset Council has defended its use of Yeovil’s new performance area in The Triangle, in Lower Middle Street. Tintinhull Primary School, near Yeovil, has won a top national award for outdoor play... and more
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